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singularityhub.com The human face is a treasure trove of information. A millisecond after meeting someone, we’ve guessed their general age bracket, gender, mood, and more. With tech startup IMRSV’s new face detection software Cara—released for the first...
internetarchive.tumblr.com Internet Archive will be accepting 52 people for week long tumblr residencies. Applications are due June 1st. We are looking for creators, hackers, educators...
www.salon.com When it comes to autism, Grandin argues we're paying too much attention to labels -- and not enough to individuals
4closurefraud.org i Correcting Foreclosure Practices Payments to Eligible Borrowers Begin April 12 Payments to 4.2 million borrowers are scheduled to begin on April 12 following an agreement reached by the Office of...
www.motherjones.com Smart machines probably won't kill us all—but they'll definitely take our jobs, and sooner than you think.
royaldutchshellplc.com The Sun newspaper alleges Shell boss Jeroen van der Veer secretly met Lord Browne of BP twice a year to discuss oil prices. Perfectly matched pair to engage in some jiggery-pokery. By John Donovan ...
www.vice.com According to testimony given during the prostitution trial of his three former aides, Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was alleged to have dressed women up like Barack Obama, and…
www.boilingfrogspost.com The Sunday Times Journalists Describe How the Edmonds’ Story was Inexplicably Dropped under the Pressure of Undisclosed “Interest Groups” Associated with the U.S. State Department.
rt.com The so-called Monsanto Protection Act signed into law earlier this year caused such an outrage that people around the world are planning to protest the biotech company later this month.
www.psychologytoday.com French children don't need medications to control their behavior.
www.theonion.com WASHINGTON—While stressing that he has no plans to mount such an insurrection, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Martin Dempsey told reporters Friday that if he really wanted to, he could probably carry out a sweeping military junta that...
spectrevision.net If austerity had been run like a clinical trial, it would have been discontinued. The evidence of its deadly side-effects – of the profound effects of economic choices on health – is overwhelming.
www.nytimes.com General Videla was serving a life sentence for abuses during a campaign of political killings and forced disappearances during Argentina’s so-called Dirty War. He was 87.
rt.com The use of dead children’s identities by undercover officers working for the London Metropolitan Police Service was common practice, a chief constable investigating the matter told MPs.
www.moma.org MoMA | New Photography 2013
www.nytimes.com In a country that appears to be a model of prudent fiscal management, there is discontent with the neoliberal model and its consequences for those who are not part of the economic elite.
gothamist.com If this video is any indication, the cops assigned to Union Square have found a fun way to pass the time on an otherwise boring detail: making sure everybody sits up straight.
mondoweiss.net Arab countries are rife with racism, but Israel doesn't even count, in Washington Post graphic on whether people would want another race as a neighbor
www.vice.com A new drug called sisa is tearing its way through Athens' poor. The ingredients are basically meth and filler things like battery acid, engine oil, shampoo, and cooking salt. It acts faster and the ef…
rt.com The US Department of Homeland Security seized a payment processing account Tuesday belonging to Mt.
www.theatlantic.com The U.S. recovery hasn't been pretty. But it's been prettier than Europe and Japan, for sure.
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voices.yahoo.com In recent days, the IRS has come under scrutiny for singling out individuals and groups because of their personal political views. Well, it doesn't stop there. They've also been violating federal code to take disabled veterans' disability...
www.nytimes.com Why does the I.R.S. give political groups tax-exempt status at all?
www.guardian.co.uk In the US, more than five million people have lost access to health care. In Greece, there's a 200% increase in HIV cases. And in some of the worst-hit countries, suicide rates are up. David Stuckler, author of an explosive new book,...
