🏴‍☠️ Here's Why Men Keep Pirating Movies

CULTURE

ANTI-PIRACY WARNINGS CAUSE MEN TO ENGAGE IN PIRACY

A new study finds that anti-piracy messages are completely ineffective at stopping men from pirating digital media.

After being shown a harsh message about the consequences for pirating digital media, women’s piracy usage decreased by 50%, but men’s piracy of digital media actually increased by 13%!

WHY IT MATTERS?

• Piracy significantly harms all participants in the film industry - particularly the crew and set workers who struggle to earn a full-time wage in the entertainment industry

• Threatening consequences for digital piracy is ultimately counterproductive and doesn’t solve the problem.

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NEW DISCOVERY

GENETICALLY MODIFIED COWS PRODUCE HUMAN INSULIN

We may have found the silver bullet for treating diabetes - genetically modified cow’s milk.

By modifying the DNA of a cow’s utters, American researchers increased the amount of insulin found in the cow’s milk by 1000%!

WHY IT MATTERS?

• 8.4 million Americans rely on Insulin to treat their diabetes - a live-saving treatment that is notoriously expensive

• By cloning the cow, this treatment has the potential to completely eliminate insulin scarcity in the future!

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SCIENCE

WHALES HAVE MENOPAUSE - THIS IS WHY

Researchers have long struggled to understand why whales develop menopause - a condition that prevents reproduction. They now have their answer.

British scientists recently discovered that menopause is actually critical to the lifespan of the species - whales with menopause live 40 years longer than whales that don’t!

WHY IT MATTERS?

• Menopause is extremely rare in the animal kingdom - whales and humans are some of the only species to develop the condition.

• This finding also gives us a better understanding of why human women develop menopause

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QUICK HITS:

• Archeologists found traces of malaria in the 2000-year-old corpse of a Roman Soldier, providing key insights into the history of the disease.

• A new documentary on the life and career of the late Gene Wilder has received massive praise from critics as a showcase of his brilliant talent.

• The work of Dawn Ballie - the movie poster designer for films like ‘Indiana Jones ‘ and ‘Silience of the Lambs’ - will be featured at this museum in Manhattan

BOOK REC: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: This modern classic from a Nobel Prize winning economist explains the psychology behind why humans behave in seemingly irrational ways (like men pirating media after being told they would be prosecuted for piracy).

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