Here's How Unconscious Biases Cloud Your Judgement
Everyone suffers from "unconscious bias," favoring certain kinds of people based on their upbringing, experience, and values.You may prefer to hire people who were graduates of your alma mater, for...
View Article8 Jobs That Make You Gain Weight
Basically everything about your office job destroys your body, from sitting all day to staring at your computer screen and ruining your vision.The sedentary environment makes weight gain a high...
View ArticleHere's A Close Look At Anderson Silva's Leg Two Weeks After His Gruesome UFC...
In December, Anderson Silva lost the UFC middleweight championship in Las Vegas after he broke his leg while kicking opponent Chris Weidman.After surgery and a couple of weeks of recovery, Silva's leg...
View ArticleUS Surgeon General Warned About Smoking For The First Time 50 Years Ago —...
On Jan. 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General issued the first government report on the risks associated with smoking, admitting that cigarettes can cause lung cancer.Here's what the report said about...
View ArticleHere Is The Gorgeous Expansion Plan For The Museum Of Modern Art
It's official: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is going to tear down the American Folk Art Museum in order to sprawl across New York City's 53rd Street.And no matter your opinion on the controversial...
View Article7 Junk Food Brands With Awkwardly Unconvincing Athlete Endorsements
Some of the greatest athletes in the world endorse some of the unhealthiest foods in the world. And a recent study shows that these celebrity athlete-endorsed ads may be more prevalent than you...
View ArticleWatch Virgin Galactic's Rocket Go Mach 1.4 In Its Highest Test Flight Yet
Virgin Galactic conducted its highest test flight yet at 71,000 feet (21,641 meters) and a top speed of Mach 1.4 Jan 10, 2014.A video posted to LiveLeak shows the plane rocket across the sky at what...
View ArticleIs Fracking Causing Infertility, Cancer And Birth Defects? Here's What We...
A recent report from University of Missouri and U.S. Geological Survey researchers suggested that fracking may be responsible for elevated levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals found in some water....
View ArticleHilarious Offsides Penalty Was Totally Worth It
Here's 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks literally jumping offsides on a goal-line stand.If the Brooks leap wasn't hilarious enough, Cam Newton's flop at the end is delightful as well.The 49ers ended up...
View ArticleApple Has A New, Super Serious Ad For The iPad (AAPL)
During this afternoon's football game, Apple debuted a new iPad ads.The ad has an excerpt of Robin Williams from Dead Poets Society talking about poetry, and life. Here, via Re/Code is the transcript...
View ArticleFive Problems With Rachel Maddow's Alternative Theory For Bridgegate
Saturday’s New York Post asked “Was Bridgegate a fight over judges?” running with an idea Rachel Maddow introduced to the cable-viewing masses on Thursday evening. The alternate theory suggests that...
View ArticleCrappy Stock Pickers And Fund Managers Are Losing Their Favorite Place To Hide
When financial asset correlations were much higher, it was more difficult to tell the difference between the good and bad fund managers, because no matter how good their investment decisions were,...
View Article'I Haven't Been Able To Cook Anything' — A Huge Chemical Spill Has Paralyzed...
Life is increasingly difficult for many of the 300,000 West Virginia residents who have gone three days without clean tap water, the Associated Press reports."I haven't been able to cook anything at...
View ArticleAn Activist Hedge Fund Manager Has A Coffee Mug Specially Designed To...
DealBook's Alexandra Stevenson has an article on activist investors like Daniel Loeb, Carl Icahn, David Einhorn and Bill Ackman.One unidentified hedge fund manager in the article has a passive...
View ArticleHow A Wave Of Deals Has Created A New Mobile Advertising Ecosystem
Mobile advertising has carved out a significant share of advertising revenues faster than many expected. But until recently, increased spending had not made the mobile ad ecosystem any less complex.A...
View ArticleA Data Scientist Explains What Makes A Viral Reddit Post
Randy Olson is a Computer Science graduate research assistant at Michigan State University. This post originally appeared on his blog.Today I’m going to tackle the question that’s on all Redditor’s...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick Mocks Cam Newton With A 'Superman' Celebration After Scoring...
After scoring a touchdown to put his team up 20-10 in the third quarter, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick mocked the signature celebration of Cam Newton.Newton does his "Superman"...
View ArticleHere Are The Main Points Of The Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran said on Sunday that an accord it struck with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme in exchange for an easing of sanctions will take effect from January 20.The United States confirmed the...
View ArticleNBA Will Pay Two Brothers $500 Million To Get Out Of A Crazy Business Deal...
The NBA has finally broken free from what may have been the worst contract in the history of professional sports.The NBA will pay two brothers $500 million to end a deal that required the league to...
View ArticleThe Problem With The Republican Antipoverty Agenda Is That It Doesn't Exist
Republicans are in a pickle.The Senate is voting today to extend emergency unemployment insurance benefits. Democrats are talking up a sharp rise in the federal minimum wage. Most Republicans oppose...
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