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November 8, 2021Uncategorized

Critical Face Theory: Facebook and Facial Recognition

Since 2010, the popular social media platform Facebook has been compiling facial recognition data on its users in one of the most-advanced and largest data set of the technology in […]
November 1, 2021Uncategorized

The Worst Video Game in History: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

In 1982, Atari released a video game to cash in on the popularity of the movie E.T. The game for Atari 2600 was rushed to production and has been panned […]
October 25, 2021Uncategorized

Tell-Tale Shark: Jimmy Smith’s Arm

This week’s episode is a true crime tale – a shark spits up a human arm in a Sidney aquarium and it leads to one of Australia’s most notorious – […]
October 18, 2021Uncategorized

A Titanic Hero at Dunkirk: Charles Lightoller

Charles Lightoller was the Second Officer on board the ill-fated maiden voyage of the H.M.S. Titanic. Only saved by an exploding boiler, he went on to a notable life and […]
October 11, 2021Uncategorized

The Anti-Mask Controversy: It’s Not New

“Anti-Mask” rants have taken over school board meetings, city council meetings, airplanes and stores throughout America. But did people act like this during the Flu Pandemic of 1918? In this […]
October 4, 2021Uncategorized

The Cobra Effect: Unintended Consequences in British India

The Cobra Effect is a story of unintended consequences. In British-controlled India, the government tried to offer an incentive to help curb the rampant deadly cobra problem. Their solution backfired. […]
September 27, 2021Uncategorized

The Confederados: The Confederate Flag Flies in Brazil

After the U.S. Civil War, somewhere between 8,000-20,000 Confederates fled to Brazil where they established their own colony. Even today, you’ll see the Confederate Flag flying there as they celebrate […]
September 20, 2021Uncategorized

The Most Kissed Girl in the World

When the Laerdal Toy Company was tasked with creating the very first mannequin for practicing CPR, they used a familiar face – it was that of “L’Inconnue de la Seine” – a […]
September 13, 2021Uncategorized

Ted Slauson: The Man Who Beat The Price is Right

In 2008, a man named Terry Kneiss won a double showcase on The Price is Right by making a perfect bid of $23,743 dollars. But there was more to it […]
September 6, 2021Uncategorized

Cuddle Clones: Barbra Streisand’s Dogs

When Barbra Streisand’s 14-year old Coton du Tulear dog was nearing the end of its life, she sent some of its skin cells to ViaGen Pets. Now two of her […]

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