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Manchester United vs Arsenal: Ryan Giggs’ Magic Goal in 1999

Sports

Testimonies about Ryan Giggs magic goal for Manchester United against Arsenal in the semi-final of the English FA cup in 1999.

How David Beckham Caused Global Warming: The Man U Climate Model

Sports

A plot of global temperatures and the Manchester United Climate Model reveals that half of global warming is the result of Manchester United.

Trust in Digital Technology Will Be the Internet’s Next Frontier

Technology
trust

Online information isn’t reliable, whether it is news or search results, and social media is vulnerable to manipulation by hackers or foreign powers.

Truck Drivers Are Overtired, Overworked, and Underpaid

Politics
truck at night

Research shows that economic pressure pushes drivers to work extremely long hours, contributing significantly to truck crashes.

Facebook Risks Starting a War on Knowledge After Closing Its Doors To Researchers

Technology

Facebook is closing its doors to researchers. The latest casualty is the app Netvizz, a research tool used by hundreds of academics.

Race of Mass Shooters Influences How the Media Cover Their Crimes, New Study Shows

Politics
racism

Media tend to cast the violent acts of white criminals as unfortunate anomalies of illness. For black shooters they render them as inherent criminality.

GERMAN GOVERNMENT FACES A CONSTITUTIONAL COMPLAINT FOR ILLEGAL HACKING OF MOBILES PHONES

Politics
Surveillance

Digitalcourage filed a complaint at the Constitutional Court against the German government for using Trojan spyware to illegally read encrypted messages.

APPLE’S TRILLION DOLLARS VALUE DOES NOT MEAN IT’S THE BIGGEST COMPANY

Technology
apple

Apple became the first U.S. public corporation to achieve a trillion dollars valuation. Does that make it the largest company in the world? Jerry Davis, University of Michigan On Aug. 2 2018, Apple became the

Police Kill About 3 Men per Day in the Us, According To New Study

Politics
police

Police in the U.S. kill on average more than 1,000 men per year, or about three men per day, about 8 percent of all adult male homicide deaths.

Think Facebook Can Manipulate You? Look Out for Virtual Reality

Technology
virtual reality

As Facebook users around the world are coming to understand, some of their favorite technologies can be used against them.

Silicon Valley, From Heart’s Delight to Toxic Wasteland

Technology
silicon valley

Silicon Valley’s rise is well documented, but the backlash against its culture and unscrupulous corporations hints at an imminent twist in its fate.

E-Sports Might Be Too Violent for the Olympics, but Traditional Sports Are Violent Too

Sports
esports arena

George Orwell once said that sport involves “…sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words it is war minus the shooting”.

The Media Merger Frenzy and Its Impact on Net Neutrality

Technology
telecommunication antennas

Allowing mergers like AT&T and Time Warner will profoundly reshape the American media landscape and may eliminate net neutrality.

PRIVACY SHIELD: THE FRAMEWORK THAT PROTECTS EUROPEAN PERSONAL DATA IN THE US

Technology
privacy

A privacy discussion is moving toward fruition with less public attention: the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. US$260 billion are at stake.

HOW SPIDERS USE SILK TO FLY AND RIDE THE WIND ACROSS OCEANS

Science
spider

Spiders use silk to fly for miles. Using a peculiar breathtaking way, they are able to ride the wind and travel across oceans.

An Early Expression of Democracy, the US Patent System Is Out of Step With Today’s Citizens

Politics

The American patent system was designed to stimulate innovation, but some citizens argue that it’s hurting innovation and limiting access to technology.

Video Gamers May Soon Be Paid More Than Top Pro Athletes

Technology

The realm of professional sport has been taken by storm by the rise of eSports. These video game events now compete with traditional sports leagues.

Jailed for Collecting Rainwater Without a Permit

Geography

In August 2012, a 65 year-old checked in for 30 days of jail time in Oregon for collecting rainwater in man-made ponds without a permit.

Nuclear Military Jet Crashed in Greenland in 1968, With 4 Nuclear Bombs on Board

History
nuclear-crash-1968

Fifty years ago, an American B-52G bomber, carrying four nuclear bombs, crashed onto the sea ice of Wolstenholme Fjord in the northwest corner of Greenland.

Heartbreaking Video of a Chinese Boy Watching His Absent Father on the Road

Misc, Sidebar
heartbreaking chinese

A Chinese boy keeps watching his father directing traffic in the rain. They did not see each other in ten days due to special rainstorm traffic duties.

Spongebob’s Bikini Bottom Is Based on a Real-Life Nuclear Test Site

Geography
Bikini Atoll, the island that inspired Spongebob's Bikini Bottom.

Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob’s home, is based on an actual place in the Pacific Ocean, the location of 23 U.S. nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War era.

Trump Could Be Using Advanced Game Theory Negotiation Techniques

Politics
trump

Trump is trying to throw world leaders off-balance so that he can extract more trade concessions from them; or he is just adrift.

Virtual Reality Cannot Match the Real Thing

Science
virtual reality

Virtual reality offers cheap emotions; whereas real experiences connect us to the deeds of past people and place us in contexts where history was made.

Spotting the Political Calculus Behind Some Acts of Corporate Charity

Politics
Cash

Corporate charitable contributions may bend laws and regulations in ways that boost profits rather than serve the public’s interests.

Sugar in Mother’s Milk Protects Babies Against Infection and Boosts Their Microbiome

Science
baby

The WHO recommends breastfeeding babies for the first six months of life. Unfortunately, only about a quarter of American babies meet that guideline.

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