While You Watch TV, Your TV is Watching You

Your social media accounts are tracking you. Now The New York Timesrecently released an exposÉ on the data mining techniques of another form of technology—smart ...

Red Sauce on Suspect's Face Leads to Arrest

Police cited an obvious, telltale clue in the arrest of a Pennsylvania man for theft-red sauce, smeared all over his face and clothing.

Law enforcement ...

Police Review Board Makes Course Correction

The City of Portland's Independent Police Review office uncovered a series of shocking revelations in the process of investigating a complaint by a man ...

Anonymous Online Confessions Trend Up in Popularity

A trend continues to take place in the online world of anonymity. Several websites offer the opportunity to air one's darkest confessions. Visitors ...

The Danger of Unrecognized Heart Trouble

In his recent (2017) book, Timothy Jennings writes of the dangers of unrecognized heart issues:

Hypertension—high blood pressure—has been called ...

Research Predicts You're Hiding 13 Secrets

A new study has found that the average person is holding onto 13 secrets, five of which they've never told a living soul. And it's not the secret ...

Burger King Offers Free Whoppers to People Who Have Been Fired

Burger King, the quick service restaurant chain known for its flame broiled hamburgers, launched a PR campaign recently with an interesting premise: publicly ...

Web Search Stats Show Our Real Thoughts

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, a former data scientist at Google, used his data-analysis skills to learn what was really on Americans' minds. The result, a ...

Scientific Studies on the Consequences of Secrets

The Bible has a lot to say about confession of sin and confessing our needs to one another. Harboring deep and painful secrets is damaging spiritually, ...

Librarian Leaves Millions of Dollars to University

Robert Morin, a cataloguer at the University of New Hampshire's library, "lived a simple, frugal life," complete with TV dinners and a car ...