AvatarChandler AnkneyAvatarAvatarScience shows Thomas Hobbes was right – which is why the Right-wing rule the EarthThe Telegraph - Jemima LewisA Tory MP once told me, when I complained that I couldn’t identify my political tribe, that all politics boils down to one question. Who was right: Hobbes or Rousseau? It was surprising – and somehow consoling – to think that behind every parliamentary skirmish over tax credits or NHS funding lies …
AvatarChandler AnkneyAvatarAvatarWorld’s First Baby Born With DNA From Three ParentsTIME - Kate SamuelsonIn a world first, a baby has been born with DNA from three biological parents. The 5-month-old boy, born to Jordanian parents, was conceived with the help of a U.S. team based in Mexico using a controversial technique that allows parents with rare genetic mutations to have healthy babies, the New …
AvatarChandler AnkneyAvatarAvatarThis is everything Edward Snowden revealed in one year of unprecedented top-secret leaksverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Paul SzoldraIn June 2013, The Guardian reported the first leak based on top-secret documents that then 29-year-old Edward Snowden stole from the National Security Agency. At the time, Snowden worked as an intelligence contractor for Booz Allen Hamilton in Hawaii. That leak would certainly not be the last. In …
AvatarChandler AnkneyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGoogle DeepMind AI achieves near-human level speech capabilitiesslashgear.com - Adam WestlakeDeepMind, the Google artificial intelligence division behind the champion-defeating AlphaGo bot, has revealed that it's managed to create some of the …
AvatarChandler AnkneyAvatarAvatarHow to make computer coding child’s playverified_publisherThe Guardian - Stuart DredgeWith programming lessons now part of the school day, can parents help their offspring get top marks? Fear not – toys, gadgets and apps are all available to make coding a fun part of growing up
AvatarChandler AnkneyAvatarAvatarBy scrapping your antiquated headphones, Apple is doing something extraordinary for musicverified_publisherQuartz - Amy X. WangGone, officially, is the headphone jack from Apple’s new iPhone. Retired. Dead. Defunct. May it rest in peace. As much as users are griping (already) about the disappearance of the 3.5mm jack, which is widely used across many digital devices including Apple’s own laptops, the new options for …
AvatarChandler AnkneyAvatarAvatarThis Guy Documented His First Week Of Work At Target & It’s Hilariousverified_publisherRefinery29 - Olivia HarrisonA guy known as kimpossibooty on Tumblr posted a play-by-play of his first week working as a cashier at Target. If you've ever worked a retail job in any capacity, you know it can be a bit of a mixed bag. People can be rude and weird, but they can also be kind and funny. An added bonus is that …
AvatarChandler AnkneyAvatarAvatarThe 5 Productivity Habits I Gave Up Because They Waste My Timeverified_publisherInc Magazine - Geoffrey JamesI don't care what the gurus say; many so-called "productivity habits" are a huge waste of time. I've written my fair share of articles about productivity, time management and becoming more effective. Even so, there are at least five "productivity habits" that I've scrapped because they were huge …
AvatarChandler AnkneyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNow You Can Print Parts For Your Motherboards With 3D Printertrendintech.comMany people love the flexibility of building their PC. They know that they can say what they want, how they want it. Each individual component in the …
AvatarChandler AnkneyAvatarAvatarRichard Branson Got In Bloody Bike Crash, Lived to Blog About Itverified_publisherGizmodo - Eve PeyserIn a new blog post for Virgin.com, billionaire Richard Branson writes about his recent flirtation with death, when he got into a gruesome bike …
AvatarChandler AnkneyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoReport: The War on Marijuana in Black and White | American Civil Liberties Unionaclu.orgOver-Policing: Between 2001 and 2010, there were over 8 million pot arrests in the U.S. That’s one bust every 37 seconds and hundreds of thousands …
AvatarChandler AnkneyAvatarAvatarHow a Three-Year-Long Prank Landed Me a Job at 'South Park'verified_publisherVICE - Sanjay ShahThis prank truly is the GOAT. Get the VICE App on iOS and Android. I had just gotten a job writing for a sitcom, so when my agent Mickey got married I felt a lot of pressure to give him a "funny" gift. I got him a goat—specifically, I paid Oxfam International about $40 to donate a goat to a village …