Jon Stewart does an excellent job of summing up why the situation in Ferguson does have to do with race. In our coverage, we also discuss the disproportionate use of force by police in the United States, the fact they routinely kill unarmed (and
Researchers at Temple University have managed to give immune cells the fighting edge against HIV: by allowing it to be completely edited out of the cells. This is one step closer to finding a permanent cure for HIV, as opposed to the current treatments
A new study, published with the title “Unhappy Cities,” and released last week by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, relies on a large survey that asks respondents about their satisfaction with life. Top 10 happiest metropolitan areas with a population greater than
If you thought the discovery of fungus able to use ionizing radiation for food was surprising, this new discovery will blow your mind. A team led by Dr. Kenneth Nealson of the University of Southern California recently found that at least 8 species of bacteria
Since the beginning of 2014, the plight of the Eritrean refugees fleeing oppression and violence in their homeland has begun to be internationally recognized. The problem is so grave, and runs so deep, that often Egyptian police return escaped victims directly to their kidnappers,
The biggest hard alcohol drinkers on the globe aren’t from Germany, Russia, or Ukraine. In fact, the biggest spirit drinkers are sipping on Soju, astoundingly in South Korea. South Koreans drink an average of 13.7 shots of liquor per week on average, which is more than
Julian Treasure is right to emphasize both the content and the prosody (which serves to convey linguistic, emotional, and pragmatic meaning in speech communication, and comprises intonation, loudness, and tempo). This translates roughly to: it’s not just looking at what you say, you have to also look
There are many crazy things you can see using Google Earth: everything from the destruction of the rainforest to strange designs only visible from the skies. Here, we show you 28 impressive satellite pictures, and give you the coordinates to find them yourself. 1.
The Hanford site, located in Washington state (not the U.S capital) on the Colombia River, has been spewing highly radioactive waste continually for over 50 years. Now semi-decomissioned, radioactive waste continues to leak from its 177 underground tanks containing roughly 55,000,000 gallons of highly
In a move which seems conventionally unwise, Tesla Motors, has decided to release its patents to competitors and developers for free. After having traditionally only obtained “defensive” patents (preventing the theft of their technology but not hindering the work of others), they have decided
