Confessions of Barack Obama, Confidence Man

Barack Obama has been likened on more than one occasion to Mr. Spock, the famously cold, logical Star Trek character. And in a wide-ranging, unintentionally… Source: Confessions of Barack Obama, Confidence Man

“Nature can surprise us”: There’s a new species of bacteria that eats plastic

Source: “Nature can surprise us”: There’s a new species of bacteria that eats plastic

Protestors in Brazil plan on bringing down their unpopular president with a choreographed song and dance

Source: Protestors in Brazil plan on bringing down their unpopular president with a choreographed song and dance

Quartz Weekend Brief—AI and humanity, China’s Great Famine, life after journalism

Source: Quartz Weekend Brief—AI and humanity, China’s Great Famine, life after journalism

A Syrian refugee has become a YouTube star by explaining German culture to Germans

Source: A Syrian refugee has become a YouTube star by explaining German culture to Germans

Germans are about to tell Angela Merkel what they really think of her refugee policy

Source: Germans are about to tell Angela Merkel what they really think of her refugee policy

Google’s AI victory is a reminder of the beautifully alien nature of machine intelligence

Source: Google’s AI victory is a reminder of the beautifully alien nature of machine intelligence