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Traditional media is in trouble. They are no longer the only source of news and information. Internet and social media have become the main platform for news sharing. Pew Research Center Reports in… Source: Can AI detect fake news? | VentureBeat | AI | by Hira Saeed
I’ve been working as a UX designer for more than 5 years now, but I actually graduated in Applied Linguistics before I ended up where I am… Source: The linguistics behind chatbots – iCapps – Medium
The stereotype may be that English and History majors face poor career prospects, but a search tool we created shows there’s a wide range of employers who are looking for liberal arts graduates. Source: What Can You Do With That (Useless) Liberal Arts Degree? A Lot More Than You Think
Source: This Trippy Video Shows Exactly What It Feels Like To Rely On Sleeping Pills | HuffPost
Your art degree may be more valuable than you thought. Experts claim that arts jobs are unlikely to be eliminated amid workforce automation. Source: Could an Art Degree Could Mean Job Security in the Age of A.I.? | artnet News
Using data from NOAA STAR, Nadieh Bremer creates a breathing Earth that shows the seasonal cycles of vegetation over the course of a year. The animation happening in the map above, through all 52 w… Source: Breathing Earth of vegetation | FlowingData
Where you live has a lot to do with how long you live, and a new study that came out this past Monday should be very illuminating for those of you residing in the U.S. who are looking to max out your time here on Earth. Source: Your Life Expectancy Can Drop By 21 Years…
Radiotrophic beer is involved. Source: Radiation-Resistant Mutants at Chernobyl Pave the Way for Life on Mars – Motherboard
Her fiction has imagined societies riddled with misogyny, oppression, and environmental havoc. These visions now feel all too real. Source: Margaret Atwood, the Prophet of Dystopia – The New Yorker
Opinion: Computer science departments need to teach coders more than just how to code. Source: Hey, Computer Scientists! Stop Hating on the Humanities | WIRED
Since 10% of first marriages don’t even make it past five years, a renewable marriage contract makes more sense than ever. Source: Til Whenever: A temporary marriage makes more sense than marriage for life — Quartz
Your vagus nerve is critical to optimal health, no matter what your issues are. ContentsIntroduction to The Vagus NerveThe Vagus Nerve and HealthThe Vagus Nerve and Sickness BehaviorGenetics/Testing For Vagus ActivityConditions Which Vagal Nerve Activation Can HelpThe Vagus Nerve and HormonesAcetylcholine32 Ways to Stimulate The Vagus Nerve1) Cold2) Singing or Chanting3) Yoga4) Meditation5) Positive Social Relationships6)Read…
The unique adaptation could even help prevent heart disease in humans. Source: This Surprising Rodent Can Survive 18 Minutes Without Oxygen
If average American homes were examined like newly discovered outposts of an exotic foreign culture, what might scientists learn? The results of a new study from UCLA’s Center on Everyday Lives of Families. Source: The Stuff of Families: Research on American Home Life | Visualizer – WSJ
Christian Rudder, author of Dataclysm and a founder of OkCupid, dives into the numbers and surfaces with some revelations on love, sex, race and culture Source: 9 Ugly Lessons About Sex from Big Data | Time.com
A Beginners guide to evaluate a product’s usability Source: Introduction to Heuristic Evaluation – uxdesign.cc
Mindfulness asks us to simply notice the storylines we create in our minds without trying to change them. Meditation gives us the space to choose not to react to those things that trigger our anxiety. Source: This is Your Anxious Brain on Meditation – Mindful
Too many degrees are a waste of money. The return on higher education would be much better if college were cheaper Source: Higher education: Is college worth it? | The Economist
With digital estate planning sites, you can upload wills, trusts, health care directives and even appraisals of your valuable items. Source: Passwords and Powers of Attorney: Your Digital Estate Planning Options | Personal Finance | US News
It’s a question not many consider given how embedded the internet is in their lives. The typical web user has 25 online accounts, ranging from email to social media profiles and bank accounts, according to a 2007 study from Microsoft. But families, companies and legislators are just starting to sort out who owns and has…
As automation is triggering significant displacement of workers, Christian Bodewig argues that governments must modernize education to boost cognitive and social skills of future labor market entrants. Source: Replacing work with work: New Opportunities for workers cut out by automation? | Brookings Institution
Technological change demands stronger and more continuous connections between education and employment, says Andrew Palmer. The faint outlines of such a system are now emerging Source: Learning and earning: Lifelong learning is becoming an economic imperative | The Economist
In a powerful new book, the legal scholar Ganesh Sitaraman argues that America’s government will fall apart as inequality deepens. Source: Ganesh Sitaraman’s “The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution” – The Atlantic
Elysium has attracted press because of its scientific stars, but it’s ChromaDex that is quietly blurring the boundary between drug and supplement. Source: The Weird Business Behind a Trendy “Anti-Aging” Pill | WIRED
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