For each presidential election cycle the mainstream media obsesses over all the candidates. Are they too old? Are they too left? Are they too uncharismatic?…
Make Yourself More Likable Without Saying a Word
It’s interesting how those memories stick and influence our current thinking, even when the evidence doesn’t match. I was surprised by the question. In my…
Can I Ask My Partner To Help My Fund Retirement?
My boyfriend works part-time and doesn’t make much money, by choice he’s a computer scientist and electrical engineer by training, so he could be making…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returned to prison after psychiatric ward ‘torture’
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran for alleged spying, has been transferred back to prison from a hospital psychiatric ward she described as…
Slovakia’s first female president takes office in a divided country
Zuzana Caputova had been battling to close a toxic landfill in her hometown, Pezinok, in Slovakia for years when she learned that the wife of…
Corporate sponsorship of EU presidency to continue despite outcry
The controversial practice of picking corporate sponsors for the European Union’s rotating presidency is to continue, despite an outcry from MEPs. EU countries have been…
Role of an A.I.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. These processes include learning (the acquisition of information and rules…
Psychology of Design
Today the tendency of user-centered design makes designers reconsider approach to their work and go deeper into the understanding of the target audience. … Psychology…
High On Fire
High On Fire haven’t been having the best luck lately — they had to cancel two recent tours due to Matt Pike’s medical issues and…
12 New Songs
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that…