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11 Documentaries You Can Watch Right Now To Understand How ISIS Rose To Power
Last month, the Islamic State jihadist group, formerly known as ISIS or ISIL, declared its sovereignty and promoted one of its leaders, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to the helm. The Islamic State has been...
View ArticleA Primer on Educational Technology: 5 Terms Parents Need to Understand
This back-to-school season, students more than ever are arriving to classrooms equipped with digital devices and learning tools. Apps, videos and other online resources that can be accessed from iPads,...
View Article3 Reasons Why It Sucks to Be the CEO Of Uber
Sometimes I wonder why Uber CEO Travis Kalanick gets out of bed in the morning. OK, it's probably the fact that his company was recently valued at more than $18 billion which, depending on his...
View ArticleAwful Racism Prompts Organizers To Shut Off Comments On Darren Wilson...
Shut it down, folks. That was the reaction organizers of the fundraising campaign set up to support Darren Wilson, the police officer who fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown, had toward open...
View ArticleHere's 'Twin Peaks' Re-Imagined As A Retro Arcade Game
If you're a real "Twin Peaks" fanatic, just the initial chimes of its always ominous intro song will cause goosebumps to sprout up all over your arms and legs. Now Filthy Frackers has re-imagined...
View ArticleU.S. Retailers Warned Of Possible Hacking
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 U.S. retailers could be infected with malicious software lurking in their cash register computers, allowing hackers to steal customer financial data, the Homeland...
View ArticleSpaceX Rocket Explodes During Test Flight
MCGREGOR, Texas (AP) -- An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after launch on a test flight at the company's Central Texas development site. A SpaceX statement said nobody was injured in the...
View ArticleRecently Launched Galileo Satellites Enter Wrong Orbits, European Space...
PARIS (AP) — European space officials say they're investigating whether the inaccurate deployment of two satellites will complicate their efforts to develop a new Galileo satellite navigation system...
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Steven Nagel, Veteran NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut, Dies at 67
NASA astronaut Steven Nagel, who flew four space shuttle missions, died Thursday (Aug. 21). He was 67. Steven Nagel died after a long battle with cancer, the Association of Space Explorers stated on...
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Neptune's Moon Triton Spotlighted In 'Best-Ever' Map Created From Old Voyager...
A scientist has created the best-ever global color map of Neptune's big moon Triton, using images taken by a NASA spacecraft 25 years ago. Paul Schenk of the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston...
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Researchers Develop Transparent Solar Concentrator That Could Cover Windows,...
Scientists at the University of Michigan announced this week the creation of a “transparent luminescent solar concentrator” that could turn windows and even cellphone screens into solar-power...
View ArticleFlorida Citrus Growers Wage 'War' To Try And Stop Deadly Greening Disease
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — The tourists stream to Florida in their cars, intent on a week at Disney or a sugar-sand seashore or a nonstop party on South Beach. Road weary and thirsty, they pull over at...
View ArticleThis Seat Belt Could Stop You From Falling Asleep At The Wheel
It doesn't always get as much recognition as drunk driving, but drowsy driving is also worrisome and dangerous behavior. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that tired...
View ArticleApple May Give You A New iPhone Battery For Free
Is your Kim Kardashian game draining your iPhone battery too quickly? You may be eligible for a replacement from Apple. In a post on its website, the company announced that it will replace the battery...
View ArticleTesla Owners' Full-Page Newspaper Ad Gets Elon Musk's Attention
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday that he would implement "many of the suggestions" floated by a New York couple who took out a full-page ad in a local Silicon Valley newspaper. The letter, signed by...
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4 Ways to Elevate Your Personal Brand With Video
How many times have you heard the phrase "humanize your brand"? In the age of digital marketing, probably a lot. There are plenty of platforms to choose from, but nothing showcases your personality...
View Article7 Things You Need to Know About Google Calico
1. It's Google's latest venture and its focus is unraveling the secrets of aging and longevity. Not immortality per se (though, it is Google after all, so I'm not going to rule it out) but a more broad...
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Burger King Just Coincidentally Gives Away Free Smartphones As Possible...
Forget the fries; you can now get a free smartphone with that Whopper. Burger King kicked off a new promotion Monday, offering customers free Android smartphones with a two-year contract or upgrade...
View ArticleThe Aftermath of the Ice Bucket Challenge
As a public health advocate, I was ecstatic to watch the "Ice Bucket Challenge" social media campaign raise for ALS. Over the past two and half weeks, the ALS Association earned over 13 million dollars...
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Facebook Asked People About Click-Bait. What Happened Next Will Shock You
Facebook is officially cracking down on click-bait. In a blog post published Monday, research scientist Khalid El-Arini and product specialist Joyce Tang, who both work for the company, wrote that...
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