Apr 18, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Other, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (April 18, 2015)
American democracy is quite literally under attack. Why aren’t we spending as much money as it takes to protect it?
According to a security review published by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency earlier this week, the electronic voting machines sold to that state (as well as Pennsylvania and Mississippi) by Advanced Voting Solutions “operate with a high level of risk.”... Read Original Article
Feb 24, 2015 | Science and Technology, World Affairs
Published: Pixable (February 24, 2015)
This has been a historic month for science. Even if all scientific progress crawls to a stop this week, the knowledge we’ve already acquired since February 1, 2015 is likely to have a direct impact on all of our lives. Among the lessons we’ve learned:
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Feb 23, 2015 | mic, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (February 23, 2015)
Are we approaching the dawn of the virtual reality age?
“You’re looking at the future,” declared Chris Cox, the chief product officer at Oculus VR, in reference to his company’s virtual reality headset being purchased by Facebook, “and it’s going to be awesome.” Recent reports indicate that the company is developing its own virtual reality version of the service, with the ostensible goal of “[bringing] social media to the world of VR” (at least according to Tech Times).... Read Original Article
Feb 18, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), mic, Science and Technology
Published: Quartz (February 18, 2015)
I still remember the first article I ever wrote about growing up with Asperger’s Syndrome. It was compelled (I’m reluctant to say inspired) by some of the controversial reports that circulated after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting claiming gunman Adam Lanza had an autism spectrum disorder.... Read Original Article
Feb 5, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), mic, President Obama, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (February 5, 2015)
“The science is, you know, pretty indisputable.”
Those were President Obama’s words in an interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie earlier this week during which he urged parents to get their children vaccinated. While it’s tempting to praise the president for standing on the side of science, he has been inexcusably reluctant to fulfill his constitutional responsibility to protect the general welfare—in this case, preventing a potential epidemic by making school vaccinations mandatory.... Read Original Article
Jan 12, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Foreign Policy, mic, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Original Source Salon.com, Science and Technology
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