Weeks ago we reported on the human rights violations that were taking place in Brazil to prepare for the World Cup games. An estimated 250,000 people were evicted from their homes to make way for the World Cup games. After the games were over, there were a dozen large stadiums left behind that will mostly... Continue Reading →

Robots tend to be either very rigid or very soft, but neither extreme is ideal; ideally, machines could both squish themselves into tight spaces and remain sturdy for strength-dependent tasks. They just might, thanks to a team-up between MIT and Google's Boston Dynamics. The two have developed a composite material that can switch between hard... Continue Reading →

After some Walmart employees were fired for speaking out about working conditions and wages, workers demonstrated at Walmart locations in 15 cities around the country. As the dancers in this flash mob say it so well, "No justice, no peace!" I don't shop at Walmart, but if I saw this happening, I'd be steppin' right... Continue Reading →

This is actually a very difficult question, since nations are currently not being evaluated based on the good they are doing for the world by anyone other than Simon Anholt. According to him in his video presentation below, the answer is Ireland. All too frequently, we see nations ignore the science and the experts in... Continue Reading →

A team of Harvard scientists may have found an indication that a portion of an ancient Earth exists inside our planet’s mantle. A study presented at the Goldschmidt conference in Sacramento, California, claims that the previously inexplicable isotope ratio from the depths of the Earth may be an “echo” of the ancient Earth that existed... Continue Reading →

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a resolution to amend the US Constitution to allow greater regulation of political spending, on a 10-8 party line vote. This clears the way for a vote by the full Senate later this year. The proposal, sponsored by Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), is intended to reverse recent Supreme... Continue Reading →

Released this month, the PowerCube can provide electricity, water and shelter to remote villages and emergency situations anywhere in the world. How do we quickly get power to a remote village sitting miles off the grid or a bunch of homes hit by a natural disaster? "Not very easily", would usually be the answer, but... Continue Reading →

"Welcome to McDonald's . My name is HAL 9000. May I take your order?" McDonalds recently went on a hiring binge in the U.S., adding 62,000 employees to its roster. The hiring picture doesn't look quite so rosy for Europe, where the fast food chain is drafting 7,000 touch-screen kiosks to handle cashiering duties. The... Continue Reading →

Barclays is to scrap virtually all its traditional bank cashiers. Instead, customers will be encouraged to use machines to pay in cash and cheques. Familiar glass booths will gradually be ripped out of all 1,560 branches. More than 6,500 former cashiers – armed with iPads and renamed community bankers – will give advice on things... Continue Reading →

For liberals, it’s not exactly “breaking news” to find out that Fox News is mostly comprised of misinformation or flat-out lies. Anyone with even a shred of common sense can watch just a handful of their featured shows and see that the entire channel is nothing more than a propaganda mechanism for the Republican party.... Continue Reading →