Here's How To See The 2014 Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower (VIDEO)
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower tends to be a relatively minor skywatching event, but this year it could prove to be a surprisingly major one -- thanks to a well-timed moon cycle. The new moon will...
View ArticleHow Secret Societies Stay Hidden On The Internet
It all started with a Facebook message from a dead guy. His name was Ernest Howard Crosby and his profile picture showed an old-time portrait of a man in a dapper vest sporting a bushy Civil War beard....
View ArticleHow Social Media Is Fueling the Israel-Palestine Conflict in Gaza
Ever since Israel began its offensive against Hamas in Gaza, both the press and social media have been abuzz with opinions about the conflict. While the opinions of professional journalists have been...
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OkCupid Proudly Admits It Experiments On People All The Time
Remember last month when everyone hated on Facebook for manipulating people's moods in the name of science? On Monday, the dating website OkCupid came to Facebook's defense by admitting that it, too,...
View ArticleFacebook Security for Parents and Teens
Facebook offers a hefty amount of security measures that parents and teens should know about. The Login Social authentication. A hacker will have a harder time hacking into your Facebook account if he...
View ArticlePatrick Leahy To Propose Strong Curbs On NSA Phone Data Collection
WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - A new Senate proposal to curb the government's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records and increase transparency about the program has White House backing and...
View ArticleOkCupid's Experiment May Have Broken FTC Rules
By Casey Sullivan (Reuters) - OkCupid’s disclosure that the popular dating website intentionally misled couples about their suitability could open it up to a U.S. Federal Trade Commission inquiry,...
View ArticleFacebook Sued For $123 Million Over 'Revenge Porn'
A Houston woman who says she's the victim of "revenge porn" is suing Facebook and a former friend for $123 million. Meryam Ali says Adeel Shah Khan set up a fake Facebook page in her name that...
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101 Geysers Discovered On Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus
The icy Saturn moon Enceladus sports at least 101 geysers, which reach all the way down to the satellite's subsurface ocean, new research suggests. Scientists mapped out 101 geysers of water vapor and...
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Watch This, And You May Never Look At Cheeseburgers The Same Way Again
Warning: This may destroy cheeseburgers for you forever. Hydrochloric acid is a strong compound that has many industrial uses, from removing rust from steel to processing leather. It's also found in...
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6 Questions a Tech Grad Asks When Choosing That First Job
This month I'm posting questions from Baylor University 2014 Finance/Entrepreneur Major, Brice McKee who is considering technology consulting jobs and wants to make the best short and long-term...
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Stephen Colbert Buys TheSarahPalinChannel.com, Promises His Own 'Angry Echo...
Sarah Palin just learned a valuable lesson about starting your own web channel: make sure to buy up any similar domain names, such as, say, one that simply puts "The" in front of your URL. On Tuesday,...
View ArticleHell On Wheels: Exploding Oil-Carrying Trains Endanger Unsuspecting Citizens
"Crude oil wasn't supposed to explode, until it started exploding," says Oregonian reporter Rob Davis in a new investigative report from Vice News. Producer Spencer Chumbley's video looks into the...
View ArticleFreedom's Martyr: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Every person should fight for what they believe in. Some are forced to, some are called to, and some do it because it is inherently the right thing to do. Aaron Swartz is a hero. Aaron changed the...
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Strategic Higher Education CIOs Invest In Technology To Improve Student Success
Today's college students are mobile. Whether in class, relaxing in their living group, exercising in the gym, studying in the library, shopping in town, traveling to sporting events, or even sleeping...
View ArticleGoing Inside Call of Duty's Advanced Warfare
It has been an awesome second season of Hardwired and I'm back for one last bonus episode! In this bonus episode of Hardwired 2.0, I got to travel to the set of one of my favorite video games ever --...
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Make Information Security a Priority
Just about everyone has private information that should be protected. Let’s begin with something you’ve surely heard of: antivirus protection. But this isn’t enough to guard your personal data. A free...
View ArticleUnplug to Recharge the Innovator in You: The Story of Pickathon
Twenty minutes outside of Portland, Oregon, lies Pendarvis Farm -- a pristine mix of meadows and Douglas Fir with miles of hiking trails and views of Mt. Hood. Sometimes our most disruptive experiences...
View ArticleLois Lerner Criticized GOP As 'Crazies,' 'Assholes' In Emails
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former IRS official at the heart of the agency's tea party controversy called conservative Republicans "crazies" and more in emails released Wednesday. Lois Lerner headed the IRS...
View Article'Sharknado 2' Is Set To Break The Internet, Twitter Be Warned
Last year, the buzz around "Sharknado" blew us all away, and now that the sequel is upon us, star Ian Ziering warned the "nerds" over at Twitter headquarters, to get “those servers backed up because a...
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