AvatarJimAvatarAvatarWhat If Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1987?New York Magazine - By Jonathan ChaitOn June 14, 2016, the Washington Post reported that Russian hackers had broken into the Democratic National Committee’s files and gained access to its …
AvatarJimFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThere's a Bus Driver Shortage. And No Wonder.citylab.com - Laura BlissHauling passengers on a 40-foot city bus has never been glamorous. But Ryan Timlin could at least see the potential back in 2006, when he was earning …
AvatarJimAvatarAvatarThe 100 stories that shaped the worldverified_publisherBBC CultureBBC Culture asked writers around the globe to pick stories that have endured across generations and continents – and changed society.
AvatarJimFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDon’t take that class. It’s useless. - Philosophy Newsphilosophynews.com - Paul Pardi
AvatarJimAvatarAvatarHere are 300 free Ivy League university courses you can take online right nowverified_publisherQuartz - Dhawal ShahThe eight Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious colleges in the world. They include Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities, and the University of Pennsylvania. All eight schools place in the top fifteen of the US News and World Report 2017 national …
AvatarJimFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDoes the Idea of a Segmentary System Help to Explain Political Conflict?moderndiplomacy.eu - Enrique Muñoz-SalidoThe concept of segmentation does not imply structural dimensions per se. Segmentation, as it is technically understood, involves a unit-whole formed …
AvatarJimAvatarAvatarThe Biggest Myth In Quantum PhysicsForbes - Ethan SiegelIn everyday life, there are certain rules we take for granted: cause-and-effect, for instance. Something occurs, and that causes other things to occur dependent on what happened at the start. Different causes lead to different effects. But in the case of quantum physics, the standard rules are …
AvatarJimFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPhotographer Puts Her Archive of Photos Documenting the 1970s New York Punk Scene on Instagram: Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, Lydia Lunch, Tom Verlaine, and Even Jean Michel Basquiatopenculture.com - Josh JonesJust when you think the fabled downtown New York 70s punk scene centered around CBGBs has no more secrets to offer, another homegrown documentarian …
AvatarJimAvatarAvatarYes, The Multiverse Is Real, But It Won't Fix PhysicsForbes - Ethan Siegel"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct." Niels Bohr spoke these words to Wolfgang Pauli about the latter's theory of elementary particles, but it could just as easily apply to many of today's most …
AvatarJimAvatarAvatarOpinion | The G.O.P. Is Rotting (Published 2017)verified_publisherThe New York Times - David BrooksA lot of good, honorable Republicans used to believe there was a safe middle ground. You didn’t have to tie yourself hip to hip with Donald Trump, but you didn’t have to go all the way to the other extreme and commit political suicide like the dissident Jeff Flake, either. You could sort of float …
AvatarJimWhy Socrates Hated Democracies: An Animated Case for Why Self-Government Requires Wisdom & Educationopenculture.com - Josh JonesHow often have you heard the quote in one form or another? “Democracy is the worst form of Government,” said Winston Churchill in 1947, “except …
AvatarJimFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow to Use Apple's Updated Photos Appverified_publisherconsumerreports.org - By Tercius BufeteFor people who really love to take pictures, the process doesn't end when the shutter clicks. Photo editing matters, too. And Mac-owning photography …