Two design students in Copenhagen,Sergey Komardenkov and Vihanga Gore, have come up with a way to convert heat energy into electricity, rather than letting it go to waste. Smithsonian tells us: “Though Heat Harvest is still speculative, the technology to… Continue Reading
While many enthusiasts use the drug illegally to open the doors of perception, Dr. Peter Gasser is the only doctor authorized by law to treat patients with LSD. “Gasser has been interested in psychedelics from a medicinal standpoint ever since… Continue Reading
With popular television shows like Dexter, Aquarius, Hannibal, and Wicked City, it seems that Americans are fascinated by serial killers. We’re enthralled by people like Jack the Ripper, and read voraciously from “true crime” novels. Charles Manson was going to get married,… Continue Reading
This Rube Goldberg device, created by artist/engineer/inventor Bob Partington, takes over 6 weeks to move a golf ball. Smithsonian magazine tells us: “…Partington’s device ferries a golf ball through a roundabout course using melting popsicles, a tortoise, a stream of molasses… Continue Reading
There are a number of different ways to mummify a body. A peat bog will work, extreme dry, or extreme cold. A deliberate mummification process existed in ancient Egyptian culture, while another was practiced by the Chinchorro people of coastal Peru and… Continue Reading
Magicians explore alternative spheres, sometimes experimenting with dreams and visions. This month, Smithsonian discusses hallucinations, explaining “It may be our brains overriding what is there with what it expects to see, according to new research.” “Vision is a constructive process—in other… Continue Reading
On Friday, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge made this announcement on he/r FB page “We have spent today feeling so, so rewarded and blessed by all the best wishes. So much LOVE is generated by you all, our beauty FULL tribe, our… Continue Reading
Vice reports that radio operators have received echoes occurring approximately 3 seconds after a broadcast since at least 1927. Broadcasts take about 1/7 of a second to travel around the Earth, so a 3 second delay doesn’t make sense: “Long-Delayed Echoes (LDEs) set… Continue Reading
Smithsonian reports: “…a device built by a team in Spain and the U.K. can levitate and manipulate small objects in air, and possibly in water and human tissue, using high-frequency sound waves. The technology holds promise in a variety of… Continue Reading
For Associated Press, Alberto Arce reports: “Leonel Mendoza fishes every day in a reservoir surrounded by forest and mountains in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. But in recent days, he also has been ferrying curious passengers out to see… Continue Reading