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Sep182026 by LIFTBUMPNo Comments

How to Spot Fake News: A Practical Checklist

Technology

False and misleading stories spread quickly because they are designed to. They often trigger strong emotions, confirm what we already believe and arrive through people we trust. The good news is that you do not need special tools or expert training to catch most of them. A few simple checks, done in a minute or two, will filter out the majority of fake news, hoaxes and misleading posts before you share them. Use this practical checklist. 1. Pause before you react If a story makes you instantly angry, frightened or delighted, that is the moment to slow down. Emotional reactions are exactly what misleading content aims for, because people share first and check later. Take a breath and treat a strong reaction as a signal to verify. 2. Check the source Who published it? Is it a news organi...

Oct252021 by LIFTBUMPNo Comments

3 Tech Trends in Modern Healthcare Set to Make a Difference

LifeStyle, Technology

Technology has been making impactful changes to many industries around the world, including healthcare. In fact, there have been a few significant trends in recent times which have extensively shaped the way modern healthcare works. From improving internal research methods to discovering new modalities of care, technology is effectively revolutionising the way modern healthcare operates. Keep reading to find out three tech trends in modern healthcare that have and are set to continue to make a difference in the space. 5G Networks The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has taught the world that traditional in-person practices do not necessarily have to stay face-to-face. Instead, many practices, including healthcare ones, are increasingly being done online. For example, both patients and he...

Oct232020 by LIFTBUMPNo Comments

His Entire Community and Even His Mom Thought He Was Crazy. But Then He Turned On The Lights.

LifeStyle, Politics, Technology

In 2002, Malawi was in the midst of one of its worst droughts. Fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba was suffering greatly from the crisis: his family was on the verge of starvation and they didn’t have enough money to send him to school. As a result, William spent most of his free time at the U.S. government funded library, drawn to books about science. Because he couldn’t read English very well, he often picked up books containing pictures and diagrams. Screen Shot via TED When he saw a picture of a windmill in one of the books, a lightbulb went off in his head. “I saw the picture of the windmill in the library book so when I saw it I said ‘ah, this picture in this book, I think I can also build this windmill,'” he told Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. He believed the windmill might...

Oct232020 by LIFTBUMPNo Comments

A Couple of Buddies Devise A Plan to Go Wakeboarding Despite Lacking Everything Needed To Do It

Entertainment, LifeStyle, Sports, Technology, Travel

When you have an old car hood, a couch, and some time on your hands, sometimes you just have to go… Couch surfing. Yes. Couch surfing. Justin Brooks explained on LiveLeak how their improvised wakeboarding session came about: “This was just a normal weekend day out on the farm, we had a side by side, and chevy pickup hood, and a nice couch, the 3 of them looked like a good fun combination to put together. It took a few trial runs to get going a good speed, we finally had to tie the couch down so it wouldn’t slip off the hood. With some nice suits on we where finally ready for a good ride, and by the end of it the 3 of us where a bit dirty and ready for the shower as well as the camera too. ” Those suits are definitely going to need a good wash. The great tradition of farm improvisation ...