Society

Global food supplies just keep getting even tighter, and global hunger has risen to extremely alarming levels. People on the other side of the world are literally starving to death, but most of us in the western world simply do not care about the millions that are deeply suffering because the mainstream media hardly ever talks about what…
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During the last three years, politicians and advisers decreed that the elderly should be denied medical care, and thousands who did find themselves in institutions were treated without compassion, caring or proper, decent care. The elderly were denied contact with relatives or friends and were kept in isolation for many months and in some…
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Many Americans spend too much time on their smartphones. You're probably reading this article on a smartphone, and you are likely pausing frequently to check other apps if you're feeling bored. If you're worried that you're spending a lot of time staring at your phone, it may be time to learn how to manage your smartphone use before it…
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Doom loops have been in the lexicon for a long time. The basic idea is the decline of one of the inputs holding up the status quo weakens the other inputs. This weakness feeds back on itself, accelerating the decline until a critical support level breaks and the system collapses. Doom loops are being used to describe big-city…
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Pharmaceutical companies have enjoyed unprecedented direct to consumer (DTC) advertising in the US and New Zealand for decades, and now they are taking these tactics to a whole new level. Big Pharma is shifting their deceptive marketing campaigns to virtual communication networks, and specifically targeting influencers to get their…
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Many people spend more time staring at screens than interacting with the real world. Hour after hour, day after day, it is only eyes and ears that serve as input, and mouth and fingers that act as output. In the words of author Matthew Walker, we are a population whose “thoughts are somewhere else than our bodies and conscience”.…
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Imagine you could quickly see if someone is lying or telling the truth, at your job, in investments, dates, buying a car or hiring a building contractor. According to Susan Carnicero, a person lies on average 10 times a day, and she has to know. As a former CIA officer who has conducted interrogations, interviews and lie detector tests…
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Death comes for us all, but some leave better stories than others. These strange deaths will make you shake your head, and think twice! We all die eventually, but some of us go out in weirder ways than others. With the number of people who have existed throughout human history, at least a few strange deaths are to be expected.…
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If an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) goes off, a lot of people are going to die – by starvation, lack of conventional medical care or being killed by people trying to get whatever they need because they did not prepare. There are many factors to consider when preparing for the an EMP strike. Detailed below are 12 tips on how to…
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Doctors predict that by 2030, half of the world’s population will be overweight or obese. An epidemic of obesity is causing a rapid rise in diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. It’s becoming the biggest health challenge worldwide. Why has no country managed to stop this epidemic? The food industry and government…
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