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Skeptikai defends science and exposes pseudoscience. Living in Japan also allows for an interesting opportunity to discuss fascinating stories that go unnoticed elsewhere. Psychological phenomena and intriguing cases from around the globe are also regularly highlighted.
30 Countries with the Most Economic FreedomThe 23rd (2017) edition of the Index of Economic Freedom was released, and the…
The Scourge of Internet Memes, and Believing Everything You SeeHave we become a society of gullibility? Anyone who has a large enough network on social…
6 Ridiculous Fake News Stories of the Past YearDonald Trump sends his own plan to transport stranded marines, ISIS endorses Hillary…
2016 Absolutely SuckedPretty much once a year, I take a break from my usual articles of epic quality and…
The 10 Coolest Science Stories of 2016There was a lot of interesting stuff that happened this year, from discoveries to…
Top News Stories of 2016 (in comedy videos)No two ways around it – 2016 was a big year. There were a lot of huge stories this year,…
Most Expensive and Successful Luxury BrandsWe hear lots of brand names in the news, on TV, and in movies. Chances are, even without…
The Weapons Effect – Does the Mere Presence of a Gun Increase Aggression?A provocative question indeed: Do we seeing lots of gun deaths in America because of people's…
Top Travel Destinations and Most Visited Places of 2016Since it's summer, it's a good time to look at the world's top travel destinations. Of…
The REAL Story Behind the Quote “There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute”"There's a sucker born every minute" – P.T. Barnum's most famous words. He is widely…
Tag Archives: Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden: A Man of Peace
Edward Snowden has just been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize – an award that has certainly lost credibility because of some of the recent recipients, including U.S. President Obama. Snowden is a man who gave up his cozy life snooping on the private data of people within and outside of his country, and was smart enough not to stick around to see what kind of damage the American government would do to him, like they did to others who blew the whistle on illegal behaviour. Though there are indeed others who also deserve such praise, I hope at least the nomination helps Snowden’s cause.
Posted in Biographical, Legal Issues
Tagged America, Edward Snowden, Germany, Norway, NSA, surveillance
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Everything You Need to Know About Prism, Internet Freedom, and Edward Snowden (Updated)
The case of Edward Snowden has not only polarized the United States, but it has raised concerns from people all over the world. But it’s not just the US – the UK is now getting a lot of attention for creating a fake internet cafe just to steal passwords of foreign diplomats at the 2009 G20 summit in London. Some are even arguing that they have even more access than the American NSA (National Security Agency); but the NSA is understandably getting the most heat, especially from places outside of the US. I say “especially from places outside” because the mainstream US news is clearly on the side of the government. Indeed, it seems that the narrative within the mainstream media is not about the message so much as the messenger. This post aggregates news programs outside the US to tell the real story of exactly what’s going on with Edward Snowden and the NSA.
Posted in Aggregators/lists/rankings, Biographical, Culture, Legal Issues, Media, Technology, TED
Tagged America, corruption, Edward Snowden, England, law, NSA, perception, politics, spies, UK
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