More Rumors of Pre-Emptive Iran Strike
This article by a former NSA/NSC and Reagan-administration official adds further credence to the “October Surprise” theory that the White House may initiate a pre-election attack on Iran. It’s...
View ArticleThe American Conservative Magazine endorses…Kerry?
Disclaimer: I try to keep this blog non-political. I am essentially a political centrist — I tend to judge each politician, plan and party on its merits rather than by any rigid ideology or party-line....
View ArticleRussian Doc Predicts Bird-Flu Will Kill 1 Billion; Possibly This Year…
A Russian academician has predicted that bird-flu will stem to humans and kill up to one billion people around the world within 6 months of an outbreak. He says it is highly probable that a pandemic...
View ArticleFascinating US Air Force Teleportation Physics Study
It’s official, the US Air Force has looked seriously at teleportation. This recently released Air Force report details the history of teleportation science, the present state-of-the-art, as well as...
View ArticleHafnium Bombs – The Next Superweapon
Here is a fascinating article about DARPA’s "high risk, high payoff" quest to develop an exotic new Hafnium bomb — a new kind of weapon that emits huge amounts of gamma rays from a very small package....
View ArticleThe Threat of Contaminated Money: Proposed Solutions
by Nova Spivack, Minding the Planet, http://www.mindingtheplanet.net This news article reports that the FBI is investigating a situation in which mobsters deliberately contaminated their drug money...
View ArticleInvisibility Shield Proposed
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have proposed a new approach to making objects invisible, by tuning special materials such that they cancel the scattering of light. The technology has a...
View ArticleChinese Hackers Target Tibetans
A recent article on Boing Boing reports the most recent round of Chinese cyberattacks on the Tibetan government in exile. China has increasingly aimed its sophisticated cyberwar teams at the low-tech,...
View ArticleWho Inserted Mutated Human Flu Virus in South Korean Pig Virus?
In a worrying development, part of a mutated human influenza virus related to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic was found in a virus in pigs in South Korea. The question is, how did this happen and what...
View ArticleWireless Quantum Crypto Announced
A system for wireless quantum cryptography has been announced by BBN. This is curious: I wonder how they manage the key exchange? They could be using a laser, I suppose, but that would only be line of...
View ArticleFascinating Article — Surviving a Nuclear Attack on Washington DC
This article is very interesting not only because it provides an unusually detailed scenario of what would happen if a nuke was detonated in the Washington DC area, but also because it provides...
View ArticleIdea for Safer Submarines
I’ve been following the drama of the stranded Russian mini-sub. One of the main problems is that they have limited oxygen, which doesn’t give the rescue team much time to retrieve the sub. This got me...
View ArticleNew Russian Stealth Fighter Uses Plasma Shield
The Russian air force has invented a next-generation stealth technology based on surrounding the aircraft with a plasma shield that completely disperses radar waves. This technology offers significant...
View ArticleNASA Makes Plans to Deflect Possible Asteroid Hit in 2036
This just in… NASA has outlined what it could do, and in what time frame, in case a quarter-mile-wide asteroid named Apophis is on a course to slam into Earth in the year 2036. The timetable was...
View ArticleMajor Hacking of US Govt Secure Data
This article is quite eye-opening. It appears the US government and military, as well as leading contractors, may have been heavily hacked by foreign governments, and it’s being kept secret.
View ArticleBig Thinkers' Most Dangerous Ideas
The Edge has published mini-essays by 119 "big thinkers" on their "most dangerous ideas" — fun reading. The history of science is replete with discoveries that were considered socially, morally, or...
View ArticleNew Quantum Propulsion Being Researched By Air Force
A radical new form of propulsion is being researched that may enable travel from Earth to Mars in 3 hours, and travel to nearby stars in just 80 days. The system is based on a novel quantum theory...
View ArticleRussia Plans to Mine Helium-3 On Moon
The head of the Russian space corporation, Energia, has been quoted as stating that Russia is planning on setting up a permanent mining base on the moon to mine Helium-3. Helium-3 is a non-radioactive...
View ArticleScenario: What would Happen if US got in a War with China?
This is a very interesting scenario showing how China could potentially trounce US forces in a single, calculated strike. While it doesn’t consider the option that US would retaliate nonconventially,...
View ArticleSeeing with your Tongue
US military researchers are working on devices that augment human sensory perception, through the tongue: By routing signals from helmet-mounted cameras, sonar and other equipment through the tongue to...
View ArticleAcoustic Locators and Sound Mirrors
Wow — this page has some fabulous photos of devices for locating things using sound. Think radar, only much louder…
View ArticleWater Powered Car — Too Good to Be True? Video.
OK this is a clip from Fox News, which is not normally a source that I consider to be factual or trustworthy — but it cerrtainly is an interesting story. The video clip profiles an inventor who has...
View ArticleUS Banking System Collapse in 2008?
I recently listened to a talk by Dr. David Martin, given at the Arlington Institute, a think tank I advise. You can listen to it here. It takes some patience to get to the main point — but you will be...
View ArticleExcellent Strategic Analysis of North Korean Crisis
This article in the Atlantic Monthly presents the best analysis I’ve seen of the strategic situation on the Korean penninsula, and various US options (and potential mistakes to avoid). It’s really a...
View ArticleBritish Ministry of Defense Chief Resigns; Cites Concerns About UFO's
Ok, here’s a very unusual news item: During his time as head of the Ministry of Defence UFO project, Nick Pope was persuaded into believing that other lifeforms may visit Earth and, more specifically,...
View ArticleNew Wireless Power Technology — No More Wires!
A group of physicists at MIT have come up with a new model for beaming wireless power to mobile devices, such as computers or cell phones. It promises to do for power, what wireless ethernet hubs do...
View ArticleRogue Nodes Turn Tor Anonymizer Into Private Listening Post
A security researcher has figured out a novel way to compromise the security of messages traveling in the Tor anonymizer network. Messages in the Tor network are encrypted as they travel from node to...
View ArticleA Bottle That Purifies Enough Water for a Year
This is a really great invention — a hand held water bottle that can purify a year’s worth of water. It removes not only parasites and bacteria, but also viruses. It was just announced recently at a...
View ArticleDangerous Situation in Burma Developing
The nation of Myanamar (Burma) is currently ruled by a repressive and corrupt military dictatorship. Past attempts to bring about democracy have met with violent crackdowns by the government, usually...
View ArticleMy Burma Meme Spreads to 17,000 Web Pages in just one week!
I’ve been tracking the progress of my Burma protest meme. In just under one week it has spread to almost 17,000 web pages and it continues to grow. (For the latest number, click here). It’s great to...
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