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Einstein on Peace: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto

On July 9, 1955, philosopher Bertrand Russell and physicist Albert Einstein, along with 9 other prominent scientists, issued a statement...

Noteworthy: VIDEO: SpaceX Tower Catches First Starship Rocket

On Sunday morning, Oct 13 2024, SpaceX's tower—aka “chopsticks”, or “Mechazilla”—caught their Starship rocket...

VIDEO: Are You An Optimist, or A Realist? The Pros & Cons of Optimism Bias

Optimists are considered unrealistic, and realistic people are deemed pessimists. And everyone loves optimists, while shunning pessimists...

Noteworthy: Amazing 360° Panorama Video of Mars by Perseverance Rover

This 360° panorama video of the surface of Mars, taken by the Perseverance Mars Rover, was recently published online...

Noteworthy: New AI-designed, 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Packs 20,000 Horsepower

The rocket engine was designed autonomously—without human intervention—and then 3D-printed in copper...

Noteworthy: Stem Cell Transplant Curing AIDS Patients

A 60-year-old man has been free of HIV for 6 years now after receiving a stem-cell transplant...

VIDEOS: The Amazing Engineering of Perseverance Mars Rover, Plus 10 Years of 4k Images of the Red Planet

Two amazing videos, the first depicting the fascinating design/building/functions of the Perseverance Mars rover, the second a collection of high-resolution...

VIDEO: Rough Landing Ends NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has suffered rotor damage, and has been permanently grounded...

VIDEO: Elon Musk Delivers “State-of-the-Company” Presentation

Elon Musk recently gave a speech at Starbase in Brownsville, Texas, demonstrating the amazing achievements, continuing progress, and hopeful future...

VIDEOS: Federal Mandate – After 2026, All New Automobiles Must Include a “Kill Switch”

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie recently brought an Amendment to the floor of congress to defund the federally mandated automobile “kill...

VIDEOS: Just a Heads-Up—Two Films of Interest

I just wanted to send out a heads-up about two films I’ve recently learned about: 1) The Abyss Remastered Special...

VIDEO: Why Privacy Matters | Glenn Greenwald Speaks at TED

Back in 2014, prize-winning journalist and constitutional/civil rights attorney (and now host of the news program System Update) Glenn Greenwald...

Contemplation: New Religion = New Tyranny?

I recently read the following passage in The Unbearable Wholeness of Being by Ilia Delio, Founder of  the Center for...