Why our kids are so bored at school, cannot wait, get easily frustrated & have no real friends
ShareTweet By Victoria Prooday Dear readers, I published this article in May 2016. Within a year it [was] read by six million people. The article was translated into 15 languages, I received thousands of comments from parents, teachers, and professionals sharing my concerns. The overwhelming response to my article proves that people all around the world…
Students confront the unethical side of tech in Designing for Evil course
Whether it’s surveilling or deceiving users, mishandling or selling their data, or engendering unhealthy habits or thoughts, tech these days is not short on unethical behavior. But it isn’t enough to just say “that’s creepy.” Fortunately, a course at the University of Washington is equipping its students with the philosophical insights to better identify —…
20+ Examples Of Unconditional Doggo Love That Will Melt Your Heart
And I mean no matter what. The vacuum cleaner is on again? The pooch will run to protect the human baby from its horrific air-sucking hose. Taking a shower? Fear no more, your pup will bring its toy to make the dreadful experience a bit better. Scroll down to check out why everyone needs to…
Turning your toys into robots with Circuit Cubes
Circuit Cubes creates little blocks that bring life to your LEGOs, Mega Bloks, things found in the recycling or a variety of other building toys. We met with co-founder John Schuster to learn about these little motorized toys and tried firsthand building one of their kits with a friend. Read more: https://techcrunch.com/video-article/turning-your-toys-into-robots-with-circuit-cubes/
How Fans Helped Hasbro Build Its Biggest Star Wars Ship Ever
Toys and Star Wars are inextricably linked forever and ever. Star Wars creator George Lucas famously waived part of his directing fee and retained the insanely lucrative rights to Star Wars merchandise in a deal that has gone down in history as a catastrophic blunder on the part of 20th Century Fox. The studio was…
Brian Michael Bendis on Leaving Marvel for DC, Facing Death, and Why America Still Needs Superman
Brian Michael Bendis rocked the comic book-reading world last November with a sudden announcement: He, a in 1970. And it was no less than the chance to write DCs most iconic hero himself, Superman, that lured Bendis away. Imagine his shock then when, less than a month later, Bendis awoke in a hospital and learned…
Groups Allege YouTube Is Violating Law That Protects Kids
A coalition of more than 20 child-health, privacy, and consumer groups is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether YouTube is violating a federal law designed to protect children on the internet. The groups are expected to file a complaint with the FTC on Monday. The relevant federal law, the Children's Online Privacy Protection…
20 Pictures That Prove Shaquille ONeal Is a Real-Life Giant
Look, we all know that Shaquille O’Neal is a big dude. That’s not new information. But there’s a huge difference (no pun intended) between knowing someone is larger than average and actually seeing the evidence with your own eyes. Without further ado, here are 20 pictures that show Shaq making everyday items (and people!) look…
5 Hilariously Stupid Reasons Why Famous Characters Exist
We like to think that everything in our favorite movies and TV shows was the product of pure creative vision. And maybe some drugs. But mostly the creative vision part. Well, folks, that’s not how it works. Movies are complicated beasts with a lot of moving parts, and the demands of the marketing department, practical…