Author Pat Thomas discusses what he learned while writing a biography about the co-founder of the Youth International Party of the 1960s.
It’s no secret that companies are consistently increasing the amount of intel they collect on Internet users in order to target ads effectively, but have you ever wondered what that information is valued at? One user, who’s been unashamedly hiding from advertisers by using blockers, has decided to calculate just how much money giving up his privacy could make him.
A look at the day's political happenings, including Wisconsin exit polls, President Obama's position on the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy and the slap heard ’round the Badger State.
The Supreme Court overturned California's ban on violent video games; social networking sites may be effectively enhancing our social lives; and a case of public urination in Oregon forces a city to flush its reservoir. These discoveries and more after the jump.
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