Category: Editorial Social

New York’s Upcoming Primary Is ‘Closed Shut’ To Certain Voters

“I like to say we have a closed-shut primary system.” Source: New York’s Upcoming Primary Is ‘Closed Shut’ To Certain Voters

Posted: April 7, 2016 in Editorial, Social

Higher levels of vitamin D correspond to lower cancer risk — ScienceDaily

Source: Higher levels of vitamin D correspond to lower cancer risk — ScienceDaily

Posted: April 7, 2016 in Biological

Leaked Files Offer Many Clues To Offshore Dealings by Top Chinese · ICIJ

Eight current and former members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the country’s top decision makers, have relatives with secret offshore companies Source: Leaked Files Offer >>>

Posted: April 7, 2016 in Editorial, Social

Four days in, and the BBC hasn’t even mentioned the biggest bribery scandal in history / Boing Boing

On Wednesday, Fairfax and Huffington Post broke the Unaoil story, revealing that they had been leaked a trove of email from an obscure Monaco family >>>

Posted: April 6, 2016 in Editorial, Social

Circulating Biomarkers of Dairy Fat and Risk of Incident Diabetes Mellitus Among US Men and Women in Two Large Prospective Cohorts

Source: Circulating Biomarkers of Dairy Fat and Risk of Incident Diabetes Mellitus Among US Men and Women in Two Large Prospective Cohorts

Posted: April 6, 2016 in Biological

Wisconsin Just Elected Bernie Sanders President

Source: Wisconsin Just Elected Bernie Sanders President

Posted: April 6, 2016 in Editorial, Social

NoScript and other popular Firefox add-ons open millions to new attack | Ars Technica

Unlike many browsers, Firefox doesn’t always isolate an add-on’s functions. Source: NoScript and other popular Firefox add-ons open millions to new attack | Ars Technica

Posted: April 6, 2016 in Computer, Security

Medical scientists develop ‘game changing’ stem cell repair system | UNSW Newsroom

Source: Medical scientists develop ‘game changing’ stem cell repair system | UNSW Newsroom

Posted: April 6, 2016 in Biological

Nest Reminds Customers That Ownership Isn’t What It Used to Be | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Nest Labs, a home automation company acquired by Google in 2014, will disable some of its customers’ home automation control devices in May. Source: Nest >>>

Posted: April 6, 2016 in Computer, Security

Podcasts – Power Structuralism in Ancient Ontologies

Source: Podcasts – Power Structuralism in Ancient Ontologies

Posted: April 6, 2016 in Philosophy