NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which is heading towards Jupiter, has entered the planet’s magnetic field and has given scientists the chance to hear what it is like to cross from the solar system into “Jupiter’s home turf.” Juno has almost completed its 3.2 billion km journey to the gas giant, having left Cape Canaveral in […]
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Referendums not part of parliamentary democracy, Luxembourg FM says after Dutch vote on EU/Kiev deal
61% of Dutch voters say no to ratifying EU-Ukraine deal – preliminary results “Referendum is not an appropriate instrument to solve complex issues in a parliamentary democracy. If you want to make Europe collapse, you only need to hold more referendums,” Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn told Hannoversche Allgemeine newspaper on Friday, several days after […]
Mathematical ability revealed in brain scans
Albert Einstein once said that his mathematical genius had nothing to do with language: “Words and language, whether written or spoken, do not seem to play any part in my thought processes.” And now high-definition brain scans prove he had a point. The ways that the brain processes language and complex mathematical concepts are […]
Kazakhstan bans use of smartphones in govt offices to stop leaks, says leaked memo
Both government officials and their visitors will have to leave their smartphones, tablets, smart watches and similar devices at the door of the public offices from March 24, the leaked memo says citing “increasingly frequent cases of confidential information being leaked through the WhatsApp mobile application,” Reuters reports. Feds can’t tweet that: New rules limit […]
Racethink
by Dr. William L. Pierce (1984) It has been opined in past issues of this magazine that man’s most dangerous myth is that of equality: the myth which, in its starkest form, says that every featherless biped, regardless of race, gender, or lineage, has essentially the same physical-psychical constitution and the same set of capabilities […]
Qatar recalls ambassador to Iran
Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA — Qatar recalled its ambassador to Tehran to become the latest country as a sign of solidarity with Saudi Arabia. Jordan, Djibouti, and Turkey also expressed pro-Saudi positions on Wednesday. On Monday, Sudanese foreign ministry said that Khartoum has severed diplomatic relations with Tehran. Also on Monday, the Bahraini government decided […]
Friend or foe? Civilian drones stir debate
The imminent proliferation of unmanned aircraft in American skies has stirred a debate which veers between excitement at the possibilities to deep concern they may be deployed to snoop on law-abiding citizens. Congress has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to open up airspace to unmanned aircraft by October 2015, a decision expected to see […]