Leah Zitter

The US military is good at many things, but conspicuously bad at management. Its most recent survey found that the Army’s leadership skills are abominably low, marked by poor communication skills, little vision for the future, and discouragement of risk-taking. More than half of active duty junior officers reported they’d love to hop the army […]

This week, a U.S. Air National Guardsman and a Ukrainian pilot were killed when an Su-27UB Flanker-C fighter crashed in Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi region during Exercise Clear Sky. The accident was one of a series of crashes largely caused by aging US air cargo. A feature article by Air Force Times writer Steve Losey, and Tara […]

Killer robots — those autonomous armed robots programmed to randomly kill humans — don’t exist yet, although artificial intelligence laboratories are working on them, and the very thought has thrown the world into a tizzy. Last Sunday, Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) produced a report warning that future warfare will be conducted by armies of […]

A new study found that beer producers may need to raise the price of beer, since over the next 80 years, barley – a key ingredient in beer – may well be clipped by growing bouts of extreme heat waves and drought. In fact, this study published in the peer-reviewed British journal Nature Plants noted that losses […]

As a sign of the times, venerable Sears Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday and plans to close 142 more stores come November. Last year the company shuttered 379 full-line stores. The company has not made a profit since 2011. Who could forget Sears, launched in 1886 and granddaddy of retail consumption. One […]

Artificial intelligence can reveal your personality by tracking your eyes. It’s been said eyes are the window of the soul in that they reveal your feelings and who you are. Now one line of study says eyes reveal our personalities – simply by the way they move. In a study by the University of South […]

USA Today runs a section called These are the best deals on Amazon this weekend. We can go one better and share our experiences on how to get Amazon’s best deals each and every day. (See Tip #4. This article is topical, too). The Tips Amazon’s Outlet Store and Warehouse Amazon’s Warehouse Outlet Store regularly […]

At 6-foot-4, Matt Owen barely manages to stand upright in his van that he and his wife, Alli, have lived in for the last six months. Barely 28 years-old, the two engineers retired earlier this year on the $600,000 made in four years, intending to live the next few years traveling the United States. They […]

Does music give you the shudders, make you cry? Your brain may be wired differently than others. Matthew Sachs, a PhD candidate at the University of Southern California (USC), wondered why some of his friends said they “got the chills” when they listened to music. One friend told Sachs: “I sort of feel that my […]

Rational economics says females largely invest time and money in dating males who are rich, handsome, have big muscles, are sweaty with an average crop of facial hair. (Take these findings with a grain of salt). Identity economics says females chase those males who have qualities their society praises. So, say your society’s into warriors […]

This mischief-maker is out to prove that blockchain is not as secure as crypto-enthusiasts say it is. Look out for a message saying Einsteinium has been hacked and double-spent with all the details. Cross your heart and hope to die. That’s a Reddit user‘s promise. He’s been offered $800 to fulfill his bet. “Hey all,” […]

It’s not just banks anymore. It’s ATMs now, with ATM “cash and grab” crime on the rise. Last Friday, robbers in Anne Arundel County almost grabbed an entire ATM. It held cash with five figures. The Tuesday before, two men were imprisoned in Washington, DC, for beating a loader. The loader is the guy who […]