Jan 22 2009

All Earth’s Seasons Now Arrive Two Days Earlier

Not only has the average global temperature increased in the past 50 years, but the hottest day of the year has shifted nearly two days earlier, according to a new study by scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard University.

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Jan 22 2009

Caroline Kennedy Withdraws Senate Seat Bid

Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her name from consideration for Hillary Clinton’s vacant Senate seat, citing “personal reasons”.

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Jan 22 2009

6 Words That Make Your Resume Suck

These sucky words are not of the four-letter variety. These words are common. They are accepted. They litter the average resume with buzzword badness. Hiring managers can identify sucky words in seconds, leaving your resume work worthless.

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Jan 22 2009

How Canadian ISPs throttle the Internet

Canada’s major ISPs have all turned over to regulators information about their use of deep packet inspection to throttle file-sharing apps, and one thing is clear: Canada’s Internet, like its beer, is straight-up cold-filtered.

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Jan 22 2009

Why do Freeways Come to a Stop? [Infographic]

This explains your slow commutes lately: How low sun creates a traffic ‘shockwave’

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Jan 22 2009

Jimmy Fallon Interviews Kevin Rose & Alex Albrecht

“Jimmy talks to Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht from Diggnation. BONUS! Check out Jimmy’s appearance on the Friday, January 16th episode of Diggnation!”

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Jan 22 2009

Dear World, We’re Back! Love U.S.A

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Jan 22 2009

Science vs. Religion: Has Darwin Failed?

Human beings, animals and plants were not created by God, but are the result of evolution. Charles Darwin published this revolutionary theory 150 years ago. It’s been a huge success with scientists, but it was never popular. Is the human brain wired toward supernatural belief?

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Jan 22 2009

How to Lose $20 Billion of Value in 2 Trading Days

Success has many fathers; failure is an orphan.

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Jan 22 2009

Top 10 Games for President Obama

The stakes are pretty high for our next President and, since there’s no option for him to reload the country if things go to crap, we thought we’d offer President Obama a list of ten games that will surely help him prepare for this next term and rehearse his responses to some of the crises he might face.

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