News & Articles By Frances Bloomfield
09/02/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Maybe your fingerprints aren’t so unique after all: New report claims there is not enough scientific basis to claim certain identification
Though long considered an essential tool in forensics, latent fingerprint analysis may actually lack the scientific foundation to be considered irrefutable in the courtroom. This was the conclusion that a team of researchers came to in a report published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Latent fingerprints, as defined by the researchers, are hidden impressions […]
03/07/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Science journal punked by technology “paper” that rewrote Star Trek episode plot
What would happen to the human body if we could travel at warp 10 speeds? According to paper authored by one Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, achieving this form of high-speed, faster-than-light travel would cause the human body to rapidly undergo devastating physiological changes that would make us less than human. If this all sounds too good […]
09/30/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
Universities are now rejecting all science research they deem to be “politically incorrect,” no matter how good the science
This year is set to become the year where feelings take precedence over facts. Bath Spa University has drawn in a fair bit of attention over its decision to reject a proposal from one of its researchers, a psychotherapist named James Caspian. Apparently, performing a study on regret-driven, reverse-gender assignment surgery was a bit too […]
09/01/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
School punishes first-grader after “misgendering” a gender-confused classmate
At Rocklin Academy Gateway, a first grade student was sent to the principal’s office for committing the heinous crime of accidentally “misgendering” a classmate. The so-called “pronoun mishap” occurred during the first week of school at the playground. There, the little girl — whose identity has not been revealed — came across one of her […]
06/22/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
SICK: Children under six are being prescribed antidepressants by doctors
What sort of world are we living in when children below the age of six are being given antidepressants? A rather sordid one if the National Health Service (NHS) figures are anything to go by. Of the 198,906 prescriptions of antidepressants handed out to those under 18 in the UK, a shocking 12,756 of those […]
04/28/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
Will a sex robot brothel be opening in the UK soon?
If you’ve got an itch you can’t scratch, then maybe a trip to the U.K. is in order. A “sex robot brothel” could be opening up on British shores in the near future. LumiDolls, Spain’s premier sex doll agency, has confirmed that it is currently looking for an investor in the U.K. to help finance […]
04/27/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
Climate change app terrorizes youth with wildly exaggerated sea level projections
Thanks to current technology, you too can experience the so-called “disastrous effects” of climate change wherever you may be. Development studios Strange Flavor and secondverse have collaborated with visual artist Justin Brice Guariglia to create an app, named After Ice, in honor of Earth Day. Utilizing geolocation, augmented reality (AR), and collected NASA predictions, the app […]
04/22/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
Delusional artist says climate change will make jellyfish and seaweed dining table staples
Are you ready to make jellyfish salad and seaweed and sea kale Ceasar part of your diet? A fictional photo essay by Allie Wist, Associate Art Director at Saveur, has attempted to show the significant impact that climate change will bring to our dinner tables. The art project, Flooded, was the result of Wist taking […]
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