Photo credit: Getty More From Popular Mechanics Natural disasters have always played a role in geopolitics, given their ability to utterly destroy anything in their path, governments included. International researchers from Yale, Berkley, Ireland and Switzerland believe they’ve found yet another historic example of nature’s ability to control the destiny […]
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Chris Monroe/CNET A new automatic beer brewer called the HOPii wants to claim the middle ground between beer brewing machines like the PicoBrew and a simple at-home tap such as the Fizzics. And home brewers seem ready for the HOPii’s easy approach to brewing: The product has raised more than $371,000 from […]
One gift to the world from the Philippines has been the term “people power,” or peaceful resistance in the streets against a leader’s arbitrary rule and violent suppression. In 1986, it led to a dictator’s fall and inspired pro-democracy protests in other countries. Three decades later, Filipinos are at it […]
A public elementary school in Mississippi named after the president of the Confederacy will be renamed to honor the first black president of the United States. Davis Magnet International Baccalaureate Elementary in Jackson, which is named for Jefferson Davis, will be renamed Barack Obama Magnet International Baccalaureate Elementary beginning next […]
The pair have joined forces numerous times to sing Don’t You Wanna Stay; a song Clarkson originally recorded with Jason Aldean. But it seems after one particular rendition, she had some hilarious feedback for him. Speaking at Variety’s Power of Women luncheon, he said: “Kelly used to come out to […]
In Finland, inmates at Open Prisons go outside to work, study and have therapy horses. They have keys to their rooms and their own kitchens to cook in. Finland believes that by treating criminals as equals, and giving them autonomy, they will rehabilitate and better adjust to life outside of […]
In Finland, inmates at Open Prisons go outside to work, study and have therapy horses. They have keys to their rooms and their own kitchens to cook in. Finland believes that by treating criminals as equals, and giving them autonomy, they will rehabilitate and better adjust to life outside […]
In Finland, inmates at Open Prisons go outside to work, study and have therapy horses. They have keys to their rooms and their own kitchens to cook in. Finland believes that by treating criminals as equals, and giving them autonomy, they will rehabilitate and better adjust to life outside […]