Boy, Hank Williams Jr. has really let himself go. Yesterday marked the end of August, and also wrapped up the Big Think’s “Month of Thinking Dangerously” series. Over the course of 31 days, the site posed questions and possible solutions on topics ranging from legalizing all drugs, to changing weather patterns with the aid of [...]
A few funny, informative and disturbing articles you might be interested in reading – and if you’re not, tough tit. There are many reasons why people with jobs are fired by their employers, and some are easier to justify than others – in legal terms. If a worker undergoes a psychiatric evaluation and the test [...]
All the big wigs at BP have been getting a verbal lashing with regards to their handling of the underwater oil deluge that continues to pollute our waters – and deservedly so. The Deepwater Horizon rig’s well-publicized blowout has also brought a lot of shady details and dealings the company was involved in to light. [...]
Cigarette consumers in the U.S. have been ostracized and shamed by non-smoking individuals or advocacy groups since the dangers of smoking were linked to lung cancer and other diseases around the 1950′s. Although I am surprised anyone up until that point actually thought inhaling smoke through a fiery chemical reaction wouldn’t cause health problems, the [...]
