Strangely enough I’ve been getting this question lately from people who believe I might have an answer. Little do they realize how complicated the answer really is. The short answer is (from a political economy view) that walls will be said to work when someone is trying to get them funded, and will be said … Continue reading Do Walls Work?
Let’s get one thing out of the way. IBM’s Watson was instrumental to the Nazi Holocaust as he and his direct assistants worked with Adolf Hitler to help ensure genocide ran on IBM equipment. When IBM’s director of worldwide media relations, John Bukovinsky, was asked about the disclosures in 2001 and 2002 of the company’s … Continue reading IBM Watson Sued by LA County for Secretly Tracking Users
Ronald Reagan’s arrival to office in 1981 was accompanied by a sentiment that the prior U.S. President’s policies should be rolled back, regardless of what they were. One of the policies ended was the arms embargo on Guatemala, put in place by Jimmy Carter due to human rights abuses by that regime. We know today … Continue reading Ronald Reagan’s “Special Unit” Soldier Sentenced to 5,160 Years in Jail for Mass Murder
The title is a mouthful, I know. If someone has a better suggestion I’m all ears. In the meantime, a new study reveals researchers have been busily infecting ants and tracking their response: Social animals could potentially further reduce epidemic risk by altering their social networks in the presence of pathogens, yet there is currently … Continue reading Ant Study Proves Social Network Pathogen-Trigger Response is Natural