Brexit: How the End of Britain’s Empire Led To Rising Inequality That Helped Leave To Victory
The echoes of empire have continued to reverberate in British political life. These echoes had a strong influence on why people voted for Brexit.
Facebook Wants to Combat Fake News With ID Checks – With Grave Implications for Privacy
To combat fake news, Facebook started requesting ID verification for people who wish to advertise or promote political posts or ads.
Through His Art, a Former Prisoner Diagnoses the Systemic Sickness of Florida’s Penitentiaries
While imprisoned, he made a series of pencil drawings on the back of stray sheets of paper to document the brutality of his time spent behind bars.
Game of Thrones: Teasing Hints From Welsh Language and Legends Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight
The events of medieval Britain were a source of inspiration in Game of Thrones. Characters’ names contain hints at events yet to come.
The Not-So-Nobel Past of the Nobel Prizes
“The Nobel Prize has interrupted my work. I’m not sure it is a useful interruption, though it certainly is a pleasant one.” 2010 Physics laureate Andre Geim.
Facebook’s Transparency Efforts Hide Key Reasons for Showing Ads
Facebook ads platform is an extremely powerful system which lets advertisers target specific users according to a detailed range of attributes.
Climate Change Is Putting Even Resilient and Adaptable Animals Like Baboons at Risk
The final baboon species, the chacma baboon from South Africa (known for raiding tourist vehicles to steal treats) is predicted the worst habitat loss.
EUROPEAN ELECTIONS GUIDE: HOW SHOULD REMAINERS USE THEIR VOTE
what are the options for Remainers in the European Elections? With so many options, the vote is likely to be split across several parties.
How Cryptocurrency Scam Works?
Millions of cryptocurrency investors have been scammed out of massive real money. In 2018, losses from cryptocurrency-related crimes were US$1.7 billion.
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency: A Financial Expert Breaks It Down
Unlike Bitcoin, which is not pegged to any other currency, Facecoin will need the backing of real money to maintain its fixed price.
COMPLICATIONS AND QUANDARIES IN THE ICT SECTOR – STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENTS AND COMPETITION ISSUES
Complications and Quandaries in the ICT Sector – Standard Essential Patents and Competition Issues Ashish Bharadwaj, Vishwas H. Devaiah, Indranath Gupta Introduction Many countries have formulated policies and re-oriented their economy to foster innovation as
Pharmacologist Looks at the Untapped Healing Compounds of Marijuana
Marijuana is more than just a source of cannabinoids. It is a particularly rich source of medicinal compounds that we have only begun to explore.
Pi Might Look Random but It’s Full of Hidden Patterns
Despite the endless string of unpredictable digits that make up pi, it’s not a random number. And it actually contains all sorts of surprising patterns.
Baseball’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Pace of Play – It’s Teams Tanking
MLB’s biggest problem isn’t pace of play, it’s teams tanking. Tanking, or intentionally losing, is corrupting the standings and the future of baseball.
Declassified Archives Show Us Helped Argentine Military Wage Dirty War That Killed 30,000
Newly declassified United States military and intelligence documents recently delivered to Argentina offer new details about the country’s brutal military.
How We Discovered Three Poisonous Books in Our University Library
Rare poisonous books on various historical topics in the University of Southern Denmark’s library collection contain large concentrations of arsenic on their covers.
To Win the Battle of Artificial Intelligence, Multiply the Legal Geeks
To win the battle of artificial intelligence, the digital law has to increasingly integrate other disciplines especially computer science and cognitive psychology.
New Data Paint an Unpleasant Picture of Poverty in the US
The annual cost of child poverty comes to around $1 trillion. Meanwhile, every dollar spent reducing child poverty is estimated to yield $7 in the future.
Algorithms Are Maximizing Profits for Online Retailers by Colluding to Keep Prices High
Algorithms are maximizing profits for online retailers by colluding to set prices above where they would otherwise be in a competitive market.
Hacking the Stress System to Let Psychology Influence Physiology
The balance between physiology and psychology can be hacked by training the brain to deal with exposure to cold. The outcome is breathtaking.
Why Abusive Husbands Kick Dogs but Angry Neighbors Poison Them
41% of men arrested for domestic violence admitted to committing animal cruelty as adults. Just 1.5% of the general population said the same.
Somerville Announces Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Opioid Companies
The suit alleges these companies deceptively and illegally promoted opioids and that they failed to investigate, report, maintain effective control, and take steps to terminate suspicious orders of the highly addictive prescription drugs.
Cheating Workers Out of Wages Is Easier Than Ever
Workers timekeeping software was the focus of a study that documents how it could be used to facilitate wage theft. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Why Health Implants Should Have Open Source Code
Open-source approach must be adopted by medical implants’ manufacturers. This will reduce vulnerability to attacks and faulty code.
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.