By: Educate Inspire Change For those who do not know, Dustin Hoffman was in a film back in 1982 where he had to dress as a woman, it was called Tootsie. This changed how he viewed women completely and gave him an unexpected new perspective on beauty. When I came across the video below I was…
IBM Announces Record Breaking New Data Storage Device
By: Dom Galeon/Futurism ON A ROLL Magnetic tape drives have been around for more than six decades now. Its commercial use has been mostly for storing data, such as tax documents and health care records, from mainframe computers. From the first 2-megabyte tape drives in the 1950s, today’s versions are now capable of storing up to…
Dog Meat Farm Is Shut Down And 149 Lives Are Saved In The Nick Of Time
By: Adriana Sandoval/I Heart Dogs The fight against the consumption of dog meat has been making headway in countries like Taiwan and China, but the use of dog meat for food is still legal in several other countries (including the U.S.!). Thankfully, activists aren’t giving up, and even the smallest victories are cause for celebration. Humane Society…
Nurse Hid Jewish Kids In Coffins And Snuck Them Out Of Nazi Camps, Meets Them Years Later
By: Christine/Goodfulness Irena Sendler may not be one of the first names that you think of when you think back to World War II, but she is one of history’s most unsung heroes. Her doctor father passed away when she was very small and she made the decision to study medicine in honor of him. This…
5 Key Tips To Pick The Perfect Watermelon
By: Jake Manning/Shareably Nothing is as refreshing as the sweet, juicy taste of a watermelon on a summer day. However, a watermelon can only be as good as the one you choose from the market. You may think that choosing a great watermelon is up to chance, but there are actually several ways to spot…
Elon Musk Just Announced He Has Approval To Build A 29-Minute Hyperloop From NY to DC
By: Tom Ward/Futirusm Elon Musk has announced on Twitter that he has verbal permission to build a Hyperloop connecting New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington and that in the future he plans to bring the technology to Texas. Elon Musk has announced via Twitter that he received verbal approval for this plan to build an underground Hyperloop between…
People Are Giving Greyhounds Cocaine To Try To Make Them Race Faster
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo A greyhound named Flicka has run 169 races in her lifetime. Recently, just after her fastest two races, she tested positive for cocaine. And Flicka isn’t the only one. Shutterstock A staggering 12 greyhounds who race at the Orange Park track in Florida — one of the few states where greyhound racing…
The UN Passes The First-Ever Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Worldwide
By: Dom Galeon and Abby Norman/Futurism A Timely Move On Friday, the United Nations passed the first-ever treaty imposing a total nuclear weapons ban. With North Korea openly continuing to test its arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles, each capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the decision couldn’t be more timely. In a press briefing Thursday, U.N. conference…
Scientists Have A Dark Warning For You About Sex Robots
By: James Felton/IFL Science Scientists from the Foundation For Responsible Robotics have released a report asking society to consider a possible future where humans have sex with robots, and have outlined some things that society needs to do to prepare for that future. The report, led by Professor Noel Sharkey, said that society needs to consider the…