Why Do the Feds Usually Try to Unlock Phones? It’s Drugs, Not Terrorism

Until the FBI backed down from its battle with Apple over accessing the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, it seemed the agency had chosen a near-perfect case on which to make its stand against encryption. By refusing to write software to help law enforcement crack Farook’s phone, Apple was made to look like it was defending an indefensible terrorist.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/TentativePrince/why-do-the-feds-usually-try-to-unlock-phones-its-drugs-not-terrorism

Vertical Micro-Farms: Fresh Produce Grown in Berlin Groceries

Taking farm-to-table approaches to new heights, a company in Berlin is putting small vertical farms directly inside of grocery stores to provide fresh produce and eliminate transportation costs.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/drunkenninja/vertical-micro-farms-fresh-produce-grown-in-berlin-groceries

Fantastical Fine Art Photography By Lissy Elle

In her work, Canadian photographer Lissy Elle captures dreamy fine art photographs featuring fantastical and surreal elements, from people getting lost in their favorite children’s books to gracefully floating in mid-air. By Anna Ker.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/fantastical-fine-art-photography-by-lissy-elle

Inside Elite Couple’s ‘Billion-Dollar’ Wedding

Here's what the reported 600 guests experienced inside this lavish Moscow wedding. By Avianne Tan.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/inside-elite-couples-billion-dollar-wedding

Kenya Honour for Muslim Hero who Protected Christian Bus Passengers

A Muslim teacher in Kenya who protected Christians on a bus after it was attacked by Islamist militants is posthumously honoured for his bravery.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/jcscher/kenya-honour-for-muslim-hero-who-protected-christian-bus-passengers

Bohemians, Bauhaus and bionauts: the utopian dreams that became architectural nightmares

The theme of the inaugural London Design Biennale is Utopia to mark the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s classic. Director Christopher Turner remembers the architects on a mission to make the world a better place.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/bohemians-bauhaus-and-bionauts-the-utopian-dreams-that-became-architectural-nightmares

Golden Eagle in Slow Motion

How do feathers work? Sam and Si take one of the biggest birds of prey, the golden eagle, and see just how it carries its massive frame through the air.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/jcscher/golden-eagle-in-slow-motion

Rare example of lost language found on stone hidden 2,500 years ago

This could change our understanding of the mysterious Etruscan civilization in Italy. By Annalee Newitz.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/rare-example-of-lost-language-found-on-stone-hidden-2500-years-ago

Elle on Earth

How a leading women’s magazine ruined a once-in-a-lifetime interview with fashion legend Rei Kawakubo. By Jacques Hyzagi.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/AdelleChattre/elle-on-earth

An Impromptu, International Book Club

Shaheryar Malik, a New York-based art director and artist, created a new kind of social network by leaving a trail of books around the city.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/an-impromptu-international-book-club

Third-Party Tech Help Resolves FBI-Apple Standoff Over Killer's iPhone

NEWS ANALYSIS: The FBI's ability to get third-party technical help to unlock an iPhone at the center of a terrorism investigation raises the question of why it wanted to legally compel Apple to do the job.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/sjvn/third-party-tech-help-resolves-fbi-apple-standoff-over-killers-iphone

Do You Know Where Chocolate Comes From?

Do you know where the chocolate you eat everyday comes from? Join Andy as he travels to Mexico and explores the entire process of making chocolate entirely from scratch. He personally attempts every step of the process, from picking the cacao pods to tempering his chocolate.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/jackthetripper/do-you-know-where-chocolate-comes-from

Sushi burgers: It's what you'd have if you can't decide between the two

Now you know what you're having for lunch.
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With ‘Gigs’ Instead of Jobs, Workers Bear New Burdens

Employment growth in the past decade has been in contract and temporary jobs. As a result, employers have shifted much of the burden of providing social insurance onto workers.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/FivesandSevens/with-gigs-instead-of-jobs-workers-bear-new-burdens

24 books that will make you a more well-rounded person

Do you aspire to be one of those people who knows at least a little bit about a lot of things? There's any easy way to do it: read ... everything! You can't just stick to the thrillers, or anthologies, or biographies you've grown partial to. If you really want to become a more well-rounded person, you'll need to force yourself out of your comfort zone at the bookstore. If you're not sure where to start, you've come to the right place. We've selected 24 timeless books on all different topics...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/junglman/24-books-that-will-make-you-a-more-well-rounded-person

Why Some Students Are Ditching America for Medical School in Cuba

When Sarpoma Sefa-boakye, who grew up in southern California and went to UCLA, heard she could go to medical school in Cuba, she thought it must be a joke. Not that it existed—she met Cuban doctors while studying abroad in Ghana, so she knew about the country’s robust healthcare system. What was unbelievable was the cost. “I called the office asking how much the program cost, how much the application fee was. They were just like ‘Free, free,’” says Sefa-Boakye.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rhingo/why-some-students-are-ditching-america-for-medical-school-in-cuba

To Feed Hungry Minds, Afghans Seed a Ravaged Land With Books

A volunteer organization founded by a teenager has worked to reopen schools and create libraries in some of the Afghan provinces hardest hit by war.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/to-feed-hungry-minds-afghans-seed-a-ravaged-land-with-books

Does Stress Speed Up Evolution?

n The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams’ comedic sci-fi series from the 1970s, the Haggunenons of Vicissitus Three are one of the most insecure and angry life forms in the galaxy. What’s their problem? They have “impatient chromosomes” that instantly adapt to their surroundings. If they are sitting at a table, for instance, and are unable to reach a coffee spoon, “they are liable without a moment’s consideration to mutate into something with far longer arms.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/does-stress-speed-up-evolution

Tax-free, guaranteed basic income of 560 Euro moving forward in Finland

The green party of Finland is going to present taking into use a basic income model. This would remove minimum social benefits and replace them with a tax free payment of 560 Euro (approx. 630 USD) each month to every Finnish Citizen. The basic income is going to be tested in the year 2017. The party believes that replacing the benefits with the basic income will help people who work to make more income for themselves by being active citizens. People with part time...
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Is This the End of the Era of the Important, Inappropriate Literary Man?

In public, everyone says that Thomas Sayers Ellis, 52, formerly of Case Western and Sarah Lawrence, a visiting professor at the Iowa Writers Workshop this semester, is brilliant. Even the people who find him off-putting and unprofessional tend to agree.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/is-this-the-end-of-the-era-of-the-important-inappropriate-literary-man

Salt-N-Pepa, Vanilla Ice to Headline 'I Love the '90s' Tour

Tone Loc, Color Me Badd, Coolio, Biz Markie and Kool Moe Dee to also join nostalgic, nationwide tour
Read more: http://snapzu.com/mtnrg/salt-n-pepa-vanilla-ice-to-headline-i-love-the-90s-tour

Birds inspire radical new NASA wing design

A flying wing about to undergo test flights could dramatically improve fuel efficiency.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/birds-inspire-radical-new-nasa-wing-design

What's Hidden Inside Shopping Carts to Make Them Cost $100 Each.

It’s just a pushable basket you use to store groceries and skate cart ride around the aisles with, so why do grocery carts cost $100 a cart?
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/whats-hidden-inside-shopping-carts-to-make-them-cost-100-each

FBI used 1789 law to force Apple, Google to unlock phones 63 times

e've been reporting over and again about how the FBI is citing a 1789 law, the All Writs Act, to compel Apple to assist the authorities in unlocking the iPhone used by extremist Syed Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino County in December. In a sense, the law allows for judges to issue orders for people or companies to do something despite Congress not passing laws to cover specific instances. The All Writs Act is the law that led a federal magistrate...
Read more: http://snapzu.com/wildcard/fbi-used-1789-law-to-force-apple-google-to-unlock-phones-63-times

Incredible Photos & Videos of Hoopstad Sandstorm

The following dramatic photos were taken by Hoopstad farmer Petrus Roux during a massive sandstorm in the Freestate, South Africa.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/jcscher/incredible-photos-videos-of-hoopstad-sandstorm

Liberals to close Office of Religious Freedom, Dion says

The government will not renew the mandate of the controversial Office of Religious Freedom, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion
Read more: http://snapzu.com/lostwonder/liberals-to-close-office-of-religious-freedom-dion-says

Boston Chinese: A Fusion Food Cooked Up in a Melting Pot City

Peking ravioli? Chow mein sandwiches? Bread as a standard side dish? There's a fascinating history behind Boston's unique spin on Chinese cuisine.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rti9/boston-chinese-a-fusion-food-cooked-up-in-a-melting-pot-city

The burden of war falls on fewer Americans than ever before

Today, less than 1% of Americans serve.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/rti9/the-burden-of-war-falls-on-fewer-americans-than-ever-before

The Birth of G-SHOCK, Casio’s “Revolutionary” Watch

A conversation with legendary engineer Kikuo Ibe
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/the-birth-of-g-shock-casios-revolutionary-watch

Shakespeare's 21st-Century Makeover

The first volumes of the Pelican Shakespeare’s latest iteration, which hit bookshelves this week, are bold and very different from their more traditional predecessors. Designed by the 24-year-old Indian-born artist Manuja Waldia, each new cover features a single graphic icon, interpreting works including Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet through a contemporary, minimalist lens.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/FivesandSevens/shakespeares-21st-century-makeover

Here’s how your internet provider is going to make more money off you

It's all about how much data you use.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/heres-how-your-internet-provider-is-going-to-make-more-money-off-you

California’s $15-an-hour minimum wage may spur automation

For many California business groups, the state's decision to gradually raise its minimum wage to $15 by 2022 is a terrible thing. But for its technology industry, it may be a plus. Higher wages, says the California Restaurant Association, will force businesses to face "undesirable" options, including cutting staff, raising prices and adopting automation.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/drunkenninja/californias-15-an-hour-minimum-wage-may-spur-automation

Meet the woman drowning out trolls that harass female writers

Michelle Ferrier’s experience with harassment didn’t start online, but that’s where she’s fighting back.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/meet-the-woman-drowning-out-trolls-that-harass-female-writers

Hello

Put your passengers first. Drive Phone Free.
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Texting Isn’t the First New Technology Thought to Impair Social Skills

New technologies often unsettle the way we relate to one another, of course. But social ruptures caused by texting have a strong echo in the arguments we had a hundred years ago. That’s when a newfangled appliance gave us a strange new way to contact one another en masse: the telephone.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/FivesandSevens/texting-isnt-the-first-new-technology-thought-to-impair-social-skills

A Stanford professor thinks we'll stop having sex to make babies in the next 20 years

The majority of humans in developed countries will stop having sex to procreate within decades, a leading academic has predicted.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/a-stanford-professor-thinks-well-stop-having-sex-to-make-babies-in-the-next-20-years

Disappearing tribes of Ethiopia: Incredible images of the Surma people

The Surma people are made up of the Suri tribe and the Mursi tribe. These images were taken in Ethiopia by Louisa Seton, who wanted to photograph them before they disappeared.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/disappearing-tribes-of-ethiopia-incredible-images-of-the-surma-people

The Social Workers Humanizing Homelessness at the San Francisco Public Library

A social worker connects at-risk library patrons with resources and a chance to give back.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/the-social-workers-humanizing-homelessness-at-the-san-francisco-public-library

Let a Pineapple Speak For You

The transmission of secret messages through codes or ciphers has throughout history often been a matter of life or death. One only needs to think of Mary Queen of Scots, who was beheaded for treason when her cipher was broken, or Alan Turing, who, by creating a machine to decode messages encoded by the Enigma, saved millions of lives in the Second World War.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/gladsdotter/let-a-pineapple-speak-for-you

The Anomaly of Barbarism

The brutality of Islamist terrorism has many precedents.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/the-anomaly-of-barbarism

Sufi Islam thrives, humorous, eloquent and poetic as ever

With its subversive poetry, rejection of politics, and ecstatic rituals, Sufi Islam continues to surprise and to thrive
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/sufi-islam-thrives-humorous-eloquent-and-poetic-as-ever

Eat to treat

We know that our diet has a huge influence on our health, but is it possible to use food as medicine for a specific disease? Emma Young, who has type 2 diabetes, is sceptical but intrigued.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/eat-to-treat

James Patterson donating another $1.75 million to libraries

James Patterson is ready to launch another season of giving. The author and literary philanthropist told The Associated Press on Tuesday that for a second year he's donating $1.75 million to the country's school libraries. Patterson's School Library Campaign, in partnership with Scholastic Reading Club, gave hundreds of schools grants in 2015, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/TNY/james-patterson-donating-another-175-million-to-libraries

The Art of Biography, Robert Caro

Since 1976, Robert Caro has devoted himself to The Years of Lyndon Johnson, a landmark study of the thirty-sixth president of the United States. The fifth and final volume, now underway, will presumably cover the 1964 election, the passage of the Voting Rights Act and the launch of the Great Society, the deepening of America’s involvement in Vietnam, the unrest in the cities and on college campuses, Johnson’s decision not to seek reelection, and his retirement and death.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/the-art-of-biography-robert-caro

Big Energy CEO rewarded with $3 million bonus after historic California gas leak devastates community

Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/big-energy-ceo-rewarded-with-3-million-bonus-after-historic-california-gas-leak-devastates-community

Everything You Need to Trim, Pluck, Shave or Wax Before Hitting the Beach

It’s been a long winter. Time to come out of manscaping hibernation.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/chunkymonkey/everything-you-need-to-trim-pluck-shave-or-wax-before-hitting-the-beach

We don't talk much about nanotechnology risks anymore, but that doesn't mean they're gone

Two very similar new carbon nanotube products, released eight years apart, provoked very different reactions. What's changed about the way we consider nanotechnology risks and benefits?
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Appaloosa/we-dont-talk-much-about-nanotechnology-risks-anymore-but-that-doesnt-mean-theyre-gone

Could you live in a ventilation shaft?

Tubular Living, the latest project by China's People's Architecture Office, suggests that people make their home in large metal ventilation shafts. The project was commissioned by the Lane Crawford department store to celebrate 165 years of operation.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/could-you-live-in-a-ventilation-shaft

Seasons of Castelluccio

Scattered like a crown at the foot of the mountain range, the medieval abbeys and ancient hilltop villages are witness each year to the most spectacular seasonal transformation in Sibillini National Park — from riotous carpets of flowers to deep snow.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Dino55/seasons-of-castelluccio

Meet the Bugs Living in Your Backyard

Carpenter ants. Weevils. Wasps. These are some of the bugs Daniel Kariko has found hanging out on the screen door of his home, on his car, or crawling on the bright orange walls of his office on the campus of East Carolina University, where he is an assistant professor of photography.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/JazzofAllTrades/meet-the-bugs-living-in-your-backyard