[ad_1] Some people hunger for thrillers. Others feast on true-crime podcasts. My underrated source of tales of mind-boggling malfeasance is the ‘Scams’ section of the Guardian’s money pages, where no gimmicks are required. Here are stories of deception to chill the blood: the man on a dating site who extorted money… The post Why we...Read More

[ad_1] Did you grow up in a grid city, like parts of New York, Osaka or Melbourne? A recent study suggests that may have hampered your lifelong navigational skills, a finding that could eventually lead to navigation-based tests to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. ARTS AND IDEAS The weird world of Wikipedia We often take Wikipedia...Read More

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin is in trouble in Ukraine, and it’s because people lie to him. That’s the story put out by US intelligence officials, and it has the ring of truth. Apparently, Putin wasn’t told of the miserable state of readiness of Russian troops, the unavailability of spare parts and repair facilities, the...Read More