Fake news can sway elections, tank economies and sow discord in everyday life. Data scientist Sinan Aral demystifies how and why it spreads so quickly — citing one of the largest studies on misinformation — and identifies five strategies to help us unweave the tangled web between true and false. This talk was presented …[continue reading]
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We are all connected by the spectacular birth, death and rebirth of stars, says astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz. Journey through the cosmic history of the universe as Ramirez-Ruiz explains how supernovas forged the elements of life to create everything from the air you breathe to the very atoms that make you. This talk was presented …[continue reading]
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Performer and web toymaker Ze Frank delivers a hilarious nerdcore standup routine, then tells us what he’s seriously passionate about: helping people create and interact using simple, addictive web tools. This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page. ABOUT THE SPEAKER …[continue reading]
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Press Release __________________________________________________________________ The www.ilien.io website is now live “pursuant to the ilien whitepaper. The concept is to introduce a coin/token that is immutable, debt-free and abundant; The whitepaper outlines the entirety of the ilien project, and the source of ilien coin value; An ilien coin is contractually set at lien conversion price of 1g of gold, …[continue reading]
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DETAILED AND HOPEFUL It’s got a wacky title: “Slow Death by Rubber Duck” One of the very best books ever written about the toxins in every day products. Entertaining, detailed, easy to follow and practical. And most importantly how to easily and systematically get corporate-peddled poisons out of your life. I’m going to call …[continue reading]
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A REPORT FROM JULIAN ASSANGE Until his link to the outside world was cut off at the Ecuadorian Embassy, he broadcast regular reports. This one was about how Apple computers have been completely compromised by CIA meddling. And the tech news did nothing with the information. EMBED A VIDEO (Optional):
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BLUNDELL LECTURES – 34TH ANNUAL SERIES THE ENFORCEABILITY AND UNENFORCEABILITY OF CHARGES OVER LAND HAVE I GOT A CHARGE? Introduction 1. The overriding theme of this year’s Blundell Lectures is dictated by the economy. Do I have to pay? Can I get out of paying? Can I sue the guarantor? These are the questions which …[continue reading]
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WE’VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE THE LATEST CYCLE OF GOVERNMENT-MEDIA CREATED HYSTERIA The latest cycle of government-media created hysteria. Forced vaccinations all over again. We’ve been down this road before. They keep pushing – with the help of the news media – and people seem to be getting more compliant. EMBED A VIDEO (Optional):
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A DOCUMENTARY FROM 2002 There are now six PR (public relations) people for every single reporter. Given that most reporters are hacks who write about nothing, the ratio of professional liars to real reporters is probably more like 100 to 1 – and it’s the PR people and the news media business offices who creates …[continue reading]
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SGT FRIDAY has been thrown off of Twitter numerous times. As a result of not being able to tweet, he began posting videos on YouTube with his often amusing and well-developed thoughts about our current psychological civil war. FACEBOOKTWITTERREDDITPINTERESTEMAILGOOGLE+LINKEDINSTUMBLEUPON Join Our Members List For Exclusive Reports SGT FRIDAY has been thrown off …[continue reading]