In 1960, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gave a speech at the United Nations, where he banged his shoe and declared, “We will bury you!” Although later deemed a mistranslation of what was closer in meaning to a vow that communism…
Nonverbal communication
I just read this headline: “Scientists say our languages might preserve Neanderthal talk.” — My immediate reaction: “uh-huh.” Find this content useful? Share it with your friends!
Blindsided!
How and When Will the World End? The Atlantic asked a variety of thought leaders. I liked this answer from nuclear scientist Taylor Wilson: “I think it’ll be what we don’t see coming—a killer asteroid, a nearby gamma-ray burst, or a…
Security & Privacy
“You can’t have 100-percent security and also have 100-percent privacy and zero inconvenience. We’re going to have to make some choices as a society.” — President Barack Obama, commenting on NSA surveillance programs during a June 7, 2013, press conference…
A Hostile Nation?
“We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.” – George W. Bush, campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 21, 2000. Find this content useful? Share it with your friends!
Palin on Ground Zero Mosque
“Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate.” –Sarah Palin via Twitter, July 18, 2010. Find this content useful? Share it with your friends!
(man-op-o-ly)
n: for some women, a game involving men, houses and hotels Find this content useful? Share it with your friends!
(nerd-ous)
adj: that shaky anxiety when you try to explain your vocational specialty Find this content useful? Share it with your friends!
(ro-butts)
n: artificially intelligent machines that start acting like assholes Find this content useful? Share it with your friends!
(news-e-ating)
adj: that sick feeling you get watching the news Find this content useful? Share it with your friends!