Kópavogur Solves Gender Pay Gap By Lowering Man’s Income
The town of Kópavogur lowered a man’s income after an equality complaint committee ruled that he couldn’t receive higher pay than a woman in the same job, RÚV reports
When Ulysses Comes a-Knockin
Debates on Monday #21http://youtu.be/TEC4nZ-yga8 It is quiet, isn’t it? I mean Iceland. It’s suspiciously quiet. There’s this saying that if you look around the poker table a
Hafþór Júlíus Breaks 1000 Year Old Lifting Record
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson a.k.a The Mountain, made history by breaking a 1000 year old weightlifting record this weekend, reports Iron Mind. Hafþór Júlíus broke the record w
In The Year 2000, Ants Will Have Conquered The World
Icelanders in 1971 predict the futureIn 1971, the magazine Samvinnan gathered a panel of Icelanders to predict the state of the nation and the wider world in the year 2000, [&helli
MP: No Need To Review Laws On Restraining Orders
MP for the Independence Party, Brynjar Níelsson, has spoken out in response to Detective Superintendent, Alda Hrönn Jóhannsdóttir, who criticised the Supreme Court for dropping
Thinning Ice Could Lead To More Volcanic Activity
The “ice” of Iceland is melting rapidly, causing the land to rebound from the Earth’s crust, reports Quartz. According to recently published research by a team of