Author: csilvest
Motor Mouth: Hysteria over ‘high driving’ is all half-baked | Driving
Marijuana, by most measures, is not in any way the scourge that…
A Lottery Lawyer Explains What You Should Do if You Hit the Jackpot | VICE | United States
If you win big, you’ll want to shut down your Facebook, hire…
Why the World Is Better Than You Think in 10 Powerful Charts
When I published Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think in…
Who Will Debunk The Debunkers? | FiveThirtyEight
In 2012, network scientist and data theorist Samuel Arbesman published a disturbing…
Did Charles Darwin ‘borrow’ the theory of natural selection? – Telegraph
Charles Darwin may have drawn on the work of a Scottish fruit…
Marijuana use among Colorado teenagers dips below national average
Source: Marijuana use among Colorado teenagers dips below national average
New Report Blasts DEA For Spending 4 Decades Obstructing Marijuana Science
The Drug Enforcement Administration has been impeding and ignoring the science on…
No, there’s no “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment – The Washington Post
Asking “is this free speech or is it hate speech?” is like…
How To Spot And Critique Censorship Tropes In The Media’s Coverage Of Free Speech Controversies | Popehat
American journalists and pundits rely upon vigorous free speech, but are not…
Hello! You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About The First Amendment. | Popehat
Welcome! Someone has referred you to this post because you’ve said something…
Restaurant Review: Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar in Times Square – The New York Times
Donkey Sauce Source: Restaurant Review: Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar in Times…
NRA Ordered GOP To Allow Gun Sales To People On Terror Watch List. They Did. | Addicting Info | The Knowledge You Crave
The NRA ordered Republicans to allow gun sales to people on the…
Should Businesses Abandon The Myers-Briggs Test?
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Bots Unite to Automate the Presidential Election | WIRED
Donald Trump understands minority communities. Just ask Pepe Luis Lopez. He’s one…
One Swede Will Kill Cash Forever—Unless His Foe Saves It From Extinction | WIRED
Björn Ulvaeus Source: One Swede Will Kill Cash Forever—Unless His Foe Saves…
U.S. just admitted that cannabis DOES kill cancer cells | News for America
Conspiracy theorists have been saying it all along – but cannabis does…
‘Canada Could Be To Cannabis What France Is To Wine’
Canada has an opportunity to be a world leader in the marijuana…
Finally, someone is building a pipeline for beer – Canadian Manufacturing
With the help of crowdfunding, a brewery in an historic Belgian town…
Beer Store throws open door to craft brewers – Canadian Manufacturing
Ontario’s Beer Store just got significantly hoppier Source: Beer Store throws open…
If MSG is so bad for you, why doesn’t everyone in Asia have a headache? | Life and style | The Guardian
In the port city of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, there is a…
Are IQ and educational outcomes in teenagers related to their cannabis use? A prospective cohort study
Source: Are IQ and educational outcomes in teenagers related to their cannabis…
Chronic marijuana use is about as bad for your health as not flossing, researchers find – The Washington Post
Chronic marijuana use has little effect on your physical health, a study…
The real reason America controls its nukes with ancient floppy disks – The Washington Post
America’s nuclear arsenal depends on a technology you haven’t used since the…
Why Cryonics Makes Sense – Wait But Why
The more I read about cryonics—i.e. freezing yourself after death—the more I…
Awesome Tea Dude in Tailand
Exclusive: VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars – sources | Reuters
Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) and U.S. officials have reached a framework deal under…
mikeash.com: Friday Q&A 2016-02-19: What Is the Secure Enclave?
Source: mikeash.com: Friday Q&A 2016-02-19: What Is the Secure Enclave?
This dark side of the Internet is costing young people their jobs and social lives – The Washington Post
We may joke about being “addicted” to the Web, but these patients…
Boner Hiding Apparatus is my new band name….
Long-held beliefs about arson science have been debunked after decades of misuse
That proverb, inscribed at the University of Pennsylvania Law School on a…
Amid opioid epidemic, NFL player risks career to push for medical marijuana | Society | The Guardian
In an industry plagued by controversy over concussions and injuries, Eugene Monroe…
Why do we value gold? – BBC News
Why of all the chemical elements did gold – an almost completely…
Germany’s Gold Repatriation Activist Peter Boehringer Gets Results – Bloomberg
Almost half of Germany’s gold is stored in vaults under the streets…
Magic mushrooms lift severe depression in clinical trial | Science | The Guardian
Results raise hopes that active substance in class 1 drug could be…
There has never been a country that should have been so rich but ended up this poor – The Washington Post
A gangster government has destroyed this country’s economy Source: There has never…
Stoned drivers are a lot safer than drunk ones, new federal data show – The Washington Post
Smoking weed doesn’t make you more likely to crash your car. Source:…
Study: States are losing out on billions of dollars by keeping pot illegal – The Washington Post
They’re throwing away $20.5 billion in state tax revenue alone. Source: Study:…
Faking It: Engine-Sound Enhancement Explained – Tech Dept. – Car and Driver
Tuning engine sound is getting a lot more complicated as cars get…
VW Says Diesel Emissions Fix Progress Makes Trial Unneeded – Bloomberg
Volkswagen AG investigators are struggling to make headway through data secured from…
Are self-driving cars ready for widespread deployment?
The cars aren’t yet able to handle bad weather, standing water, drizzling…
Students Take Control of $80 Million Superyacht Using Fake GPS Signals
Hey—Texas did something smart!1 By sending fake GPS data to a superyacht’s…
Chicken Pox and Shingles: 5 Things We Should Know About the Infections | TIME.com
Barbara Walters has chicken pox. How likely it is for adults to…
Study: Smoking Marijuana Not Linked with Lung Damage | TIME.com
Marijuana smokers performed better on tests of lung function compared to nonsmokers…
Computer as driver? ‘Yes’ from U.S. feds boosts self driving cars – Design Engineering
Source: Computer as driver? ‘Yes’ from U.S. feds boosts self driving cars…
Ivy League economist ethnically profiled, interrogated for doing math on American Airlines flight – The Washington Post
Move over, Clock Boy. Another swarthy-looking nerd is alarming the authorities. Source:…
