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Gravity Control, Project Greenglow and a New Development
By Paul Seaburn Via Mysterious Universe – March 2016 A BBC documentary about Ministry of Defence (MoD) research project using gravity detection has revived talk about Project Greenglow and the quest for gravity control. What is gravity detection, what was Project Greenglow and where are we today with gravity control? The documentary is called Project Greenglow: The Quest For Gravity … Continue reading
Why Are Crows So Smart?
By Belinda Smith – Via CosmosMagazine The intelligence of these brainiest of birds has been compared to that of a seven-year-old human. Belinda Smith delves into the behavioural neuroscience behind crow cognition. They can recognise faces, use tools – even drop nuts on a road for cars to crack (then pick them up with the safety of pedestrian lights). Birds … Continue reading
Hypernova: One Direct Hit of its Deadly Gamma Rays and Life on Earth Will be Obliterated
By Adrian Berry It is now 65 years since Enrico Fermi asked his famous question: “Where is everyone?” Yet still no trace of alien civilisations has been found. They ought to exist. The Sun is an ordinary star and Earth an ordinary planet. But we have received no alien messages or visits. UFO stories lack credibility, and despite the writings … Continue reading
The Problem of AI Consciousness
By Susan Schneider – Via kurzweilai – March 2016 Some things in life cannot be offset by a mere net gain in intelligence. The last few years have seen the widespread recognition that sophisticated AI is under development. Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking, and others warn of the rise of “superintelligent” machines: AIs that outthink the smartest humans in every domain, … Continue reading
Could Germ from Cat Poop Trigger Rage Disorder in People?
Your cat’s litter box could be a source of explosive anger — and not for the obvious reasons. A new study suggests that people prone to explosive bouts of rage might be under the influence of toxoplasmosis, an illness caused by a parasite found in cat feces and undercooked meat. Folks diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) are more than … Continue reading
Are Computers Becoming Conscious? ‘Phi’ Theory Suggests it Could Be Happening
According to a new theory, computers might become self-aware, proving that this trait isn’t unique to humans as first believed. According to Matthew Davidson at Monash University, the Phi theory explains just how possible it is for computers and machines to become self-aware. According to the study, Complicated machines and animals may display signs of consciousness but the extent of … Continue reading
Aliens Could be in Ancient Solar Systems on Edge of Galaxy: Harvard Scientists
Globular clusters may support alien life forms Globular clusters – dense balls of ancient stars at the outermost edge of the galaxy – may be the best places to look for alien civilisations, an expert has claimed. For many reasons, the distant regions might be favourable locations for intelligent life, astrophysicist Dr Rosanne Di Stefano believes. One is their age. … Continue reading
Stem-Cell Dental Implants Grow New Teeth in Your Mouth
Dental medicine improves constantly and according to the latest advancement it may be possible to regrow pearly white teeth. Dr Jeremy Mao, the Edward V. Zegarellu Professor of Dental Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, explains that a three-dimensional scaffold with growth factor has the potential to regenerate and regrow anatomically correct teeth within just nine weeks after the implantation. … Continue reading
‘Twin Comets’ to Safely Fly Past Earth
Two Jupiter-family comets – 252P/LINEAR and P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) – will safely fly past Earth on March 21 and 22, 2016 at a distance of 5.2 million km (3.3 million miles) and 3.5 million km (2.2 million miles), respectively. The two comets have intriguingly similar orbits and were thus dubbed “twin comets.” Comet P/2016 BA14, discovered on January 22, 2016, … Continue reading
Pi Full of Hidden Patterns Even Though it Might Look Random
After thousands of years of trying, mathematicians are still working out the number known as pi or “π”. We typically think of pi as approximately 3.14 but the most successful attempt to calculate it more precisely worked out its value to over 13 trillion digits after the decimal point. We have known since the 18th century that we will never … Continue reading
