Category: Social

Scientists replicated 100 recent psychology experiments. More than half of them failed.

Just listen to how difficult it was to repeat even one experiment. Source: Scientists replicated 100 recent psychology experiments. More than half of them failed.

Posted: August 27, 2015 in Social

Twitter shuts down 30 sites dedicated to saving politicians’ deleted tweets

Source: Twitter shuts down 30 sites dedicated to saving politicians’ deleted tweets

Posted: August 24, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Security, Social

The Edward Snowden Interview that was Blacked-Out by the U.S. Media and Banned by YouTube –

One week ago, National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden was interviewed on the German television network ARD. What many Americans may be unaware of is >>>

Posted: August 23, 2015 in Editorial, Social

Hepatitis C sufferer imports life-saving drugs from India, takes on global pharmaceutical company – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

y Source: Hepatitis C sufferer imports life-saving drugs from India, takes on global pharmaceutical company – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Posted: August 20, 2015 in Biological, Editorial, Social

Netflix Saves Us From Over 130 Hours of Commercials a Year

One of the best things about being a Netflix subscriber is the ability to binge watch your favorite TV shows without commercial interruptions. But we had no

Posted: August 17, 2015 in Social

Dallas Buyers Club: Court rules in favour of film’s illegal downloaders | afr.com

More than 4700 people who illegally downloaded a Hollywood blockbuster have won a reprieve from the Federal Court of Australia. Here’s why. Source: Dallas Buyers >>>

Posted: August 14, 2015 in Computer, Internet, Social

FBI Says That Citizens Should Have No Secrets That the Government Can’t Access: The Orwellian Cyber Police State Has Arrived | The Daily Sheeple

FBI Director Comey believes that national security is more important than constitutional privacy protections or, apparently, due process. After all, aren’t Source: FBI Says That >>>

Posted: August 8, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Security, Social

EFF Told to “Shut the Hell Up” About SOPA – TorrentFreak

Warnings from the EFF this week that Hollywood is making renewed efforts to obtain SOPA-like powers over Internet companies has touched a nerve, with filmmakers >>>

Posted: August 8, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Internet, Security, Social

Iowa’s Kids Will Now Be Taught Accurate Climate Science In School | ThinkProgress

The state that will host the first-in-the-nation caucuses and a Republican presidential debate in January of next year will be teaching its kids mainstream climate >>>

Posted: August 7, 2015 in Environmental, Social

Underwater ‘Stonehenge’ Monolith Found Off Coast of Sicily

A mysterious Stonehenge-style monolith sheds new light on the earliest civilizations in the Mediterranean basin. → Source: Underwater ‘Stonehenge’ Monolith Found Off Coast of Sicily

Posted: August 7, 2015 in Social