ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?
A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in…
ONU: l’obsession anti-israélienne | Causeur
Source: ONU: l’obsession anti-israélienne | Causeur
How did Google halve the drop-out rate of new mothers? | World Economic Forum
Google managed to cut the rate at which new mothers quit by 50% thanks to a simply policy change. Source: How did Google halve the drop-out rate of new mothers?…
Tim Harford — Article — Three pieces of Brexit Bullshit
A referendum on UK membership of the European Union is scheduled for June 23: dodgy statistics ahoy. “Ten Commandments — 179 words. Gettysburg address — 286 words. US Declaration of…
What are the true risks of taking cannabis? | Science | The Guardian
Can I get addicted, what are the short- and long-term effects and what can make cannabis harmful? Key questions answered Source: What are the true risks of taking cannabis? |…
Europe’s Rule-of-Law Crisis by Guy Verhofstadt|Project Syndicate
Hungarians and Poles must be reminded that Russian President Vladimir Putin is actively attempting to divide and weaken the EU and NATO. If Europe is to face down aggression from…
The Elusive Science of Addiction by Markus Heilig |Project Syndicate
Many addicts report that taking drugs provides a feeling like being hugged, a feeling they are unlikely to find elsewhere. It is time that we acknowledge that, for many patients,…
Gone In Six Characters: Short URLs Considered Harmful for Cloud Services
TL;DR: short URLs produced by bit.ly, goo.gl, and similar services are so short that they can be scanned by brute force. Our scan discovered a large number of Microsoft OneDrive…
The Islamic State of Molenbeek|NYT
Roger Cohen in the NYT: A district of Brussels had in effect seceded from Belgium. Europe must fight an ideological battle against Wahhabi Islam. …There is a vacuum. Vacuums are…
Why Do Older People Love Facebook? Let’s Ask My Dad
Tallies with my experience – except for the paternalistic approach, assuming that everybody above 60 is a complete technological idiot. Forgetting conveniently that it’s the boomers who invented modern computing…