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  • Bangs Sisters
    Controversial nineteenth century American spirit mediums, noted in particular for producing ‘spirit portraits’. Numerous detailed allegations of fraud were made against them.... Read more »
  • Denys Parsons
    Denys Parsons (1914-1995) was an author, musician and psychical researcher who participated in psi experiments.... Read more »
  • Hugh Dowding
    Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding (1882-1970), head of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, was later involved in spiritualist activities, authoring several books.... Read more »
  • Andover Poltergeist
    Responsive poltergeist-type activity that was observed and documented in a household in Andover, UK, in 1974.... Read more »
  • Balfour Stewart
    Scottish physicist (1828-1887) who was interested in psychical research and co-authored The Unseen Universe (1875), a much-discussed attempt to reconcile modern physics with Christianity.... Read more »
  • Edwin C May
    American physicist and parapsychologist, notable for his direction of the US government-funded Star Gate remote viewing program and for his formulation of physicalist theories of psi.... Read more »
  • Arthur Schopenhauer
    Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was a German philosopher whose metaphysics were partly shaped by personal psychic experiences.... Read more »

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    Aeon | a world of ideas

  • Make it awkward!
    Rather than being a cringey personal failing, awkwardness is a collective rupture – and a chance to rewrite the social script - by Alexandra Plakias Read at Aeon... Read more »
  • Robin May: random chance in evolution
    Evolution isn’t linear and it doesn’t have a masterplan – a microbiologist explains the role of randomness in the process - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon... Read more »
  • Desperate remedies
    In order to make headway on knotty metaphysical problems, philosophers should look to the methods used by scientists - by Nina Emery Read at Aeon... Read more »
  • A ship from Guantánamo
    ‘We can make beautiful things, even in a place like Guantánamo’: how Moath al-Alwi preserves his humanity in prison - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon... Read more »
  • Citizens and spinning wheels
    For Indians to be truly free, Gandhi argued they must take up traditional crafts. Was it a quixotic hope or inspired solution? - by Benjamin Studebaker Read at Aeon... Read more »
  • Shumei
    Members of a Japanese religious movement carve out happy lives in small-town Colorado in this short documentary - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon... Read more »
  • Targeted
    For those who hear voices, the ‘broken brain’ explanation is harmful. Psychiatry must embrace new meaning-making frameworks - by Justin Garson Read at Aeon... Read more »

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  • A New Brain Mapping Study Reveals Depression’s Signature in the Brain
    Depression doesn’t mean you’re always feeling low. Sure, most times it’s hard to crawl out of bed or get motivated. Once in a while, however, you feel a spark of your old self—only to get sucked back into an emotional black hole. There’s a reason for this variability. Depression changes... Read more »
  • Waymo Robotaxis Are Giving 100,000 Rides a Week. It’ll Soon Be More.
    After years of overly aggressive forecasts about self-driving cars, here’s a statistic that snuck up on us: People are now hailing 100,000 automated rides a week—a number that’s double the 50,000 weekly rides provided a few months ago. These rides are courtesy of Waymo, the self-driving car project incubated by... Read more »
  • VideoRobots Are Coming to the Kitchen—What That Could Mean for Society and Culture
    Automating food is unlike automating anything else. Food is fundamental to life—nourishing body and soul—so how it’s accessed, prepared, and consumed can change societies fundamentally. Automated kitchens aren’t sci-fi visions from The Jetsons or Star Trek. The technology is real and global. Right now, robots are used to flip burgers,... Read more »
  • The US Is Adding Grid-Scale Batteries at 10 Times the Pace of Natural Gas This Year
    As our energy mix shifts towards intermittent renewable sources, utility-scale batteries will be crucial for balancing power supply. The latest figures from the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) show batteries are being deployed at 10 times the rate of new gas power capacity. The pace of the green transition has... Read more »
  • VideoThis Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 31)
    ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Generative AI Creates Playable Version of Doom Game With No Code Matthew Sparkes | New Scientist “An AI-generated re-creation of the classic computer game Doom can be played normally despite having no computer code or graphics. Researchers behind the project say similar AI models could be used to create... Read more »
  • Some Brains Develop Alzheimer’s—Others Don’t. A New Cell Map Could Explain Why.
    Alzheimer’s disease slowly takes over the mind. Long before symptoms occur, brain cells are gradually losing their function. Eventually they wither away, eroding brain networks that store memories. With time, this robs people of their recollections, reasoning, and identity. It’s not the type of forgetfulness that happens during normal aging.... Read more »
  • VideoAI Models Scaled Up 10,000x Are Possible by 2030, Report Says
    Recent progress in AI largely boils down to one thing: Scale. Around the beginning of this decade, AI labs noticed that making their algorithms—or models—ever bigger and feeding them more data consistently led to enormous improvements in what they could do and how well they did it. The latest crop... Read more »

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  • Seeing a Coyote in the Daytime: Meaning and Implications for Urban Wildlife
    Seeing a coyote during the day can be a surprising and meaningful event. These animals are usually active at night, so spotting one in daylight hours often carries special significance. A coyote sighting in the daytime can mean you need to be more aware of your surroundings and trust your... Read more »
  • The 10 Most Annoying Singers in Rock History
    Rock music has given us some amazing singers over the years. But let’s be real – not every voice in rock is a gift to our ears. Some singers can really get on your nerves after a while. You might find yourself reaching for the skip button when certain vocalists... Read more »
  • 7 Mangools Competitors That Offer a Suite of SEO Tools: Comprehensive Alternatives for Digital Marketers
    SEO tools help you improve your website’s search engine rankings. They let you find good keywords, check your backlinks, and see how you compare to other sites. Many people use Mangools for these tasks, but there are other options worth looking at. This article explores seven Mangools alternatives that offer... Read more »
  • 6 SEMrush Competitors That Offer Comprehensive SEO Insights: Alternatives for Digital Marketers
    SEMrush is a popular tool for search engine optimization. It helps website owners improve their online visibility. But SEMrush isn’t the only option out there. Other tools can give you useful SEO insights too. These SEMrush competitors offer features like keyword research, site audits, and backlink analysis to boost your... Read more »
  • 6 Innovative Machine Learning Tools for Keyword Research: Transforming SEO Strategies
    Keyword research is a key part of online marketing. It helps you find the words people use when they search for things related to your business. With the right keywords, you can make your website show up more often in search results. New tools that use machine learning are making... Read more »
  • 14 Angel Number: Uncovering Its Spiritual Significance
    If you’ve been seeing the number 14 everywhere, you might be wondering what it means. The 14 angel number is a powerful message from your guardian angels about positive change, optimism, and creativity in your life. This number encourages you to take action towards your goals and dreams and to... Read more »
  • 5 KWFinder Alternatives for Long-Tail Keyword Discovery: Powerful Tools to Boost Your SEO Strategy
    Finding the right keywords is key to improving your website’s search rankings. Long-tail keywords can be very effective, but they’re often hard to find. KWFinder is a popular tool for this task, but it’s not the only option out there. There are several good alternatives to KWFinder that can help... Read more »

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Weizmann Wonder Wander

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    Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science

  • Plastic Fantastic: Green, Strong and Edible
    Weizmann Institute researchers have created a biodegradable composite material that might help battle the global plastic-waste crisis... Read more »
  • New Circuit Made of DNA Has Everything Wired In
    Weizmann Institute of Science researchers were thrilled when they managed to observe the birth of a protein made by a single DNA molecule: No one had previously seen this event outside a cell. That excitement, however, was only the beginning. The insights from the observation enabled the scientists to devise... Read more »
  • Peeling Back the Layers of Brain Tumors
    Weizmann scientists have mapped common types of brain tumors at unprecedented resolution – and identified a possible reason why some patients fail to respond to a new drug... Read more »
  • The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions
    Research quality at Weizmann is placed sixth in the world in biomedical sciences – and tenth across research fields overall – by the 2024 Leiden Ranking... Read more »
  • A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking
    Weizmann Institute researchers reveal how Copaxone protects the heart muscle and improves its function after a heart attack... Read more »
  • Surprising New Material Gets the Lead Out
    Weizmann Institute ceramic could replace lead-based electronic components... Read more »
  • When an Ion Met an Atom
    The creation of a strange, “long-distance” molecule sheds light on chemical reactions taking place near absolute zero... Read more »

THE SCIVERSE

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  • OUR BRAIN IS A PREDICTION MACHINE THAT IS ALWAYS ACTIVE
    When we are reading, conversing, or listening to a book, our brain continually tries to predict the next word, much like the autocomplete feature on your phone. Our brains continually make predictions at several levels, from meaning and grammar to individual speech sounds, in contrast to speech recognition algorithms. In... Read more »
  • An eye implant engineered from proteins in pigskin restored sight in 14 blind people
    20 individuals in all had the implants, and after two years, some or all of their eyesight had returned. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After receiving implants made of pigskin protein, the eyesight of twenty patients with sick or damaged corneas significantly improved. All of the patients in Iran... Read more »
  • New research suggests psychedelic drugs can be almost as life altering as near-death experiences
    People who experience severe stress and turbulence occasionally go through a significant shift. They experience a fresh feeling of well-being, meaning, and gratitude for life. Their interactions deepen and become more personal. They have a sense of awakening and more intense life. In my most recent book Extraordinary Awakenings, I... Read more »
  • Technology: University of New Mexico researchers find Bitcoin mining is environmentally unsustainable
    According to an analysis by academics at The University of New Mexico that was published in Scientific Reports, the climate change effects of mining the digital currency Bitcoin are more equivalent to those of extracting and refining crude oil than they are to mining gold. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle ||... Read more »
  • VideoJapanese Company Plans To Build A Space Elevator By 2050
    According to the Japanese corporation Obayashi, a space elevator will be built by 2050. The elevator will go 96,000 kilometers (60,000 miles) into space, carrying passengers and cargo to a brand-new space station. It will serve as a port for the transportation of personnel to Mars and other planets. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905... Read more »
  • We Just Found a 'Super-Earth' That Could Be an Ocean-Covered Water World
    The greatest possibility for an ocean world with sloshing water so far looks to be an exoplanet that is only 100 light-years away from Earth. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Its size and mass data indicate a density profile that is compatible with a large, liquid ocean. Its name... Read more »
  • Harvard Professor Defends Claim That Alien Spacecraft Cruised Through Solar System
    He is not giving up. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Avi Loeb of Harvard University has long hypothesized that there is a possibility that 'Oumuamua, a strange object that visited our solar system in 2017, was an extraterrestrial spaceship that stopped by for a visit. A disputed theory among... Read more »

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