Nik ThompsonMurdoch University Latest articles by Nik Thompson Why We Do Dumb Things on Smartphones (Op-Ed) By Nik Thompson published 1 March 14 Opinion Users regularly do that when they scan, click and navigate to potentially untrusted internet resources with only a machine-readable matrix – a QR code – to lead the way. Opinion Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'2'Rabbits sometimes make mistakes or grow lazy. That's when the tortoise seizes its chance': Chinese scientists make nuclear power breakthrough using abandoned US research3What is 'induced atmospheric vibration' and did it really cause power outages across Spain and Portugal?4'How could it have been allowed to happen?': The threat of 'superbugs' was known from the first antibiotic, but we've failed to stop it.5Yellowstone holds potentially untapped cache of 'carbon-free' helium for rockets, reactors and superconductors
Why We Do Dumb Things on Smartphones (Op-Ed) By Nik Thompson published 1 March 14 Opinion Users regularly do that when they scan, click and navigate to potentially untrusted internet resources with only a machine-readable matrix – a QR code – to lead the way.
