A new research lab at the prestigious Parsons design school aims to develop video games with a conscience — called "serious games" — and study whether playing them can be a force for social good. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The degree of bias in reporting is getting worse and worse. Don't believe me? You will after watching this video from our friends at The Onion picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

From the impressive language and dialect of prairie dogs to the “beyond-human-hearing” rumbles of elephants to the numerous distinctive cries of chickens, animal communication truly is a testament to the intelligence of these creatures. picked by kakana 2 months ago

Search for books, read and write reviews and recreate your bookshelf online. Useful if you're not sure about reading a book. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

"You know what?" Matthews said. "I want to do everything I can to make this thing work, this new Presidency work."

Before the questions and attacks begin, here's why this is important: Media bias, and a "journalist's role." Should journalists, as Matthews suggests, try to "help" the administration... or just report on it? [From HuffPo] picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

Gets a degree in Social Psychology. I think she was already a master of the social psychology when she was an intern. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Not anti McCain, just a quote: "And John McCain is as Regular a Guy as it gets, even though he dumped his first wife (the mother of his three children) after she was disfigured and disabled by a near-fatal car accident so that he could marry his much younger, much prettier, and extremely wealthy heiress-mistress." picked by DerAlt 2 years ago

Interested in joining a community based site but not sure which one is right for you? There are many different options out there that will cater to your specific interests and demographic. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

To the average consumer of the corporate-media's wares, headlines such as this serve to assure them of the evil nature of the forces that we are currently confronting. In spite of all our blunders, and in spite of the seemingly complicated issues that surround the War on Terror, here is a clear example of the evil that the Western forces of good are clumsily attempting to counter. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Arnold Schwarzenegger told a gathering of Hispanic journalists that immigrants should avoid Spanish-language media if they want to learn English quickly. picked by super 2 years ago

Facebook was born in 2004 as a way for college students to connect with friends. But what does the Palo Alto social media giant want to be when it grows up?

*assbook?* picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

LinuxMCE 1.0 is sweet picked by ReBoot 3 years ago

With a headline like "Bush Motorcade Kills Cop" you would picture Bush running over some poor cop. The actual story is a motorcycle crashed his bike while riding as part of the motorcade. Must be some ultra-liberal rag right? Well, it was Time Magazine. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Enjoy. picked by gratheo 2 years ago

Never afraid to let their bigotry and prejudice trump their boss rules to do good, turn the other cheek, and help people, the catholic charity plans on stopping charity work. picked by bernardblack 1 week ago

MSNBC anchor David Shuster was the victim of a hoax.

... And in retrospect, Martin Eisenstadt isn’t too convincing of an advisor (just watch those YouTube videos!). But it worked just the same. If you want to create a fake policy adviser, how do you do it? What’s the best way to hoax the media?

Just follow these 4 steps... picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

Media Convert allows you to convert all different types of files. Free, online, no spyware, nothing - they don't even ask you for your email address. Just upload your file and choose the output file type, download and there you have it! picked by cheeselog1234 2 years ago

At first glace, you may think the words ‘fighting’ and ‘etiquette’ shouldn’t be in the same sentence. Not so. In North America, there are major social implications to fighting and going about it incorrectly can have a major affect on your health, social standing, and life in general.There are definite Do’s and Don’ts and it is vital you know what they are... read full post picked by bingo 8 months ago

Interesting article about what might happen if the economy never recovers, written by a guy that lived through the collapse of the Soviet Union.
I don't really think this will happen, but it is an interesting read and I would like to see some discussion. picked by theclansman 8 months ago

Media-Convert is a fairly impressive web service that will convert a file from one file format to another. Convert a file located on your computer or from the url, There's a good chance Media-Convert supports almost every document on you computer, including dozens of audio and video formats, image formats, documents from Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, and others, compressed archives, and more.I... read full post picked by haibinh 3 years ago