Protecting information is a central priority for most successful companies, but one cell phone provider has made a giant security faux pas that could potentially affect their customers for years to come. According to Vice, the personal information of more than 10 million MetroPCS subscribers was recently exposed to hackers due to a security flaw […]
Month: November 2015
Large Percentage of Wisconsin Residents Do Not Have Access to Clean Drinking Water
In a state that is known for its abundance of crystal-clear lakes and rivers, Wisconsin residents are growing frustrated with highly-contaminated drinking water that resembles that of a third-world country. According to MinnPost, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin’s 5.8 million residents are dealing with the disturbing consequences of unsafe water in their wells and taps […]
More Cars Demand More Synthetic Rubber
Now that cars and vehicles are an essential part of everyday life for the majority of people, the production and sale of automobiles has skyrocketed in recent years. According to tyrepress.com, Ningxia Shenzhou Tire Co. Ltd. is planning to boost their tire production to match vehicle demand after breaking ground on a new tire plant […]
Amazon Has Opened a Brick-and-Mortar Bookstore
At 9:30 a.m. on November 3, Seattleites could head over to the University Village and buy a book from Amazon. Now, this might not sound like something totally out of the ordinary, as Amazon’s marketing and business tactics have made it a book retail powerhouse, and for years, people have been able to buy books […]
Use of Endoscope May Aid in Better Eye Surgery
A recent essay published by David Liao, MD, PhD, in Ophthalmology Times studies the use of an endoscope in order to improve the outcome of eye surgeries. Traditional operating microscopes have been known to be easily corrupted during pre-operation practices. Yet endoscopes, Liao writes, are great backups in the event that visualization becomes difficult during […]
Robotics Competitions Cultivate Future Engineers
This week, two schools held a robotics competition. With one in Ridgeland, MS, and one in San Angelo, TX, they are certainly not the only robotics programs in the nation, but they’re a great example of how these programs are cultivating future engineers. When children are young, their interests, hobbies, and even future careers can […]
Therapists Blame Marijuana, Netflix and Chill for Failure To Launch Millennials
UPDATED 11/13/20 There are many ways to go about finding a behavioral psychotherapy definition that fits your current needs and symptoms and there are many ways to go about addressing mental and cognitive issues. Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy, which is often simply called CBT, is one of the behavioral therapy methods used by psychologists across the country. […]
Rearing Successful Sons Will Hold First Philadelphia Fundraiser
Philadelphia’s Rearing Successful Sons will be hosting their first public fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 8. They have worked in Point Breeze holding community meetings and finding solutions for various community issues over the last year. The group got its start when the Presbyterian Community Ministries of Delaware Valley (PCMDV) assembled a broad, multiracial coalition. This […]
Air Conditioning Could Make Potentially Unbearable Climate Even Hotter
A recent study from the October edition of the environmental publication Nature Climate Change has found that the unbearably hot summer days in the Persian Gulf may be the norm by 2100. The new extreme at that point could be temperatures never seen on the planet earth, according to the technology news site TechInsider.io. The […]