Facebook heeft een uiterst kwalijke rol gespeeld bij de Amerikaanse verkiezingen. De verkiezingen zijn al weer een paar dagen geleden. Toch krijg ik nog nog steeds nieuwe berichten op mijn tijdlijn dat Clinton de verkiezingen kan winnen. Of Clinton in Guam heeft gewonnen en dat dat een uiterst goede graadmeter is voor de uiteindelijke uitslag. […]
Story at-a-glanceIn 2015, Pfizer’s Prevnar 13 vaccine (which protects against common strains of pneumonia) made more money than either Lipitor or Viagra, two of Pfizer’s top-selling drugs, thanks to the U.S.
We humans are rather curious creatures, I’ll admit. So many sides to our nature, so many colours to our emotions, so many journeys of our imaginations.
Tim Flach’s remarkable photography draws us closer to wildlife All photos by Tim FlachBefore matriculating at the University of the Arts London, Tim Flach took a foundation course to study techniques of design. His childhood had involved a lot of drawing and painting, and he spent many days sketching landscapes and natural settings.
The video footage is haunting. A strange dog-cat-hybrid creature anxiously paces back and forth along the wire cage of its prison in Hobart Zoo, Tasmania (Lutruwita), yawning with its massive jaws.
Skim List: A flighty name with a lighthearted feel, that points to swift information management. Possible uses: A news site. A newsfeed aggreagator. An ebook reader.
"Worrying about Trump causing a nuclear holocaust. In other words, it's a Monday!"
Spend time with a Debbie Downer, and you'll likely end up feeling blue. Turns out, the same is true digitally: Facebook's new study says this "emotional contagion" works just as strongly through your News Feed—which they discovered after tinkering with the emotional content of nearly 700,000 random users' feeds.
Bubonic plague, famine, war and flu pandemics have made some periods of human history infamous for death and suffering but one year stands above the rest in terms of misery; 536AD.According to research from a Harvard professor, it is a prime candidate for the unfortunate accolade of the worst year in the entirety of recorded history.