3 questions. 3 hints. 3 answers. Every Tuesday.
Common to all 3 this week: alcohol.
1) What recent astounding discoveries resulted in $10 trillion* being awarded at a Harvard ceremony this past week?
Hint:
Answer: honored at Harvard University a few days ago was a group of folks who contributed to discoveries such as determining that dung beetles can find their way home via the Milky Way and that believing you are drunk makes you also think you are attractive. Liquor sales may be on the rise as a result… Read the story here.
*In Zimbabwe currency.
2) Speaking of alcohol, where can you find out which countries consume the most alcohol, by type?
Hint: it’s not Google Maps…
Answer: to satisfy the map enthusiast within, you need go no further than this site, which reveals many fascinating facts, from where bribery is most prevalent to where the British have invaded — and everything in between. It’s well worth a look.
3) What is happening at hockey games besides cursing, bad food choices, drunken fist fights and, well…hockey?
Hint:
:
Answer: it seems Homeland Security recently used a hockey arena setting to evaluate facial recognition software. The face video data collection project is not the first test conducted at this Washington state arena, which has been home to other types of evaluations and data collection since 2008. Privacy concerns were addressed in a privacy impact assessment (PIA) prepared by Homeland Security. Both the PIA and the story are available here.