Timelords Among Us

This Man Thinks Your TED Talk Is Bullsh*t, This Is An Actual Academic Paper About Tracking Time Travelers Online, The Human Cost Of America's Wildfire Crisis, The Hidden Work Of Abortion Providers, Killer Robots: If No One Pulls The Trigger, Who's To Blame? The Daily Digg Friday, January 3, 2014 EVGENY VS. THE INTERNET This Man Thinks Your TED Talk Is Bullsh*t cjr.org Evgeny Morozov wants to convince us that digital technology can't save the world, and he's willing to burn every bridge from Cambridge to Silicon Valley to do it. LOOKING FOR @MARTYMCFLY This Is An Actual Academic Paper About Tracking Time Travelers Online dailydot.com According to a real study conducted by pair of physics professors at Michigan Technical University, there may be a way to locate time travelers—and it involves Twitter. BEHIND THE BLAZE The Human Cost Of America's Wildfire Crisis vimeo.com On June 30, 2013, 19 firefighters from the Granite Mountain Hotshots were killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona. Huge questions remain about the last moments of their lives. LAVERNE'S STORY The Hidden Work Of Abortion Providers xojane.com U.S. abortion providers have become de facto social workers, fundraisers, and travel agents, to name just a few of their ancillary roles. A WIN-WIN FOR THE MILITARY Killer Robots: If No One Pulls The Trigger, Who's To Blame? theweek.com Humanoid robots raise all sorts of ethical and legal questions. Read more on Digg.com → BOXED IN Apartment blocks form a symmetrical pattern in Hong Kong, on January 2, 2014. Home prices in the southern Chinese city have risen by 120 percent since 2008, and by more than 30 per cent from their previous peak in 1997, with prices in the luxury market being pushed up by wealthy buyers from mainland China. Credit: ALEX OGLE/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Why Some Of Us Don't Believe In Evolution

Why Has Republican Belief In Evolution Declined So Much?, The Incandescent Light Bulb Isn't Dead, These Japanese Scientists Discovered A Way To Levitate Objects Using Sound, Ancient Origin Of The Word 'Diarrhea' And Other Common Medical Terms, The Year In Murder The Daily Digg Thursday, January 2, 2014 MONKEY BUSINESS Why Has Republican Belief In Evolution Declined So Much? theatlantic.com There's been a drop of more than 10 points—to just 43 percent—in the last four years. HASN'T GONE DARK YET The Incandescent Light Bulb Isn't Dead theverge.com Perhaps you've heard the news: the incandescent light bulb is dead. "When the ball drops on New Year's Eve, the year ends — and so does the ordinary lightbulb," wrote Fox News. CNN even penned an obituary. That's because, according to countless media reports, January 1st marks the "light bulb ban." But the bulb hasn't gone totally dark yet. PLEASE DON'T BE A HOAX These Japanese Scientists Discovered A Way To Levitate Objects Using Sound digg.com You might need an acoustics class or two to understand the science behind it, but their assertions seem sound. 'WONDERFUL AFFECTIONS' Ancient Origin Of The Word 'Diarrhea' And Other Common Medical Terms todayifoundout.com Human beings have suffered from many of the same chronic illnesses and conditions since the dawn of recorded history. In fact, many of the words we use to describe medical maladies today date back to the birth of classical civilization, when Greek and Roman physicians first began studying medicine. KILLED IT The Year In Murder thedailybeast.com With cities like New York and Philadelphia leading the way, America is on track to have its lowest murder rate in four decades. Read more on Digg.com → THE WAY THE GAME WAS MEANT TO BE PLAYED Jonathan Bernier of Toronto defends against a shot by Detroit's Daniel Cleary during the NHL Winter Classic in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Credit: Julian H. Gonzalez/MCT/Newscom Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Your Complete Guide To The Science Of Hangovers

Your Complete Guide To The Science Of Hangovers, New Year, New Laws: The Changes The World Will Wake Up To In 2014, The Secrets Of White Collar Prisons, 20 Of The Craziest New Top Level Domains We Could Find, Why A Safety Device That Can Stop Overdoses By Kids Isn't Widely Used The Daily Digg Wednesday, January 1, 2014 IF YOU'RE STILL ABLE TO READ Your Complete Guide To The Science Of Hangovers blogs.smithsonianmag.com Just in the nick of time, here's a complete guide to the science of hangovers—what we know, what we don't know, and how you can use this information to minimize your suffering. NEW WORLD ORDER New Year, New Laws: The Changes The World Will Wake Up To In 2014 theguardian.com Countries around the world are ringing in the new year with a host of new regulations, appointments and legislation. Here are some of the most important and most intriguing. BIG MEN IN THE BIG HOUSE The Secrets Of White Collar Prisons dujour.com Bernie Kerik, Jack Abramoff and Dennis Kozlowski—three of the most high-profile men to be on the inside—smash the perception that prison life is anything like "Club Fed." .PIZZA 20 Of The Craziest New Top Level Domains We Could Find geekosystem.com More than a thousand new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are coming to join .com, .gov, .org, and the few other gTLDs we already use. We went through the list of coming additions and picked out some of our favorites. THE FIX ISN'T IN Why A Safety Device That Can Stop Overdoses By Kids Isn't Widely Used propublica.org Dr. Daniel Budnitz has campaigned to have flow restrictors — safety plastic devices fitted into the necks of medicine bottles to slow the release of fluid — added to all liquid medicines, but so far he's had limited success. Read more on Digg.com → TRON-THEMED NEW YEAR'S PARTY Fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, in Dubai on January 1, 2014 to celebrate the new year. Credit: AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014