Police Photo Lineups: How Background Colors Can Skew Eye Witness Identification
Identification parades can be powerful evidence in securing convictions in criminal cases. But eyewitness evidence is notoriously prone to errors.
Funny Dog Eats While Showing Anger
This video shows a funny dog who is eating a meal while showing extreme anger from time to time.
How One NHS Anesthetist Is Fighting International Medical Research Fraud
Consultant anaesthetist at Torbay Hospital on England’s south coast has developed statistical methods to help spot signs of fraud in medical research.
Webcams in Nursing Home Rooms May Deter Elder Abuse – but Are They Ethical?
Papp’s fight to monitor her mother’s care reflects a reasonable fear. About 1.3 million Americans live in nursing homes, and elder abuse can be a killer.
Justice Stevens, Babe Ruth and the Best Law Clerk Assignment Ever
Babe Ruth’s famous, and controversial, “called shot” home run during Game 3 of the 1932 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs
The Beatles’ Revolutionary Use of Recording Technology in ‘Abbey Road’
The Beatles’ album “Abbey Road” holds a special place in the hearts of the band’s fans. But few realize how groundbreaking its tracks were for the band.
WHY THE BRITISH ARE HIDING INFORMATION ABOUT RUDOLF HESS
The Russian scholar, Andrei Fursov, explains in this video the reason why the British authorities insist to keep Rudolf Hess’s files classified until 2050.
IPCC Report Paints Catastrophic Picture of Melting Ice and Rising Sea Levels – and Reality May Be Even Worse
Based on almost 7k peer-reviewed research, the report is a cutting-edge crash course in how human-caused climate breakdown is changing our ice and oceans.
Stolen Fingerprints Could Spell the End of Biometric Security – Here’s How To Save It
Traditional passwords are something you know. Biometric features are something you are. Unlike passwords, biometric data can’t be changed if it’s stolen.
How Multinationals Continue to Avoid Paying Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Tax – New Research
New research estimates that $420 billion in corporate profits is shifted out of 79 countries every year. This equates to $125 billion in lost tax revenue.
New Telescope Will Scan the Skies for Asteroids on Collision Course With Earth
An international team of scientists is constructing the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope in Chile, which will be an essential tool for asteroids alert.
How Swedish Literature Reflects the Benefits of a Shorter Working Day
The world should be inspired by Swedish culture, with more fika, more time for leisurely reading about non-work topics, and more lagom towards jobs.
More Than a Million UK Small Businesses See Brexit as Major Obstacle To Success
Over one million UK SMEs, around a quarter of the total, were concerned about how Brexit would affect the success of their business.
Why the German Language Has So Many Great Words
Backpfeifengesicht may join other German words that have found a place in English, like Weltschmerz (world-weariness) and Zeitgeist (spirit of the time).
South America’s Second-Largest Forest Is Also Burning – and ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Charcoal Is Subsidizing Its Destruction
The fires raging across the Amazon have captured the world’s attention. Meanwhile, the second-largest forest, Gran Chaco, is disappearing in plain sight.
How Edward Snowden Could Lose His Book Royalties to the Us Government – Legal Precedent Is Not on His Side
Instead of trying to ban Snowden book, the US authorities have tried something else. They are suing the publisher Macmillan, seeking to seize any profits.
Zero-Hours Contracts Have a Devastating Impact on Career Progression – Labour Is Right To Ban Them
Labour has reaffirmed its plans to rid the UK of zero-hours contracts, said shadow chancellor John McDonnell at the Labour Party conference.
Why Historians Are Fighting To Save Thomas Cook’s Enormous Archive
Thomas Cook’s enormous 178-years heritage is about to be lost and a number of business historians are fighting to save it.
Manufacturing Still Matters: Five Reasons Why the IMF Is Wrong
According to new IMF research, countries need no longer rely on manufacturing for productivity growth. Here are five reasons why IMF is wrong.
BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street Own Corporate America
Together, BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street have nearly US$11 trillion in assets under management. That’s more than all sovereign wealth funds combined.
Arrests of 6-Year-Olds Show the Perils of Putting Police in Primary Schools
The arrest of two six-year-olds in a Florida school in October has shown, sometimes one threat to the students is the officers themselves.
Urban Forests Can Store Almost as Much Carbon as Tropical Rainforests
New study by researchers at University College London shows that pockets of London’s urban jungle store as much carbon per hectare as tropical rainforests.
Discovery of Prehistoric Baby Bottles Shows Infants Were Fed Cow’s Milk 5,000 Years Ago
Clay vessels that have been found in Germany could have been used to supplement breast milk and wean children more than 5,000 years ago.
Astronauts’ Brains Are Subject to Long-Lasting Damage Due to Low Dose Space Radiation
Physicists at Colorado State University have developed a facility that allows researchers to deliver a slow and realistic deep space radiation exposure.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reach Us$87 Billion in EU Countries – and They’re Growing
In 2017, EU countries spent US$87 billion subsidizing the cost of fossil fuels. This is nearly 2.5 times more than they spent in 2010.