Consumer-targeted marketing strategies yielding bias in the minds of consumers and forcing them to make decisions contrary to their preferred decisions are called dark patterns. The term “dark ...

Among these, “dark patterns” have emerged as a particularly concerning phenomenon. These deceptive user interface designs subtly coerce users into actions they might not otherwise take—such ...

The referred specimen of the enantiornithine bird Shangyang sp. (IVPP V 26899) was recovered near La-Ma-Dong Village in Jian-Chang County, within the Jiufotang Formation (dated ∼120 Ma). It can be ...

While I don’t wish to argue with that assessment, I do think a distinction has to be made between an absolutely unfeeling procedural and what we have on our hands here with Dark Patterns ...

Unfortunately, e-commerce websites don't always do right by their visitors. Sometimes they employ "dark patterns," or tactics that trick online shoppers into completing actions that benefit the brand ...

A lava lamp, the coolest thing you ever owned as a kid, that you may have just realized you NEED again. Go ahead, turn off ...

Dark patterns are web design features designed to trick users into sharing their data or spend more money. Watch out for tricks like hard-to-cancel subscriptions, hidden costs in the checkout ...

Samsung accidentally confirmed the existence of three of its budget and mid-range phones through a listing on its Chilean ...

Most well-known marketplaces and social media platforms are using dark patterns. These are designs that manipulate consumers into making impulsive purchases, or into revealing more data. Using these ...

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of ...

"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure ... are seen drifting through the Martian sky in striking patterns that look similar to the ones Earth clouds ...

Tiny beams, called trabeculae, connect to one another in irregular patterns, distributing stress ... the researchers point to nacre, the iridescent material inside seashells, and the threads ...