The killing by police of innocent black Americans is a terrible running scandal. It can partially be explained by sheer fear on the part of the police – so many people now carry loaded guns that it is, maybe, understandable that policemen are tempted to shoot first and ask questions afterwards. But most shootings seem …
“Foresight – most people only get to three”. This seems to apply particularly to politicians at the present moment.
The maximum lifespan for most people may be around 115, because of the innate limits of the human body, according to new research. The few who have gone beyond this age are rare outliers, says Jan Vijg of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. (New Scientist, October 2016). I can trace my family back …
“What’s the number one driver of inequality? It’s not immigrants taking jobs, as some would have you believe. And it’s not bad trade deals or cuts to public programs, although these certainly play a role. According to one important new study, lower taxes on the wealthy have been inequality’s prime driver. “One hundred years ago …
In the recycling industry, waste materials are typically crushed and torn into tiny pieces to make them easier to sort. The mixture is then dumped into a pool where wood and plastic float, and metal and rock sink. Salvage robots like those made by Zen Robotics in Helsinki, Finland, are making this process obsolete. The …
