The Problem Isn't The Robots, It's UsRichard Feynman was a legend in scientific circles. One of the preeminent physicists of the 20th century—even other top minds considered him a magician—he is almost as well known for his jokes and pranks as he is for his groundbreaking discoveries.When Feynman was a young scientist, Eugene Wigner compared him to Paul Dirac,... Continue Reading →
Where Does Fox News Go From Here?What is the future of partisan media? Not long ago, virtually all of the news media was “neutral.”* Political talk radio goes back only to the Reagan era, and Fox News didn’t exist for most of the Clinton presidency. Nor, obviously, did partisan or ideological web sites. Even op-ed... Continue Reading →
Where Does Fox News Go From Here?
Live From The International Space Station!The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable satellite that was launched on October 31 2000 and has had continued human occupation ever since, the longest on record. It's an observatory and research laboratory in low Earth orbit with crew conducting experiments in Biology, Physics and Astronomy, amongst other things. The station... Continue Reading →
Live From The International Space Station!
U.S.‘TOO BIG TO JAIL’ BANKS TARGETED IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL PROBEFederal prosecutors are moving closer to getting criminal charges brought against some of the world’s biggest banks, The New York Times reported Wednesday.If the move leads to a guilty plea, it would represent the first such criminal admission of guilt from a major bank in more than... Continue Reading →
U.S.‘TOO BIG TO JAIL’ BANKS TARGETED IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL PROBE
Netflix Roulette will help you decide what to watch tonightSure, Netflix has a seemingly endless library of content and a neural network specifically built to recommend content that you’d be interested in. Does that make it any easier to choose what to watch? Not always. Netflix Roulette is a much simpler randomizer for all of the content... Continue Reading →
Netflix Roulette will help you decide what to watch tonight
Being married makes you MORE depressed: Constant nagging triggers deep-rooted stress, study revealsBeing married can make people more prone to depression, a study reveals.Constant nagging and domestic spats are significant triggers of long-term stress that cannot be outweighed by the positive aspects of wedlock, scientists found.It can also make husbands and wives far less responsive to... Continue Reading →
Being married makes you MORE depressed: Constant nagging triggers deep-rooted stress, study reveals
The Rise of Anti-Capitalism WE are beginning to witness a paradox at the heart of capitalism, one that has propelled it to greatness but is now threatening its future: The inherent dynamism of competitive markets is bringing costs so far down that many goods and services are becoming nearly free, abundant, and no longer subject to... Continue Reading →
The Rise of Anti-Capitalism
The World's 99% Knows Capitalism Is Failing and Believes That Change Is PossibleIn Joseph E. Stiglitz's new book, "The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future," the Nobel Prize-winning economist argues that there is a price to be paid for economic inequality. You can obtain a copy of Stiglitz's latest economic analysis directly from... Continue Reading →
The World’s 99% Knows Capitalism Is Failing and Believes That Change Is Possible
Man uses Raspberry Pi to build actual working cell phone for $158 Man uses Raspberry Pi to build actual working cell phone for $158 "PiPhone" powered by a Pi, a touchscreen, a wireless module, and a battery. Raspberry Pi-using tinkerer David Hunt—who previously built a bark-activated door opener for dogs—is at it again with a real, working... Continue Reading →
Man uses Raspberry Pi to build actual working cell phone for $158
Solar Power is Now as Cheap as Buying From the Grid - in EuropeAlthough solar power’s return on investment has been debated endlessly, it now looks like the renewable energy source has finally become as cheap as buying off the grid – at least in some European countries. Renewable energy consulting firm Eclareon just released a report confirming that the price... Continue Reading →