Google Now Flying Internet Balloons Over New Zealand, but What are They For?
One of Google’s latest projects, “Project Loon,” got off to a start this week by launching balloons over a frozen field near LakeTekapo, along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand. Google has been working on the project for over 18 months to try and bring the internet [...]
For-Profit Colleges and Universities Accused of Giving Black People Worthless Degrees and Tons of Debt
June 10, 2013 4 Comments
Experts who study colleges and universities are beginning to sound the alarm on the risks that students are taking by signing up to attend for-profit colleges and universities. The models are typically the same: The student is charged an excessive amount of tuition, most of which is funded through grants and student loans. The student [...]
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Twitter has been taking off as a primary social media destination for young people. It is now becoming more popular than Facebook, since the latter has expanded its audience to include old people. According to a new study, teens said that they are now walking away from Facebook because they hate the people on [...]
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Has someone every threatened you when you were by yourself? What about when you were with a group of people? If so, you probably experienced completely different reactions to the threat. According to research conducted by Joseph Cesario, lead author on the study and assistant professor of psychology at Michigan State University, a threat loses its value when [...]
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Verizon Wireless is being hit by a consumer revolution. Customers have signed a petition asking the company to chop down it’s contracts on smart phones so that it’s products can be more affordable. The petition had over 55,000 signatures on Tuesday, and was registered on change.org. The petition was started by Mike Beauchamp, a customer of [...]
Continue reading …Adjunct Professors Referred to as “Indentured Servants”: Low Pay, No Benefits
April 13, 2013 5 Comments
The increase in the number of adjunct professors at many American universities has been aligned with the decline in the nation’s economic fortunes. Since 2008, 40% of university faculty jobs have been eliminated, and many of these jobs were replaced with adjunct positions. Most of the nation doesn’t know the difference, but adjunct professors are [...]
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by Dr. Boyce Watkins A set of hearings will take place soon to deal with the impact of concussions on NFL players. The hearings have very high stakes, with billions of dollars on the line, depending on how they turn out. As it stands, a total of 4,200 players have sued the NFL [...]
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The dream of those scientists who sit in labs all night programming robots is to create artificial intelligence so real that it no longer seems artificial. But then, there is a point where keeping it real goes wrong. Researchers working on a robot at Toshiba’s Akimu Robotic Research Institute found that their skill sets were [...]
Continue reading …More Trouble for Carnival Cruise Lines: “There’s Human Waste All Over the Floor”
March 14, 2013 3 Comments
If one disaster isn’t enough, Carnival Cruise Lines is dealing with another. Passengers are being flown back to Florida after yet another ship went down due to generator failure. The ship was docked in the Caribbean at the time, and this development is the worst nightmare for the passengers on-board. As a result of [...]
Continue reading …Mirena IUD Birth Control Medication Side Effects Leads to Massive Class Action Lawsuit
March 7, 2013 No Comment
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 18, 2013 The law firm of Heygood, Orr & Pearson is announcing the launch of its new website, Mirena IUD Lawsuits Help. The site will serve as a news and information resource for Mirena patients and their loved ones whose lives may have been impacted by complications from the IUD. Mirena [...]
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