Harbinger of The Great Internet Wall arrives

President Trump’s executive order on immigration puts non-U.S. citizens’ data in jeopardy.
Read more: http://www.networkworld.com/article/3163204/security/harbinger-of-the-great-internet-wall-arrives.html?source=Snapzu

A Better Approach to Violent Crime

In our politically fractured age, the problem of mass incarceration is one of the very few issues that brings liberals and conservatives together. The shocking facts of our criminal justice system are surely one reason for this. The U.S. is home to 5% of the world’s population but 25% of its prisoners. Our incarceration rate is 19% higher than Turkmenistan’s, 36% higher than Cuba’s and 57% higher than Russia’s—all repressive regimes. No other liberal democracy has an incarceration rate anything like ours, which is more than 370%...
Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-better-approach-to-violent-crime-1485536313?source=Snapzu

At least 17 Bomb Threats called in to Jewish Community Centers Nationwide in Third Wave of Harassment

Threats were called into JCCs in New York, New Jersey, Colorado, California, Wisconsin and Utah, an official of a Jewish security group confirmed.
Read more: http://www.jta.org/2017/01/31/news-opinion/united-states/at-least-11-bomb-threats-called-in-to-jccs-nationwide-in-third-wave-of-threats?source=Snapzu

Tasmanian Tree Projects: an intimate portrait from an impossible perspective

The Tree Projects team spent 67 days documenting one eucalyptus regnans in the Styx valley of Tasmania. Using a combination of tree-climbing and elaborate arboreal rigging techniques, they produced an intimate portrait from an impossible perspective of one of the world’s largest individual flowering trees, which goes by several common names. These photos document the process that resulted in an extraordinary ultra high-definition photograph.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/gallery/2017/jan/31/tasmanian-tree-project-intimate-portrait-impossible-perspective?source=Snapzu

What do the different colors for names mean?

<p>I imagine green means moderators and red might mean admins but I'm not sure. Also are there any other colors I haven't seen?</p>
Read more: http://snapzu.com/t/asksnapzu/tribepost/TXGN2QB/what-do-the-different-colors-for-names-mean?source=Snapzu

Bad things happen for a reason, and other idiocies of theodicy

The problem of evil is a classic dilemma in the philosophy of religion. The relative ease with which the problem can be stated belies the depth of the challenge that it presents to traditional monotheism.
Read more: https://aeon.co/ideas/bad-things-happen-for-a-reason-and-other-idiocies-of-theodicy?source=Snapzu

FDA confirms toxicity of homeopathic baby products; Maker refuses to recall

The agency confirms elevated levels of belladonna, aka deadly nightshade.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/fda-confirms-toxicity-of-homeopathic-baby-products-maker-refuses-to-recall/?source=Snapzu

Defoe and the Distance to Utopia

In the wake of recent political shifts and the dystopian flavour they carry for many, J.H. Pearl looks to the works of Daniel Defoe and the lessons they can teach us about bringing utopia home.
Read more: http://publicdomainreview.org/2017/01/25/defoe-and-the-distance-to-utopia/?source=Snapzu

Masaya Nakamura, Father of Pac-Man, Dies at 91

His Jan. 22 death was confirmed a week later on Bandai Namco&#039;s website on Monday. He was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame in 2010.
Read more: http://time.com/4653618/masaya-nakamura-dies-pac-man/?source=Snapzu

Alien Interview - Project Blue Book

Alien interview 1964. Subject was named &#039;EBE-3&#039; and was held captive for 5 days. Subject disappeared from Government records on date of this event.
Read more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QdIfM66RDg?source=Snapzu

Body and Soul

Considering the eternal dance of Eros and Thanatos. By Noga Arikha.
Read more: http://laphamsquarterly.org/flesh/body-and-soul?source=Snapzu

How Mr. Coffee Made Coffee Manly

Mr. Coffee, the first electric-drip coffee machine for home use, debuted in 1972, forever changing the way Americans made coffee. By Erin Blakemore.
Read more: https://daily.jstor.org/how-mr-coffee-made-coffee-manly/?source=Snapzu

32 Animated Videos by Wireless Philosophy Teach You the Essentials of Critical Thinking

Do you know someone whose arguments consist of baldly specious reasoning, hopelessly confused categories, archipelagos of logical fallacies buttressed by seawalls of cognitive biases? Surely you do. Perhaps such a person would welcome some instruction on the properties of critical thinking and argumentation? Not likely?
Read more: http://www.openculture.com/2016/07/wireless-philosophy-critical-thinking.html?source=Snapzu

For Librarians, 2017 Is Off to a Rough Start

Librarians’ concerns about the new Trump administration run deeper than funding questions. Immediately following the 2016 election many librarians expressed concern that Trump’s campaign rhetoric breached some of the library community’s most fundamental values, including intellectual freedom, diversity, and social responsibility.
Read more: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/72618-for-librarians-2017-is-off-to-a-rough-start.html?source=Snapzu

Trump says US will prioritize Christian refugees

President Donald Trump said in a new interview Friday that persecuted Christians will be given priority over other refugees seeking to enter the United States, saying they have been &quot;horribly treated.&quot; Speaking with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Trump said that it had been &quot;impossible, or at least very tough&quot; for Syrian Christians to enter the United States.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/trump-christian-refugees/index.html?source=Snapzu

The Great A.I. Awakening

How Google used artificial intelligence to transform Google Translate, one of its more popular services — and how machine learning is poised to reinvent computing itself.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/magazine/the-great-ai-awakening.html?source=Snapzu

Pope Francis slams Trump’s immigration ban; ‘It’s hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian’

At a pilgrimage gathering of Catholics and Lutherans from Germany, Pope Francis condemned the faith of those people who call themselves Christians by being merciless to refugees and people belonging to other faiths, reports Catholic Herald. Francis rebuked “the contradiction of those who want to defend Christianity in the West, and, on the other hand, are against refugees and other religions.” “The sickness or, you can say the sin, that Jesus condemns most is hypocrisy, which is precisely what is happening when someone claims to be a Christian but does not...
Read more: http://en.southlive.in/world/2017/01/29/pope-francis-slams-trumps-immigration-ban-its-hypocrisy-to-call-yourself-a-christian?source=Snapzu

Gaslighting: Know It and Identify It to Protect Yourself

Gaslighting is a manipulation tactic used to gain power. And it works too well. By Stephanie Sarkis Ph.D.
Read more: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/gaslighting-know-it-and-identify-it-protect-yourself?source=Snapzu

White House discussing asking foreign visitors for social media info and cell phone contacts

Trump administration officials are discussing the possibility of asking foreign visitors to disclose all websites and social media sites they visit, and to share the contacts in their cell phones. If the foreign visitor declines to share such information, he or she could be denied entry.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/donald-trump-immigrant-policy-social-media-contacts/?source=Snapzu

Bibliomania: the strange history of compulsive book buying

Lorraine Berry looks into the curious past of pathological collectors – and considers her own lifelong urge to hoard ever more volumes
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/26/bibliomania-the-strange-history-of-compulsive-book-buying?source=Snapzu

How art helps us work out our techno dreams and nightmares

In a world where machines are threatening our identity, what price humanity? A new book on machine art, &quot;Machine Art in the Twentieth Century,&quot; shows how art can help.
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23331090-700-how-art-helps-us-work-out-our-techno-dreams-and-nightmares/?source=Snapzu

The Unbearable Niceness of Being

On niceness in publishing and why we should ask men to do better. By Alana Massey.
Read more: http://lithub.com/the-unbearable-niceness-of-being/?source=Snapzu

My life as a cleaner in London

As a cleaner, Michele Kirsch brings insights from her writing career to her current job – and reveals some home truths.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/michele-kirsch-my-life-as-a-cleaner-in-london-a6708181.html?source=Snapzu

In Tbilisi

”It’s forbidden to be sad in Georgia.” By Victoria Lomasko.
Read more: https://nplusonemag.com/issue-27/essays/in-tbilisi/?source=Snapzu

An Unexpected Encounter with Set Theory in the Wild

How a routine trip to the art museum became a meditation on the empty set. By Evelyn Lamb.
Read more: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/an-unexpected-encounter-with-set-theory-in-the-wild/?source=Snapzu

Lessons From Putin’s Russia for Living in Trump’s America

Once you lose faith in one institution, you start to lose faith in them all. By Michael Idov.
Read more: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/lessons-from-putins-russia-for-living-in-trumps-america.html?source=Snapzu

How to Murder Your Life

I was a slutty and self-loathing downtown party girl fellatrix rushing to ruin. By Cat Marnell.
Read more: http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/01/how-to-murder-your-life-excerpt-from-cat-marnells-memoir.html?source=Snapzu

Troops Who Cleaned Up Radioactive Islands Can’t Get Medical Care

Roughly 4,000 service members helped clean up the Enewetak Atoll from nuclear tests. Many now have ailments they think result from the work, but the government won’t provide health care. By Dave Philipps.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/troops-radioactive-islands-medical-care.html?smid=re-share?source=Snapzu

Storybook Landscape Photos Celebrate the Enchanting Beauty of Iceland

The Follow Me Away project captures stunning images of breathtaking places. For the latest installment, the model/photographer duo traveled to Iceland.
Read more: http://mymodernmet.com/follow-me-away-iceland/?source=Snapzu

How Culture Became a Powerful Political Weapon

Nato Thompson’s new book explores the history of how music, TV, games, and advertising have been used to influence consumers.
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/01/culture-as-weapon-nato-thompson/514712/?source=Snapzu

19-Year-Old Illustrates Brutal Traces Of Sexual Assault In A Powerful NSFW Artwork

19-year-old Emma Krenzer has brought awareness to sexual assault via an art project, which she made for the class at Wesleyan University in Nebraska.
Read more: https://www.demilked.com/after-sexual-assault-art-project-touch-impact-emma-krenzer/?source=Snapzu

Israel is decriminalising weed for personal use

Israel plans to decriminalise personal marijuana use, Gilad Erdan, the nation’s Public Security Minister, said on Thursday, adopting an approach similar to some US states and European countries. Mr Erdan said that if the Government approves his new policy, those caught smoking marijuana would be fined rather than arrested and prosecuted. Criminal procedures would be launched only against those caught repeatedly.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-marijuana-cannabis-decriminalise-decriminalize-legalise-weed-personal-use-jerusalem-a7547396.html?source=Snapzu

Enter the Pussyhat

On the Women’s March, Disrupt J20, and #IWillGoOut.
Read more: https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/enter-the-pussyhat/?source=Snapzu

Viruses, spyware found in 'alarming' number of Android VPN apps

If you&#039;ve thought of using a VPN to get around the Federal Court’s blocking of The Pirate Bay and other file-sharing websites, you might want to take a closer look.
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-25/viruses-spyware-found-in-alarming-number-of-android-vpn-apps/8210796?source=Snapzu

Ikea Lovingly Turned These 10 Children's Drawings Into Actual Plush Toys Winning designs will raise money for kids' charities By David Griner

Tо hеlр create this уеаr&#039;ѕ lіnеuр оf Sоft Tоуѕ for Eduсаtіоn, global retailer Ikеа turnеd tо сrауоn-wіеldіng kids аrоund thе wоrld. Thе 10 wіnnіng еntrіеѕ hаvе been rесrеаtеd in lоvіng detail bу Ikеа&#039;ѕ toy dеѕіgnеrѕ, and the creations are nоw оn ѕаlе аѕ раrt of thе сhаіn&#039;ѕ аnnuаl fundraiser. Fоr еасh tоу рurсhаѕеd, Ikea will donate one еurо to сhіldrеn&#039;ѕ еduсаtіоn рrоjесtѕ via Unісеf аnd Save thе Children. Sіnсе launching thе сhаrіtу еffоrt іn 2003, thе Ikеа Foundation has dоnаtеd mоrе thаn $90 million to global сhіldrеn&#039;ѕ саuѕеѕ.
Read more: http://www.newsinfo.ml/2017/01/ikea-lovingly-turned-these-10-childrens.html?source=Snapzu

We now have the genetic recipe for making tomatoes taste like tomatoes again

Remember when tomatoes didn’t just taste like water? Well, scientists have mapped the entire genome of hundreds of varieties of tomatoes, and identified the genetic traits that make them yummy....
Read more: http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/26/14398882/tomato-genetics-flavor-science-study?source=Snapzu

An Incomplete Dossier of Evidence That Donald Trump Doesn’t Read

Donald Trump doesn’t read. This may seem inconceivable for a president, particularly after four years of President Obama—but more likely, considering the president in question, the information does not shock you. Honestly, it seems as though every day there’s a new piece of evidence that underscores our terrifying suspicion (one among many) that we may have a president who, despite his claims, has never read an entire book from beginning to end,
Read more: http://lithub.com/an-incomplete-dossier-of-evidence-that-donald-trump-doesnt-read/?source=Snapzu

Trump signs executive order stripping non-citizens of privacy rights

With a stroke of his pen, the president just potentially invalidated a transcontinental data flow agreement between the US and EU which took years to negotiate. The US-EU Data Shield agreement is an authorization framework which enables companies to transfer the personal data of Europeans to the US while ensuring that the companies operate within compliance of Europe&#039;s more stringent privacy laws. It effectively ensured that a European&#039;s personal data -- that is, any personal data originating from the EU, not just that of EU citizens...
Read more: https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/26/trump-signs-executive-order-stripping-non-citizens-of-privacy-ri?source=Snapzu

Iowa considers broadening opt-outs for child vaccinations

An Iowa legislative panel has approved a bill that would make it easier for parents to avoid requirements that their children be vaccinated. The subcommittee approved the bill Thursday despite testimony from health care professionals that the move would lower vaccination rates and could ultimately lead to more sick children.
Read more: http://www.ktiv.com/story/34356009/2017/01/26/iowa-considers-broadening-opt-outs-for-child-vaccinations?source=Snapzu

Where the Wild Things Are: Anomalies and the Poverty of Critical Thinking

“People tend to say ‘I like independent thinkers but they must think what I want them to think independently’” – Rassool Jibraeel Snyman.
Read more: https://esoterx.com/2017/01/13/where-the-wild-things-are-anomalies-and-the-poverty-of-critical-thinking/?source=Snapzu

What cuts at the NEA, NEH, and CPB will mean for humanities, journalism and arts in America

These cuts “should alarm every American who has ever used a library, visited a museum, attended a college or university, watched public television, or listened to a public radio station.”
Read more: https://www.mhpbooks.com/what-cuts-at-the-nea-neh-and-cpb-will-mean-for-humanities-journalism-and-arts-in-america/?source=Snapzu

Japanese Joinery: Captivating gifs reveal ancient secrets of wood assembly.

Before screws, nails, glue and other fasteners, joinery was a matter of complex interlocking forms that shaped not only the structure but also the aesthetic of what was built. For generations, Japa…
Read more: http://weburbanist.com/2017/01/24/japanese-joinery-captivating-gifs-reveal-ancient-secrets-of-wood-assembly/?source=Snapzu

If you want to get smarter, speed-reading is worse than not reading at all

The point of books isn’t how much you read. It’s reading for deep understanding.
Read more: https://qz.com/892276/speed-reading-wont-make-you-smarter-but-reading-for-deep-understanding-will/?source=Snapzu

The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research : Health and Medicine Division

In one of the most comprehensive studies of recent research on the health effects of recreational and therapeutic cannabis use, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a rigorous review of relevant scientific research published since 1999. This report summarizes the current state of evidence regarding what is known about the health impacts of cannabis and cannabis-derived products, including effects related...
Read more: http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/reports/2017/health-effects-of-cannabis-and-cannabinoids.aspx?source=Snapzu

I can't stop thinking about these weird life hacks from 1873

These were simpler, stranger times
Read more: http://theweek.com/articles/670636/cant-stop-thinking-about-weird-life-hacks-from-1873?source=Snapzu

The Physical Book Will Surely Endure: But Will It Endure for the Right Reason?

As an empirical matter, reading on a tablet cannot remotely approach the sensual literary experience offered by an old-fashioned book. By James McWilliams.
Read more: http://www.themillions.com/2017/01/the-physical-book-will-surely-endure-but-will-it-endure-for-the-right-reason.html?source=Snapzu

Dark Ecology

“How did things get to be this way?” By Paul Kingsnorth.
Read more: https://orionmagazine.org/article/dark-ecology/?source=Snapzu

A Psychiatrist Who Survived The Holocaust Explains Why Meaningfulness Matters More Than Happiness

&quot;It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.&quot; In September 1942, Viktor Frankl, a prominent Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna, was arrested and transported to a Nazi concentration camp with his wife and parents. Three years later, when his camp was liberated, most of his family, including his pregnant wife, had perished — but he, prisoner number 119104, had lived.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/a-lesson-about-happiness-from-a-holocaust-survivor-2014-10?source=Snapzu

Seniors Welcome New, Battery-Powered Friends

Cutting-edge innovations are set to upend some of the constants of growing old.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/business/robots-ai-elder-care-assisted-living-retirement.html?_r=0?source=Snapzu

The best weed for anxiety: All the strains to help you relax, tune out and get your chill on

Here’s what to pack in your pipe if you just can’t shake that stress. By Miles Klee.
Read more: https://mic.com/articles/166057/best-weed-for-anxiety-all-the-strains-to-help-you-relax#.bQTzSIlpb?source=Snapzu