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Religions have long known that getting away from it all is good for the mind, body and spirit

Kristen Lucken, Brandeis University Summer vacations are coming to an end – though not everyone took one. Under federal law, U.S. companies aren’t required to offer a single paid vacation day, compared to the at least 20 required in the European Union. About 1 in 4 U.S. workers don’t receive any, and even among thoseContinue reading “Religions have long known that getting away from it all is good for the mind, body and spirit”

Raymond’s Random Thoughts 8-8-2022

The past holds the keys to the present, all of our experiences, words, actions, and inactions of the past are what created the circumstances and situations we face in the now. Just as what we experience, do, and say in the present maps out what the future will bring. There is of course the influenceContinue reading “Raymond’s Random Thoughts 8-8-2022”

How Is Your Love (Tonight) by ALLIE FARRIS

Song and Album are released under Creative Commons Licensing, Click the link to the album for more info.

Mismanaged cloud services put user data at risk

Eric Pauley, Penn State The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Organizations’ failure to properly manage the servers they lease from cloud service providers can allow attackers to receive private data, research my colleagues and I conducted has shown. Cloud computing allows businesses to lease servers the sameContinue reading “Mismanaged cloud services put user data at risk”

Shape-shifting computer chip thwarts an army of hackers

Todd Austin, University of Michigan and Lauren Biernacki, University of Michigan The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea We have developed and tested a secure new computer processor that thwarts hackers by randomly changing its underlying structure, thus making it virtually impossible to hack. Last summer, 525 securityContinue reading “Shape-shifting computer chip thwarts an army of hackers”

How do keys open locks?

Scott Craver, Binghamton University, State University of New York Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How are keys made, and how do they open locks? – Noli, age 12, Wisconsin Have you ever wondered how keysContinue reading “How do keys open locks?”