A letter from Jared Mauldin, a senior at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington, begins with the assertion that the women in his engineering classes are not his equals. The way he … Continue reading A guy wrote an honest letter to all the women in his engineering class

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have published a study (abstract) noting that pregnant women are more likely to give birth prematurely if they live close to fracking sites. Source: Study Finds Higher Rates of Premature Birth Near Fracking Sites – Slashdot Continue reading Study Finds Higher Rates of Premature Birth Near Fracking Sites

This is probably the right time to remind everyone that, when asked, the FBI’s director James Comedy couldn’t name a single investigation that was hindered by encrypted data. Source: The US government … Continue reading The US government won’t force backdoor access, but still wants it

#NothingCanBeDone Ben Bernanke, former head of the Federal Reserve, recently complained about Congress. Too bad he didn’t say anything WHEN he was the Chairman of the Fed! “They blamed the crisis on the Fed and on Fannie (Mae) and Freddie (Mac), with little regard for the manifest failings of the private sector, … Continue reading Defeatists Policies – by Ben Bernanke

Without the help of the authors, only a third of the results could be independently replicated by the researchers. Even with their help, only 49% could. This shows you how today’s “economists” … Continue reading Two Fed economists tried to replicate some top economic studies — and the results are dreadful

Dozens of human rights organizations are calling on Facebook to once and for all fix its “real name” policy—one that’s “culturally biased” and “technically flawed.” Source: More than 70 human rights groups tell Facebook … Continue reading More than 70 human rights groups tell Facebook to change its ‘real name’ policy

This is a discussion from Reddit, called Explain Like I’m Five: Alright, let’s kick this one off. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a multi-layered deal whose particulars have just been agreed upon by … Continue reading The Trans-Pacific Partnership deal : Reddit

Deaths from gun violence vs. deaths from terrorism, in one chart Source: this isn’t happiness. — Deaths from gun violence vs. deaths from… Continue reading Deaths from gun violence vs. deaths from terrorism

There are far more murders in the US than in other developed nations. Source: Oregon shooting: OECD homicide rates chart Continue reading Oregon shooting: OECD homicide rates chart

And Utahns are constantly Googling “net neutrality,” for reasons we can’t quite imagine. Source: U.S. states have some pretty weird top political Google searches Continue reading U.S. states have some pretty weird top political Google searches

  Karma Police program profiled users, tracked “suspicious” Web searches worldwide. It’s like 1984 all over again. Source: GCHQ tried to track Web visits of “every visible user on Internet” | Ars … Continue reading GCHQ tried to track Web visits of “every visible user on Internet”

  Martin Shkreli isn’t alone. Source: One chart shows how common it is for drug companies to do what Martin Shkreli did Continue reading One chart shows how common it is for drug companies to do what Martin Shkreli did