Day: February 28, 2016

Curiositys, Living, Media&Culture, Psychology, ScienceLeave a comment

Am I Ugly?

Fernando Kaskais

What science says about my outer beauty. BY CHIP ROWE PHOTO BY CHRISTINE ASHBURN Certainly my face isn’t for everyone. My bulbous nose drifts to the right, and my chin is a bit weak, although it’s skillfully hidden behind a goatee. It’s more difficult to hide the bags under my eyes or the fact I have lost most of my hair, which probably kept me from a career in television. And a few months ago, after more than four decades of checking the mirror daily for zits, I noticed that my right ear lobe is shorter than my left. How … Continue reading Am I Ugly?

Curiositys, Globalization, Media&Culture, WarLeave a comment

Map of World War Shows 4,500 Years of Global Conflict

Fernando Kaskais

Users of Wikipedia have created an interactive map that illustrates where all the wars documented since 2500 BC have taken place around the world. Data from Wikipedia has been used to put together a map of the world’s wars since 2500 BC, that illustrates where and when the world’s conflicts have occurred. A group of researchers took information from DBpedia in a community effort to extract structured information from Wikipedia and make it available on the web. In DBpedia and Wikipedia they found 12,703 instances of military conflict battles that have a place and a date reference, and then used the Nodegoat system of data management to visualize them on a world map. ​The … Continue reading Map of World War Shows 4,500 Years of Global Conflict

Bizarre, Curiositys, Freak U.S.A, Globalization, Living, Media&Culture, Politics, UnbelievableLeave a comment

10 New Ways Other Countries Are Actually Solving Problems—and Kicking Our Ass

Fernando Kaskais

Apparently for some, American exceptionalism means exceptional stupidity. By Larry Schwartz / AlterNet The Presidential candidates have been sounding off for almost two years now, pointing out (or in many cases manufacturing) all of America’s problems, and offering solutions they believe will make them the next President. The candidates, especially to the right of the political spectrum, extoll America as being exceptional, and they score empty points with voters by talking about how the rest of the planet looks to the United States to solve the world’s woes. It is surprising, then, to see how many of these seemingly intractable … Continue reading 10 New Ways Other Countries Are Actually Solving Problems—and Kicking Our Ass

Bizarre, Conspiracy, Curiositys, Freak U.S.A, Humor, Media&CultureLeave a comment

Sail (Far) Away: At Sea with America’s Largest Floating Gathering of Conspiracy Theorists

Fernando Kaskais

I’ve never been a fan of cruises, mainly because you can’t leave if they suck. Pity, then, Jezebel reporter Anna Merlan, who spent a week aboard the Conspira Sea cruise. Her account of the experience was actually rather restrained, all things considered. I’m betting that the Popular Mechanics team won’t be so gentle when their report is published… by Anna Merlan “Once we’re in international waters, every woman on the ship gets to make love to whoever she wants,” Sean David Morton said, with a wink. It was not entirely clear why we couldn’t have done that already, where we were, … Continue reading Sail (Far) Away: At Sea with America’s Largest Floating Gathering of Conspiracy Theorists

Activism, Big Pharma, Curiositys, Health, Living, Media&CultureLeave a comment

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON LOSES BATTLE IN LAWSUIT AGAINST WOMAN ACCUSING BABY POWDER CAUSES OVARIAN CANCER

Fernando Kaskais

SOURCE: NEWS EVERYDAY A St. Louis jury has recently awarded $72 million to the family of a woman from Alabama whose ovarian cancer death was traced to years of using Johnson & Johnson talcum powder. After the plaintiff’s death at 62 last year, her son Marvin Salter took over and continued the court battle against the company known for its Baby Powder and Shower to Shower powder which both contained talcum powder. “Continuing with this trial was indeed painful, but at the end of the day it was what she wanted and because of her wishes is why I continue … Continue reading JOHNSON AND JOHNSON LOSES BATTLE IN LAWSUIT AGAINST WOMAN ACCUSING BABY POWDER CAUSES OVARIAN CANCER