Why the Free Market for Drugs Doesn’t Work and What We Can Do About It
While economists generally oppose government intervention in a “free market,” the current situation cries out for change.
What Big Pharma Pays Your Doctor
Receiving money from opioid makers in one year is associated with doctors prescribing more opioids the next year, according to disclosed data.
The Real Emily Bronte Was Red in Tooth and Claw, Forget the On-Screen Romance
Adapting Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights as a romance sells better, and plays down the book’s uncomfortable brutality.
Stop Worrying About How Much Energy Bitcoin Uses
Bitcoin, and other new technologies – such as data centers, computers and before them trains, planes and automobiles – are often energy-intensive.
Manchester United vs Arsenal: Ryan Giggs’ Magic Goal in 1999
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.