Incarceration in the US: Dissecting the World’s Largest Prison Population

The United States has one of the greatest populations in the world. This is why crime is not uncommon. However, the prison system has needed to shoulder the burden that has been placed on it by the justice system. No other country places more people into the prison system than America. One percent of its population is currently in jail. This accounts for more than ten million crimes committed each year. There has to be a solution to the problem.

Social Media Shortcuts – Save Your Time On Social Media Platforms

Millions of people use social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus on a daily basis. However, few are aware that these four social media platforms have some nifty keyboard shortcuts that may help speed up the process of actually using them. Quintly shows us what these keyboard shortcuts are in the following infographic.

Is Someone Listening?

Wiretapping has been around since the invention of the telephone-and the government has been listening ever since. In 1928, the Supreme Court approved of wiretapping, along with using the recorded conversations as evidence. In 1945 the government takes it a step further by receiving microfilm copies of every telegram that enters and leaves the country-known as project Shamrock. Learn more about wiretapping – what it is and it’s history in this infographic.

Drunken Geniuses: Sharp as a Tack, Drunk as a Skunk

Over the last 55 years in the U.S. and U.K., several studies have been conducted that show a direct relationship between childhood intelligence and adult alcohol consumption. Controlling for a huge plethora of factors, the study reveals that it is intelligence itself that influences alcohol consumption, not all the things that accompany intelligence.

The Life and Death (and Life) of the US Auto Industry

Since the late 1800’s, the automobile has been an American staple in households. From its debut with Henry Ford’s Model A, to next year’s Corvette-cars have always captured America’s attention. But it’s not always been smooth seas for American automobile manufacturers. Bizbrain.org has created a very informal infographic about the history of the automobile, entitled, “The Life, Death, (and Life) of the U.S. Auto Industry”.

Nelson Mandela: Before Prisoner, Beyond President

Nelson Mandela, the well known South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician, is an inspirational figure for the fight against racism an oppression. With his anniversary this week, let us remember what an inspiration the figure has been to all those oppressed and deprived through this timeline depicting his life so far, which has been created by BestMSWPrograms.com.