Facebook Privacy - An Oxymoron?
Cambridge researchers predicted users' sexuality, politics, and more from Facebook likes alone — with startling accuracy. What the 2013 study found.
Explore every Interesting article on Thoughtful India — in-depth reporting, analysis, and perspectives on interesting across India.
505 articles
Cambridge researchers predicted users' sexuality, politics, and more from Facebook likes alone — with startling accuracy. What the 2013 study found.

In 2013, Beau Chevassus of Enumclaw, Washington, ordered a 48-shot, $47.30 Frappuccino — then the priciest drink in Starbucks history — and got it free on

Steve Martin became a first-time father at 67 — his rep confirmed he and wife Anne Stringfield had welcomed a baby girl born in December 2012.

Forgetting names isn't a memory defect, says Kansas State psychologist Richard Harris — it's an interest defect. Care more about people and the names stick.

A 55-year-old Temple City postal worker was arrested on suspicion of felony child cruelty after allegedly choking an 11-year-old girl at a Commerce park

In this playful 2013 item, Priyanka Chopra's aunt picks the perfect match for her niece: Mohit Raina, TV's beloved Mahadev — Priyanka finds her 'Shiv.'

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan faced the prospect of a decade in prison as a court took up the long-running criminal cases against him — a legal saga that had…

Only a fraction of each Girl Scout cookie box reaches the local troop — so if your goal is to help the girls, handing the troop a donation beats buying a box.

A 2013 University of Miami study found people shown messages about tough times ate 40% more food — and reached for the high-calorie options first.

A 2012 University of Wisconsin study found men report more attraction to their female friends than women feel in return — and it can strain both friendships

A 2013 ThoughtfulIndia column argues that Shah Rukh Khan's 'Being a Khan' essay struck a false note — from a star this country had already made its own.

Mary Kay Beckman sued Match.com for $10 million after Wade Ridley, a man she met on the site, hid in her garage and stabbed her ten times.

Cougar Town's Nicole Sullivan told Us Weekly that celebrity moms lie about shedding baby weight, saying she felt broken flipping through the magazines.

Dilip Kumar's brothers accused the 90-year-old legend of breaking promises over their Pali Hill bungalow's redevelopment and unpaid maintenance.

The car-insurance analogy for health coverage sounds intuitive but collapses on contact: bodies are not cars, and illness is not a driving record.

Argo upset Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty to win Best Drama at the 70th Golden Globes, with Ben Affleck taking Best Director days after his Oscar snub.

Chronic sleep deprivation raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and dementia. Sleep is not downtime; it is maintenance.

Hrithik Roshan turned 39 on January 10, 2013, and his wife's 'surprise' yacht party was no surprise at all: the newspapers told him first.

The NRA reported about 100,000 new members after Sandy Hook, as fear of gun restrictions drove record gun sales instead of gun control.

From eating breakfast to cutting white carbs, the diet strategies celebrities actually use, with honest verdicts on which ones are worth stealing.