http://youtu.be/ipAVluxFh10 Protesters set up camp outside the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on Wednesday to fight plans they say will create a two-tier internet and hand control of the web to major corporations. The rally – reminiscent of the Occupy-style rallies that started in 2011 – started outside the FCC’s Washington headquarters at noon with protesters... Continue Reading →
Workers Will Stage The Largest Fast Food Strike Ever In 150 Cities on May 15th
http://youtu.be/I2iWI-p0B3w Thousands of fast food workers will go on strike in 150 cities on May 15, according to Salon’s Josh Eidelson. That will include some cities that haven’t been home to fast food strikes before, such as Philadelphia, Miami, Orlando, and Sacramento. Organizers also expect hundreds of workers to go on strike in some cities... Continue Reading →
Team builds implantable piezoelectric nanoribbon devices strong enough to power pacemaker
http://youtu.be/F11M7978n7c Researchers from several institutions in the U.S. and one from China have together developed a piezoelectric device that when implanted in the body onto a constantly moving organ is able to produce enough electricity to run a pacemaker or other implantable device. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,... Continue Reading →
Hurricane Ashley Was Expected To Strike Several Bars During Cinco De Mayo
http://youtu.be/xWQN5-Top6g The Onion reports that Hurricane Ashley was expected to strike several local bars during the Cinco de Mayo celebration. Fueled by flavored vodka shots, the storm is expected to merge with her BFFs and hit up to eight bars during the day.
Anti-surveillance movement calls ‘Reset the Net’ day of action on June 5th
http://youtu.be/gaH3thsKv2o More than 30 civil liberties groups and tech companies have formed a coalition against internet surveillance and NSA spying, with a ‘Reset the Net’ day of action planned for June 5 to mark a year since Edward Snowden’s leaks. “Don't ask for your privacy. Take it back,” the website urges. The site offers the... Continue Reading →
The Next American Revolution
http://youtu.be/qCDV7IUqSfs Like that? We did, too. That's why we think you should check out our partner Democracy Collaborative and their film, The Next American Revolution, at the links below. Buy the film: http://u.pw/1gaKVQs Visit Gar Alperovitz's website: http://www.garalperovitz.com/ Subscribe to Democracy Collaborative on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Democrac... Visit Democracy Collaborative: http://democracycollaborative.org/
West African Inventor Makes a $100 3D Printer From E-Waste
http://youtu.be/ffXsCCo8OCw 3d printer, 3d printing, Kodjo Afate Gnikou, Togo, $100 3d printer, e-cycling, recycling, recycled 3d printer, e-waste, africa, computers Kodjo Afate Gnikou, a resourceful inventor from Togo in West Africa, has made a $100 3D printerwhich he constructed from parts he scrounged from broken scanners, computers, printers and other e-waste. The fully functional DIY... Continue Reading →
THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS THE “FIRST HUMAN”
http://youtu.be/xdWLhXi24Mo We live in a culture where 40% of people don’t believe the world is more than 6,000 years old. And yet how can an intelligent being hold such beliefs when faced with a 13,000-year-old eucalyptus tree or an 80,000-year-old aspen? But even when we embrace science completely, one of the most baffling aspects of... Continue Reading →
Flexible “Glass Fabric” Arm Band Converts Body Heat Into Electricity
http://youtu.be/BlN9lvEzCuw Your body is full of an underutilized energy potential that can be harnessed to power wearable technology and smart watches. A flexible arm band, developed by Korean researchers at KAIST, soaks up wasted heat from your body and transforms it into electricity. While still in the works, the lightweight and flexible glass fabric-based thermoelectric... Continue Reading →
MayOne.US
http://vimeo.com/93299391 Lawrence Lessig is kickstarting a SuperPAC to end all SuperPACs. Join us at http://MayOne.US/ Description Government has failed us. More than 90% of Americans link that failure to the influence of money in politics. Yet the politicians ignore this influence. While America founders, they spend endless time with their funders. These funders hold our... Continue Reading →
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