Watch Protesters Shame DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Out of a Mexican Restaurant
The Metro DC DSA claimed responsibility for the demonstration. Continue reading Watch Protesters Shame DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Out of a Mexican Restaurant
Author Archives: Samantha Cole
American Girl Dolls Play Xbox Now
The Xbox gaming set just launched this week. Start ‘em early. Continue reading American Girl Dolls Play Xbox Now
The Debate About American ‘Concentration Camps’ Is Unfolding on Wikipedia
History’s being documented in real-time, by volunteer editors. Continue reading The Debate About American ‘Concentration Camps’ Is Unfolding on Wikipedia
Watch: Here Are All The Ways Your City Is Surveilling You
Networks of New York author Ingrid Burrington points out all the devices around us that are watching our every move. Continue reading Watch: Here Are All The Ways Your City Is Surveilling You
Gfycat’s AI Solution for Fighting Deepfakes Isn’t Working
Chasing AI-created fake videos with AI moderators doesn’t work, as Gfycat may be finding out. Continue reading Gfycat’s AI Solution for Fighting Deepfakes Isn’t Working
Science Has Gone Too Far: This Is Apparently The ‘Perfect Human Body’
Anthropologist Alice Roberts and a team of SFX model makers designed the “perfect human,” and it’s fucked up. Continue reading Science Has Gone Too Far: This Is Apparently The ‘Perfect Human Body’
The House Unanimously Passed a Bill to Make Child Sex Robots Illegal
Dan Donovan’s “Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots,” or CREEPER Act, has good intentions—but it’s vague and largely unsupported by strong evidence. Continue reading The House Unanimously Passed a Bill to Make Child Sex Robots Illegal
This Video of a Republican Candidate for Senate Dancing in His Underwear Is the Future of Politics
We’re learning to care less and less about what weird shit resurfaces from political candidates’ viral video pasts. Continue reading This Video of a Republican Candidate for Senate Dancing in His Underwear Is the Future of Politics
Researchers Studied 160 Million Memes and Found Most of Them Come From Two Websites
A study of hundreds of millions of images from Reddit, 4chan, Gab, and Twitter reveals how memes spread. Continue reading Researchers Studied 160 Million Memes and Found Most of Them Come From Two Websites
This Is What American Christians Think God Looks Like
God is a young white dude who looks like he plays the acoustic guitar, according to a study of more than 500 American Christians. Continue reading This Is What American Christians Think God Looks Like