Friday, 25. March 12016
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I like your complex humanity!

Why do people struggle so much when receiving compliments?

Why do police have such out-of-date psychological theories?

“Research has demonstrated that none of these statements is true, yet we found that, in our questionnaire of 50 true or false items just like this, our sample of police officers scored no better than the general public. Police officers got 39 per cent wrong and members of the public got 37 per cent wrong. The police seemed to know as little about these important policing issues as everybody else.”

Thursday, 24. March 12016
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Styling Broken Images.

Wednesday, 23. March 12016
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Too many kiks on the dancefloor.

A Kik in the Internet’s groin.

Here is the other kik’s side of the story.

Update: The single point of failure weighs in.

Brazil’s Petrobras scandal, explained.

“How the absolutely stunning scandal happened, how it got uncovered, and how it’s reshaping Brazilian politics.”

Para as meninas e os meninos um quiz: Aconteceu em Brasília ou em ‘House of Cards’?

Tuesday, 22. March 12016
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The Advantages and Drawbacks to Staying on Your Feet at Work.

Sit Pretty or Stand Tall?

Sunday, 20. March 12016
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(…) the opposite of addiction isn't sobriety. The opposite of addiction is social connection.

Friday, 18. March 12016
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Erin Brockovich: We Are All Flint.

Google as a Fortune Teller.

The Secrets of Surveillance Capitalism.

“Most Americans realize that there are two groups of people who are monitored regularly as they move about the country.  The first group is monitored involuntarily by a court order requiring that a tracking device be attached to their ankle. The second group includes everyone else…”

By the numbers: Syria’s five years, 60 months, 1,825 days or 43,800 hours of war.

Source: s.newsweek.com