2015 AAA Leadership Fellows Program American Anthropological Association The AAA Leadership Fellows Program provides a unique opportunity for anthropologists early in their careers to learn about leadership opportunities within the association. Each year a group of three to five fellows will be paired with a mentor chosen from among AAA leadership. Mentors are available to fellows … Read more
Boycott of schools begins across Turkey A boycott of schools was launched on Feb. 13 upon a call from the Eğitim-Sen teachers’ union and a number of Alevi associations to protest the government’s recent education system implementations, including on compulsory religion classes. Dozens detained around Turkey in school boycott Dozens were detained around Turkey on Feb 13 … Read more
Pirate Bay Responds to Cloudflare and Moderation Concerns TorrentFreak On Saturday The Pirate Bay made its long-awaited comeback. While most users were happy to see the site back online, others were suspicious about the new setup. Report: Games Grow in Traffic and Revenue in 2014 All Facebook by Brandy Shaul The Silk Road Trial … Read more
Google Says Driverless Cars Will Join The Roads In Less Than 5 Years Social Media Week by Tyler Becker In two to five years, Google’s driverless cars could be on the roads, primarily collecting data on how they interact with other vehicles and pedestrians. Chris Urmson, the Head of Google’s Self-Driving Car initiative, said they are … Read more
67 police officers detained in ‘parallel state’ probe in Turkey A total of 67 people were detained as part of two investigations conducted by the anti-terror unit, one into ‘espionage’ allegations and the other into the ‘illegal wiretapping’ PM Erdoğan’s outbursts ‘hurt Turkey’s standing in the world,’ Washington says ‘We certainly believe comments like these undercut Turkey’s … Read more
Yeni Akit is way below journalistic standards. However, his chief editor is a permanent guest in PM Erdoğan’s trips and its news function to target individuals with real damaging results… Ziya Meral@Ziya_Meral : Shocking.. Turkish newspaper Akit publishes crossword with pic of Hitler, keywords under it “We are searching you” Ahmet A. Sabancı @ahmetasabanci : Turkish newspaper Akit’s crossword … Read more
Tekadamlardan medet ummak Liderin, güçlü iktidarın cazibesi ne buraya mahsus ne de basit bir doğu-batı farkıyla açıklanabilecek bir şey. Doğu?da tekadamlardan geçilmezken Batı?nın yakın zamana kadar diktatöründen seçilmiş tekadamlarına kadar güçlü liderleri vardı. Franko 1975?te öldü, Hitler çok eski değil, de Gaulle ve Thatcher daha dündü. Tekadamdan gözünüzü alamayınca onun yaptığı hataları, … Read more