The Daily Populous

Actor and comedia Sacha Baron Cohen spoke at the Anti-Defamation League on Thursday about hate speech, anti-Semitism, and violence.

Cohen was particularly critical of big tech and social media, which he called " the greatest propaganda machine in history.".

He also called out the "Silicon Six," American tech billionaires that he says "care more about boosting their share price than about protecting democracy.". »

As Australia experiences record-breaking drought and bushfires, koala populations have dwindled along with their habitat, leaving them “functionally extinct.”.

Koala rescued from the recent Australian bushfires https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-thirsty-koalas-devastated-by-recent-fires/campaign/gallery/0. Deforestation and bushfires destroy the main nutrient source of koalas, the eucalyptus tree.

Recent viral videos of Australians rescuing koalas has led to increased donation to support hospitalization and help for burned koalas. »

In a 4-3 ruling, justices from Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned a lower-court order that required the suspect in a child-pornography case to turn over a 64-character password to his computer.

The lower-court ruling had held that the compelled disclosure didn’t violate the defendant’s Fifth Amendment rights because of statements he made to police during questioning.

Prosecutors in the case said a legal doctrine known as the “foregone conclusion exception” permitted the compelled disclosure of Davis’s password. »

In a study published Tuesday in Cell Reports, scientists studied six of these patients to see how the human brain rewires itself to adapt after major surgery.

And the researchers suggest that these connections enable the brain, essentially, to function as if it were still whole.

Beyond that, the scientists say that understanding how atypical brains develop and organize themselves might unlock new treatments for people with brain injuries. »