The Plague Killed killed off a giant swath of the population but those who survived saw better lives across the board, because there were so few left to work. And rabbits, once the gifts of kings, were suddenly everywhere.
NBC newscaster John Cameron Swayze was television's first "anchor man" – though not for presenting the news. The term instead referred to his status as permanent panelist of the quiz show "Who Said That?" Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Sunlight may have benefits not yet discovered. Joseph D'Mello CC BY-NCSummer sunshine makes most of us feel better, but there may be more to the benefits than just feeling good. A growing body of evidence suggests sunlight itself – with adequate protection, of course – may actually be good for health.
Will the FCC repeat past mistakes of regulating telecommunications as utilities? ShutterstockFederal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Tom Wheeler claims that his plan to regulate Internet Service Providers (ISPs) under Title II of the 1934 Telecommunications Act is “rooted in long-standing regulatory principles.”That’s not necessarily a good thing.
Can he be the global warming culprit? LinkCould our meat-loving Western diets push climate change over the edge? That was the message of a recent report from UK think tank Chatham House that, even if the world moves away from fossil fuels, growth in meat and dairy consumption could still take global warming beyond the safe threshold of 2C.
Credit: L. Sabetelli / Wellcome, CC BYThe Black Death struck Europe in 1347, killing 30-50% of the European population in six violent years. It wasn’t a one-off epidemic: it signaled the start of the second plague pandemic in Europe that lasted for hundreds of years and only slowly disappeared from the continent after the Great Plague of London in 1665-1666.
Do you care where the food you buy comes from? amy, CC BY-NCThe public reaction to the Hepatitis A scare linked to contaminated frozen berries imported from China continues.
Health marketing materials used to promote measles vaccine during the 1960s. CDCThe news on the current measles outbreak contains plenty of reminders that measles causes brain damage, pneumonia, hearing loss and death. A few lone voices have spoken up to say measles isn’t that serious, including an Arizona doctor who said it’s “really just a fever and a rash” – and soon found himself under investigation by his state’s medical board.
In American Sniper, Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) is the 'sheepdog' – someone who operates in a state of constant, anxious alertness against inevitable attack. Entertainment Weekly
The connections between technology, urban trading, and international economics which have come to define modern living are nothing new. Back in the first millennium AD, the Vikings were expert at exploring these very issues.
