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Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National
Timing is everything. A month from the UK Budget day, understanding “fiscal space” and made-up terms like “fiscal black holes”… Source: Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National Continue reading Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National
Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing Things About You Just by Looking at Your Face
Michal Kosinski, Stanford psychologist, claims that AI programs can detect people’s IQ, sexual orientation, and politics by scanning faces. Of course rights groups are attacking the research and not the fact that the researcher is demonstrating the dangerous things AI can be used for. Source: Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing … Continue reading Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing Things About You Just by Looking at Your Face
Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post
July was also the hottest month on record for dozens of other cities in the western United States, including Sacramento, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore. Source: Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post Continue reading Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post
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BitCoin will not be our saviour
JP Morgan chief claims BitCoin is a “fraud” reserved for criminals. He would know. JP defrauded its customers for decades without need for a crypto-currency. The only reason crypto-currencies are hot right … Continue reading BitCoin will not be our saviour
Outlets That Scolded Sanders Over Deficits Uniformly Silent on $700B Pentagon Handout
The outlets that feigned outrage over the cost of Bernie Sanders’ proposals are silent after the largest military budget increase ever. The $81B increase in the $700B military budget this year approved … Continue reading Outlets That Scolded Sanders Over Deficits Uniformly Silent on $700B Pentagon Handout
Catalans are not alone. Across the world, people yearn to govern themselves
Globalisation was supposed to bring widespread uniformity and benefit. But it hasn’t addressed old grievances. It goes deeper than that, it’s the EU’s economic policies that are driving people to look for alternatives. Source: Catalans are not alone. Across the world, people yearn to govern themselves | Neal Ascherson | Opinion | … Continue reading Catalans are not alone. Across the world, people yearn to govern themselves
Airport Police Demanded an Activist’s Passwords. He Refused. Now He Faces Prison in the U.K.
The trial of Muhammad Rabbani is set to start on Monday over the British government’s use of Schedule 7 anti-terror powers against him. This is chilling. Source: Airport Police Demanded an Activist’s … Continue reading Airport Police Demanded an Activist’s Passwords. He Refused. Now He Faces Prison in the U.K.
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Netflix, Microsoft, and Google just quietly changed how the web works
The organization that sets standards for the web just failed to beat back a stupid, greedy technology. This is bad, as it means that the Internet will start moving away from free content to paid content in a way that keeping an historical record of content on the net will start to … Continue reading Netflix, Microsoft, and Google just quietly changed how the web works
It takes just 4 years to detect human warming of the oceans
John Abraham: Our new paper illustrates the rapid, consistent warming of Earth’s oceans Measuring the change in temperature in the oceans gives a much more accurate indicator of global warming… and the … Continue reading It takes just 4 years to detect human warming of the oceans
The Senate’s Military Spending Increase Alone Is Enough to Make Public College Free
Congress is on track for an eye-popping increase in military spending. Put another way, with a $700 billion military budget, the U.S. would be spending more than three times as much as … Continue reading The Senate’s Military Spending Increase Alone Is Enough to Make Public College Free
Fluoride exposure in utero linked to lower IQ in kids, study says | CNN
Increased levels of prenatal fluoride exposure may be associated with lower cognitive function in children, a new study says. Since the water is fluoridated in the US this has ramifications for pregnant … Continue reading Fluoride exposure in utero linked to lower IQ in kids, study says | CNN
Insanely Concentrated Wealth Is Strangling Our Prosperity
Today’s mountains of wealth throttle the very engine of wealth creation itself. When all the wealth accumulates at the very top, the problem is that the very wealthy do not, and … Continue reading Insanely Concentrated Wealth Is Strangling Our Prosperity
Bayer-Monsanto merger could reshape EU food sector
Mega-mergers in the food sector have become commonplace, but EU laws do little to help it keep check on the impact this could have on the environment, public health, and food security. … Continue reading Bayer-Monsanto merger could reshape EU food sector
We need to make democracy work in the fight to save the planet
For centuries, humans have championed the democratic political system. But can it facilitate the radical change needed to stop the potentially annihilating effects of climate change? It needs to because the corporate … Continue reading We need to make democracy work in the fight to save the planet
Women of childbearing age around world suffering toxic levels of mercury
Study finds excessive levels of the metal, which can seriously harm unborn children, in women from Alaska to Indonesia, due to gold mining, industrial pollution and fish-rich diets Mostly from coal burning. … Continue reading Women of childbearing age around world suffering toxic levels of mercury
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