Heather Brooke: My battle to expose government corruption

Our leaders need to be held accountable, says journalist Heather Brooke. And she should know: Brooke uncovered the British Parliamentary financial expenses that led to a major political scandal in 2009. She urges us to ask our leaders questions through platforms like Freedom of Information requests -- and to finally get some answers.
Worth listening carefully!

The Hazards of Hospitals

If you don't like hospitals well it seems you have a good reason according to following infograph:




Created by: Medical Billing and Coding

Best of Ted - Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles"

If you feel in control when searching on the internet you might want to watch this video and give it a second thought.
As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy.