Daily Archives: October 29, 2014

A new study concludes that strict fertility measures, such as a one-child policy, or even a mass catastrophe like a global plague or a third world war, would not have a significant effect on the human population trajectory this century. … Continue reading →

Is the Federal Reserve covering up a dangerous crisis that threatens to bring down, not just the United States, but the entire global economy? Source: moneymorningtv.com Attorney James G. Rickards, J.D. is author : Currency Wars and The Death of … Continue reading →

GCHQ’s secret ‘arrangements’ for accessing bulk material revealed in documents submitted to UK surveillance watchdog Source: http://www.theguardian.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Weird quantum effects are so delicate it seems they could only happen in a lab. How can life on earth depend on them? Source: aeon.co See on Scoop.it – iLife

In 2012, Theo Padnos was kidnapped in Syria by the Nusra Front. After months of beatings and torture, he was certain he would be executed. Instead, he lived to tell this tale. Source: http://www.nytimes.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Igor Shuvalov, Russia’s deputy prime minister, is supposed to have the cleanest hands in the Kremlin. So where’d he get a quarter of a billion dollars? Source: http://www.foreignpolicy.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

The global human population is “locked in” to an inexorable rise this century and will not be easily shifted, even by apocalyptic events such as a third world war or lethal pandemic, a study has found. Source: http://www.independent.co.uk See on … Continue reading →

Answer by Robert Scoble: I hang around high-profile people often. Here's some things that can help you connect: Listen. If they say your idea sucks, listen to the feedback, take notes, and ask for contact info. Then go fix the … Continue reading →

Answer by James Altucher: Here are the rules: I’ve been at zero a few times, come back a few times, and done it over and over. I’ve started entire new careers. People who knew me then, don’t know me now. … Continue reading →

Answer by Larry Summers: Introductory economics has not changed enormously over the years.  In part this is because much of introductory economics is established knowlege that does not evolve very much.  For example, supply and demand, marginal analysis, and the … Continue reading →

Forbes.com: How Yoga Might Save the U.S. Trillions of Dollars, And A Lot of Lives Source: yoganonymous.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

The Californian Lottery has announced that it broke through the $5bn sales barrier, in the 2013/14 fiscal year. Source: calvinayre.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

As the Islamic State continues their mission of spreading their violent message across the internet, the very real possibility of “lone wolf” terrorists could be on the rise leaving them with a new weapon against the western world—the citizen jihadist. … Continue reading →

Krauthammer, a syndicated columnist and a Fox News contributor, said that the tremendous ideological appeal of the Islamic State terror group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, could be inspiring jihadists already in Western countries to carry out attacks on … Continue reading →

Why ISIS and al Qaeda rely on loners and losers to carry out their terrorist agenda in the West. Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Ottawa shooting appears to be the latest in a series of attacks carried out by individuals with no clear link to terrorist groups Source: time.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

A man in Framingham, N.Y., committed suicide Tuesday by throwing himself in front of a Long Island Rail Road train after allegedly beheading a woman, according to police. Little is known at this ti Source: dailycaller.com See on Scoop.it – … Continue reading →

Sexy costume creep has gone far, far beyond the traditional go-to costumes for women who want to show a little – or a lot – of skin. Spiderman wore pants, dammit. Polar bears don’t wear thigh-high boots. And most nuns … Continue reading →

Answer by Avinash SV: An empty wallet! What am I missing out in life if I don't have a girlfriend?