Boys are better at Physics because they learn about “projection” while going to the toilet, researchers have claimed. What? As one commenter said “Is it April 1 already?” Source: Boys are better … Continue reading Boys are better at physics because they learn about ‘projection’ while going to the toilet, researchers say

Study says spending cuts have encouraged rise of robots and AI and heightened job insecurity, particularly for women How many more reports like this do we need before the EU stops forcing austerity on its member countries? Source: UN report attacks austerity budgets for growing inequality | Business | The Guardian Continue reading UN report attacks austerity budgets for growing inequality

What role do student loans, budgeting and salary play in the millennial generation’s struggle to become financially solvent? And just what can be done to decrease this debt? To answer those questions … Continue reading Average Millennial 35 and under, $82,500 in debt

As the staggering national student loan debt tally sits at an all-time high of $1.33 trillion, according to the Department of Education, many Millennials say they would go to extreme lengths to wipe their slate clean. I guess they feel their votes don’t seem to count for anything anyway! But this is … Continue reading 50% of Millennials would give up their right to vote to get student loans erased

The new facial recognition technology could be the next frontier for surveillance. Currently it’s all done locally on the iPhone, but that could all change some day. Source: Apple’s FaceID Could Be … Continue reading Apple’s FaceID Could Be a Powerful Tool for Mass Spying

The atmosphere is literally changing the food we eat, for the worse. And almost nobody is paying attention. “It is simply not discussed in the agriculture, public health or nutrition communities. At … Continue reading The great nutrient collapse

The spy agency didn’t care about copyright violations; it was trying to determine if it could find valuable intelligence. The NSA has a file on all of us and our bad music … Continue reading NSA Broke the Encryption on File-Sharing Apps Kazaa and eDonkey

Dropping a Nazi website seems fine, but what if Cloudflare suspended security service for a political candidate that its leader didn’t like? This is very serious, and we are falling into a … Continue reading The Terrifying Power of Internet Censors

A full 80% of 19th and early 20th-century buildings in the Greek capital have already been destroyed, and time is running out for what’s left. At what point will the devastation stop? … Continue reading Forget the Parthenon: how austerity is laying waste to Athens’ modern heritage

Three different machines fail tests, must be binned before November election. Good. Source: Virginia scraps poke-to-vote machines hackers destroyed at DefCon • The Register Continue reading Virginia scraps voting machines hackers destroyed at DefCon

If the name “Max Baucus” rings a bell to you and you’re not a political junkie or Montana resident, it’s probably because he is the gentleman who, as the powerful chairman of … Continue reading Max Baucus, the Guy Who Killed Obamacare’s Public Option, Now Supports Single-Payer

Imagine if a well-paying job, with benefits and a high enough salary to pay for rent, transportation, and food, were a human right. Imagine the US federal government established a policy whereby … Continue reading What America would look like if it guaranteed everyone a job