Offbeat: Anonymizing personal data ‘not enough to protect privacy,’ shows new study —
With the first large fines for breaching EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulations upon us, and the UK government about to review...
Offbeat: Using antibiotics without a prescription is a prevalent public health problem —
People using antibiotics without a prescription seems to be a prevalent public health problem. Antibiotics were obtained through various means, including saving leftover...
Offbeat: What you do is what the robot does —
If any factory worker could program low-cost robots, then more factories could actually use robotics to increase worker productivity.
This is because workers would...
Offbeat: Concerts and computer science converge in new research —
The iconic "stomp-stomp-clap" of Queen's "We Will Rock You" was born out of the challenge that rock stars and professors alike know all...
Offbeat: The researchers found that adults with higher reading-related knowledge are likelier to provide...
Some languages -- like English -- are tricky to pick up easily.
Young children learning to read and write English often need to identify...
Offbeat: Hardware and IP addresses analyzed to assess the carbon footprint of the cryptocurrency...
The use of Bitcoin causes around 22 megatons in CO2 emissions annually -- comparable to the total emissions of cities such as Hamburg...
Offbeat: Study finds consistency among people’s current and past partners —
If you've ever come out of a bad relationship and decided you need to date someone different from your usual "type," you're not...
Offbeat: The surveillance of self-driving cars —
Picture the future, where driving is a thing of the past. You can hop in your car or one from a ride-share, buckle...
Offbeat: Human impact on the activities and social behaviour of urban capuchin monkeys —
To better understand how primates modify their behaviour to adapt to the increasing presence of humans, a research team monitored 17 robust capuchin...
Offbeat: Adequately resourced protected areas currently safeguard just 4-9 percent of terrestrial amphibians, birds,...
A new analysis published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment shows that the world's protected areas (PAs) are experiencing major...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
