Planned Burns Can Reduce Wildfire Risks, but Expanding Use of ‘Good Fire’ Isn’t Easy
Fire managers intentionally ignite fires within a predetermined forests area to burn brush, smaller trees and other plant matter.
Books Across Hispanic World Are Still Scarred by Franco’s Censorship
Between 1936 and 1966, all books published in Spain had to be submitted to Franco’s national board of censors for examination.
How One German City Developed Then Lost Generations of Math Geniuses
The story of the rise and fall of mathematics in Göttingen has been forgotten, but its legacy survives in other mathematical powerhouses around the world.
How Your Employer Uses Perks Like Wellness Programs To Control Your Life
Benefits, particularly those that employees deem necessary or exceptionally valuable, enable employers to exercise surveillance over workers.
If You’re Coming off Antidepressants, Withdrawals and Setbacks May Be Part of the Process
Returning to a lower dose of antidepressants and slowing down the discontinuation over a longer period may be a sensible way to go.
There’s a Massive Cyber Security Job Gap – We Should Fill It by Employing Hackers
With three million unfilled cybersecurity posts worldwide, the only way to fill such a large job gap is to employ hackers.
I’ve Always Wondered: Why Do Our Computing Devices Seem to Slow Down
Whether you’re using a phone, tablet, PC or other devices, the most useful zero-cost action you can take is to uninstall unnecessary apps and add-ons.
Kardashians Cancelled? at $500k per Instagram Post They Won’t Care
No woman in history has ever been afforded such lavish media coverage. Maybe Diana, Princess of Wales. For now, Kim Kardashian is never out of the media.
Under the Spell of a Generator’s Thrum, a Faulkner Masterpiece Was Born
In 1929, Faulkner was a newlywed who had recently moved out of his parents’ on the University of Mississippi’s campus to an apartment a few blocks away.
3 Times Political Conflict Reshaped American Mathematics
History shows that mathematics is much more than equations and facts. It’s a living discipline shaped, in part, by the political forces around it.
Your Car Is More Likely To Be Hacked by Your Mechanic Than a Terrorist
When it comes to car hacking, you should be more worried about dodgy mechanic dealers than one-off hackers with criminal intent.
He Helped Wrongfully Convict a Vegas Man. Two Decades Later, His Daughter Worked on a Law To Make Amends
Nevada bill will compensate men and women wrongfully convicted in the state for the years they spent behind bars and grant them certificates of innocence.
The Matrix 20 Years On: How a Sci-FI Film Tackled Big Philosophical Questions
The Matrix reaches for a view close to that of the 18th century philosopher, Kant, who insisted that reality conforms to the terms of our perception.
Why Glasgow’s Bolshevist Uprising in 1919 Wasn’t Quite the Red Threat Many Believed
January 31, 2019 is the centenary of Bloody Friday 1919, in which thousands of protesting workers were attacked in Glasgow’s main civic square by police.
Did a Censored Female Writer Inspire Ernest Hemingway’s Famous Style?
She is the extraordinary World War I nurse who wrote like Hemingway before Hemingway. She was arguably the originator of his famous style.
April 15 Is the Day Tobacco Companies Pay $9 Billion Compensation, but Is It Enough?
April 15 is the day when the five largest tobacco companies pay US$9 billion dollars to state governments, each and every year, forever.
What If the FBI Tried to Crack an Android Phone? Researchers Attacked One to Find Out
Researchers attempted to replicate what the FBI had wanted to do on an Android phone to crack it open and found some useful results.
Mount Etna: Volcano Is Sliding Towards the Sea and Now We Know Why
Mount Etna slide is caused by gravity, which makes a collapse more likely but we can’t give an indication of when or even if this will actually happen.
Using Computers To Crack Open Centuries-Old Mathematical Puzzles
Software will help mathematicians solve important problems and enhance their understanding of the nature, beauty and effectiveness of mathematics.
A Happy Ending for Game of Thrones? No Thanks
New research finds that exposure to “Game of Thrones” is associated with or resulted in lower levels of just world beliefs.
Study Shows How School Textbooks in Germany and England Present Europe in Entirely Different Ways
Europe is seen more expansively and positively in the German textbooks. Unlike the English books, German materials presented clear loyalties to Europe.
AUSTRIA PARLIAMENT IN VIENNA
REGULATIONS NEEDED AFTER CRYPTOCURRENCY CEO TAKES PASSWORDS TO HIS GRAVE
CEO was the only one who knew the password to an encrypted offline cryptocurrency repository where the firm had enshrined the vast majority of clients.
Former Boxer Punches Police During Paris Yellow Vests Protests
Video of a former French boxer punching a group of policemen and pushing them back during the yellow vests protests in Paris.
AUSTRIA PARLIAMENT BUILDING – A WONDERFUL WORK OF ART
Austria parliament building in Vienna is a wonderful work of art that looks more like a museum than a political building.