Here’s a Guardian article from Cory Doctorow I missed a few months back on “security” superstition and actual security. It’s bang-on and captures how disconnected authorities have become with our safety.
The superstitions that grip airport checkpoints and banks are themselves a threat to security, because the security that does not admit of examination and [...]
Unquestionable security schemes make us less secure 05.29.08
WHO on Climate Change 04.23.08
Maps like this are common and communicate an oft-heard message: global warming is the product of the global north and will punish the global south.
This mapped-graph from the WHO is particularly shocking and stark. They write:
Climatic changes already are estimated to cause over 150,000 deaths annually…
That estimate includes deaths as a result of extreme weather [...]
Suicide, middle age, and modern life 02.20.08
Heath Ledger’s passing seemed to re-ignite a wide interest in the causes, treatment, and perception of suicide. Emerging research in the U.S. suggest the interest is long overdue and tremendously misunderstood.
Ledger, it has been revealed, accidentally overdosed. Nonetheless, he sparked a discussion and highlighted the media and society’s obsession with youth suicide.
However, new [...]
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