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    The Human Problem in the Machine

    As artificial intelligence grows more capable, the greatest danger may not be a machine that refuses to obey us, but one that obeys us too well. From Grey Goo to rogue AI agents, the human problem in the machine may…

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  • What Happened to Harold Holt? The Disappearance of Australia’s PM

    What Happened to Harold Holt? The Disappearance of Australia’s PM

    In this weird world of ours, there’s no shortage of weird to write about.  I recently brought you the story of James Worson, who may or may not…

    Feb 17, 2014
  • Aquatic Ape Theory: An Argument For Our Watery Origins

    Aquatic Ape Theory: An Argument For Our Watery Origins

    The world just finished celebrating the birthday of Charles Darwin on February 12th, who, I’m sure you’re aware, was the originator of the evolutionary Theory of Natural Selection.…

    Feb 14, 2014
  • Amazing fMRI “Study” Not What It Seems

    Amazing fMRI “Study” Not What It Seems

    Did you see headlines like this over the last few days?  “The Woman Who Can Will Herself Out Of Her Body” or “Scientists unlock mystery of out-of-body experiences…

    Feb 13, 2014
  • The Hutchison Effect, The Mahabharata, and Acoustic Levitation

    The Hutchison Effect, The Mahabharata, and Acoustic Levitation

    There’s a war going on; a war of which you may not be aware.  No, I’m not talking about Iran, or Syria, or North Korea.  I’m not even…

    Feb 11, 2014
  • Have Researchers Cracked the Case for Past-Life Memories?

    Have Researchers Cracked the Case for Past-Life Memories?

    Does the human soul transcend the lifetime of the body it inhabits?  Do humans even have souls?  If we do, what happens to that soul after we die?…

    Feb 10, 2014
  • Masuda-no-Iwafune: The Ancient Rock Ship of Asuka, Japan

    Masuda-no-Iwafune: The Ancient Rock Ship of Asuka, Japan

    When you think of mysterious places, what does your mind conjure?  Do you think of back-woods and swamps, thick tropical jungles, barren deserts, high mountain passes, or something…

    Feb 5, 2014
  • The Strange Disappearance of James Worson

    The Strange Disappearance of James Worson

    In 1873, a man named James Worson supposedly vanished while running down a road in front of three witnesses. No body was ever found, and the bizarre circumstances…

    Feb 3, 2014
  • Two-Headed Giant From Patagonia: Goofy Gaff or Genuine Oddity?

    Two-Headed Giant From Patagonia: Goofy Gaff or Genuine Oddity?

    This world is a weird place, it holds many weird things.  Just in general the world is weird, but when you start looking through our history with an…

    Jan 31, 2014
  • Arkaim: Russia’s Stonehenge and a Puzzle of the Ancient World

    Arkaim: Russia’s Stonehenge and a Puzzle of the Ancient World

    Everyone’s heard of Stonehenge.  You could probably venture into the Amazonian jungle and seek out an untouched tribe of hunter-gatherers, spend months gaining their trust and learning their…

    Jan 29, 2014
  • Gunung Padang and The Lost City of Atlantis

    Gunung Padang and The Lost City of Atlantis

    There are megalithic sites and then there are megalithic sites.  Our ancestors, it seems, were particularly fond of building things.  Look at the skyline of any major city…

    Jan 27, 2014
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