Posts Tagged ‘oarfish’

Lightning kills 7 buffaloes in India

     Seven buffaloes were killed by lightning strikes in a jungle above Bhanara village of Manali late on Tuesday night, said sources. However, the owner of the buffaloes got to know about this only on Wednesday morning. Roshal Lal, a resident of Mandi district , said he was sleeping in his tent near the pasture, […]

Illusion of choice – How technology hijacks people’s minds

     I’m an expert on how technology hijacks our psychological vulnerabilities. That’s why I spent the last three years as Google’s Design Ethicist caring about how to design things in a way that defends a billion people’s minds from getting hijacked. When using technology, we often focus optimistically on all the things it does for […]

5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes in waters off Taiwan

     A 5.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in the waters off Hualien County, Taiwan, at 11:17 p.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was located at 24.22 degrees north latitude and 121.71 degrees east longitude. It was measured at a depth of 8 km, according to the center. Xinhua reporters in […]

The crisis in Flint is about more than water

     What is in the mind of someone who knowingly poisons children and impairs their lives? Why did the politicians, regulators and bureaucrats who knew the water in Flint, Mich.,was toxic lie about the danger for months? What does it say about a society that is ruled by, and refuses to punish, those who willfully […]

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