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Forget what space horror films have told you. In space, they may not be able to hear you scream, but you can hear earth "sing." Ham radio users have been […]
IN contemporary Western ‘China studies’ 99% of its scholars are what I call language imperialists. They purposely replace important Chinese key terminologies with European words. It is plainly their only […]
“Oh! what a tangled web we weave,” Sir Walter Scott wrote in his 1808 epic poem Marmion, “When first we practice to deceive!” But what a pretty web it might […]
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss
"There are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers." - Ralph Ellison
The intricate design of snowflakes is captured in this breathtaking video. Russian filmmaker Vyacheslav Ivanov recorded the mesmerizing formation of some under a microscope. After watching this video, snowflakes will […]
Paul McDonald didn’t expect his letter to go public. The Valorem Law Group partner had queried sixteen states, asking leaders to consider investigating Big Food’s potential role in paying for […]
How a “New Star” appearing in 1572 paved the way for us to truly begin understanding our Universe. “I conclude, therefore, that this star is not some kind of comet […]
Why is our solar system flat? We started off as a shapeless blob of gases after the Big Bang. How did our solar system flatten out? From Saturn's rings to […]
Ever wonder how jetpacks work? The motorcycles of tomorrow may not be populating the skies just yet, but you can test drive a jetpack. There's a famous jetpack instructor who […]
Harry Houdini survived many dangerous feats, including being trapped in a box underwater. To add to the Houdini myth, the great dare-devil died on Halloween. What finally did him in?: […]
Pleiades, the brightest and well-known star cluster in earth's sky, is slowly destroying part of a passing cloud of gas and dust, according to NASA. That and the "spidery" imagery […]
The number one retirement financial plan for the next generation of retirees is not simply saving or investing, but rather to work longer and through many of the years we […]
"When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there." - George Harrison
A uniquely-darkened spiral galaxy is one of the most unusual sights in the night sky. But what gives it its one-of-a-kind appearance? “Some day I hope to meet you. When […]
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One day, your personality, your memories, who you are, the essence of your soul may be incorporated on a disc as pure information. Even if you die your consciousness, in […]
It's mathematically possible for your consciousness to exist without your body.
Google wants to develop super-fast internet across the country known as gigabit broadband. We covered Google's announcement in March 2010, but it looks like it's facing hurdles from both telecom […]
The Verge has an interesting article today taking us inside New York's Explorer's Club, that bastion of adventures who boldly dared to go where no man (or woman) had gone […]
THERE have been a lot of rumors lately about the possibility of a revival of Confucianism. Powerful scholars, not without personal agendas, call for a Confucian constitution. Some people have […]