Three types of online attack

Cybercrime expert Mikko Hypponen talks us through three types of online attack on our privacy and data — and only two are considered crimes. "Do we blindly trust any future government? Because any right we give away, we give away for good."

Vocabulary:



intercept - to stop somebody/something that is going from one place to another from arriving
Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel.The letter was intercepted.

to become a major player in the field - to become influential, important
Groups like Anonymous have risen up over the last 12 months and have become a major player in the field of online attacks.



dissidents - strongly disagreeing with and criticizing your government, especially in a country where this kind of action is dangerous



tap -to fit a device to a telephone so that somebody’s calls can be listened to secretly
He was convinced his phone was being tapped.
If you are a suspect authorities tap your phone.


implied - to suggest that something is true or that you feel or think something, without saying so directly
His silence seemed to imply agreement.
The survey implies more people are moving house than was thought.

encrypt - to put information into a special code, especially in order to prevent people from looking at it without authority

Should women be allowed to go topless in public?

There are some debates:

Debate 1

Debate 2


It apperas that people are actually in favour of women being allowed to go topless everywhere.
How ever I wonder... how many of the votes were men's votes?

How prisons can help inmates live meaningful lives

In the United States, the agencies that govern prisons are often called ‘Department of Corrections.’ And yet, their focus is on containing and controlling inmates. Dan Pacholke, Deputy Secretary for the Washington State Department of Corrections, shares a different vision: of prisons that provide humane living conditions as well as opportunities for meaningful work and learning.

Vocabulary:

incarcerate - to put somebody in prison or in another place from which they cannot escape
Thousands were incarcerated in labour camps.
You can get incarcerated for this sort of crime.


tier - a row or layer of something that has several rows or layers placed one above the other
The seating is arranged in tiers.
Prisons in the 80's had multi-tier cells.

contain something - to prevent something harmful from spreading or getting worse
Government forces have failed to contain the rebellion.
The officers' job was to contain and controll


intervene - to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it
She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened.
Guards had to intervene in the prisoners' riots.


apprentice - a person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job


intimidate - to frighten or threaten somebody so that they will do what you want
They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.She refused to be intimidated by their threats.

adaptive - able to change when necessary in order to deal with different situations
Being adaptive makes it easier to find yourself in new surroundings.

What happens when a city runs out of room for its dead

"If you want to go out and start your own cemetery" in the UK, says Alison Killing, "you kind of can." She thinks a lot about where we die and are buried — and in this talk, the architect and TED Fellow offers an eye-opening economic and social perspective on an overlooked feature of our towns and cities: the cemetery. Speaking specifically to UK laws, she unpacks the fascinating, sometimes funny, often contradictory laws about where you can be buried.

Vocabulary:

• lucrative - producing a large amount of money; making a large profit

Had the plan worked it would have proved highly lucrative.

Cemetries are a lucrative investment opportunity.

• mausoleum - a special building made to hold the dead body of an important person or the dead bodies of a family

Wealthy families often have mausoleums on their properties.
My grandma was burried in our family mausoleum.

• ludicrous - unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously

It was ludicrous to think that the plan could succeed.

He is paid a ludicrous amount of money.

How healthy living nearly killed me

Vocabulary

neglect - to fail to take care of somebody/something
She denies neglecting her baby.
The buildings had been neglected for years.

indulge - to allow yourself to have or do something that you like, especially something that is considered bad for you

For a special treat, indulge yourself with one of these luxury desserts.
She was free to indulge in a little romantic daydreaming.

mind-boggling - very difficult to imagine or understand
It’s mind-boggling to me that this is allowed to happen.

Thinking about how much I have to do is just mind-boggling.

5 dangerous things you should let your kids do

Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, spells out 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do — and why a little danger is good for both kids and grownups.



Vocabulary:

stringent - very strict and that must be obeyed

Licences are only granted under the most stringent conditions.

We live in a world full of stringent regulations.

pivotal - of great importance because other things depend on it

Accountancy, law and economics are pivotal to a successful career in any financial services area.

Learning to read is pivotal moment in every child's life.

combustion - the process of burning
Poisonous gases are produced during fossil fuel combustion.

Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids

Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.

Vocabulary:

a prodigy: someone unusually intelligent or skillful for their age
Mozart was an infant prodigy, composing music at the age of four.The 12-year-old prodigy will play America’s reigning chess champion next week.

to abolish: oficially end (a law, a statement etc)

This tax should be abolished.

Thinking that children are irrational should be abolished.

to hamper: to prevent sb from easily doing or accomplishing sth 

Our efforts were hampered by lack of money.

Kids are not as hampered as adults when it comes to imagination.

audacity: brave or rude but shocking behaviour

He had the audacity to say I was too fat.

The sheer audacity of the plan amazed everyone.

inherent: that is basic or permanent part of sth/sb and cannot be removed 

Violence is inherent in our society.

Children have an inherent ability to push the boundaries of possibility.