Amanda Shendruk does the math, crunches the numbers and illustrates her findings in a way that adds a new layer of understanding to the stories of the day.
Well, the Mayan doom-pocalypse was not as predicted. But at least it’s in good company. Since the beginning of time, humans have predicted the world’s demise. For the highlights of historic end-day prophesying, check out the infographic below. (And for a terrifyingly long list of unrealized predictions, head over to the Wikipedia page that catalogues the non-catastrophes).
Paul Wells on the bad news in the Science, Technology and Innovation Council’s latest report
“A casino is a factory of broken dreams — a scam for “recreational” gamblers, a shell game for taxpayers, and a rat trap for addicts”
‘The people who did this were trying to divide us…something like this will only bring us together,’ says David Cameron
‘Rob is telling me these stories are untrue, that these accusations are ridiculous, and I believe him’
After ‘Duddy,’ he feared he’d never work again, and begged Spielberg for the role
Blogger takes on Abercrombie clothing over marketing values
