The highest priced cigars in that market are Cubans, and the counterfeiters are perfectly willing to appear to satisfy the aficionados with bogus stogies, and they are getting better at it… By Egon E. Mosum Rudyard Kipling said, ‘a good cigar’s a smoke.’ Can’t argue with that, and
There are versions of the flu we prepare for every season, but the Spanish Flu is a relic of history. Until now… By David Sussin The COVID experience was a painful reminder pandemics can actually happen. Live in a modern, healthy society long enough, it can seem like we'
Researchers from the US Geological Survey and the University of Columbia revealed a shocking fact: there are a significant number of earthquakes we never knew about at all. Until now… By David Sussin If an Earthquake happens and we never know it, should we care? The question assumes an earthquake
Stuff in space can't fly around in circles on its own. It's Newton's first law: objects move in a straight line unless something with enough gravitational force pulls it into a curved path. That's what was odd about the discovery of Sedna…
Researchers found subtle electromagnetic signals -- faint magnetic fields -- that had never before been detected. The discovery redefines what we thought we knew about these everyday materials. By David Sussin We find hidden surveillance electronics in products from China all the time. Server motherboards, keyboard switches, smartphones -- there
According to the Big Bang theory, the creation of the universe resulted in equal amounts of matter and antimatter. We shouldn't be here. Humans should never have existed. Yet here we are… By David Sussin We shouldn't be here. Humans should never have existed. According to
When a large language model (LLM) like Chat GPT responds to your question with mind-boggling speed and detail, we know it isn't a conscious being giving us its personal thoughts. By David Sussin AI is everywhere. We are including it in every possible corner of society as fast
Zwicky calculated how fast the galaxies were moving through space. The answer? 1,200 miles a second, or 4 million miles an hour. His answer was correct, but it was also impossible… By David Sussin Astronomers are not too clear on the biggest question in the universe: "what the
Tech titans like Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg are calling for Universal Basic Income as AI threatens to eliminate millions of jobs. But there’s a critical question few are asking: Who will pay for it? Instead of relying on taxpayer funding, Mode Mobile is using attention as
Breaking news: Apple just enabled Starlink satellite support to T-Mobile iPhones. One of the biggest potential winners from global satellite coverage? Mode Mobile. Just about everything Elon touches turns to gold: ● SpaceX now worth $350B+ ● Tesla up by over 25,000% since IPO ● And now - iPhone’s get satellite
According to a 2020 study "Global mapping of future glaciovolcanism", 160 million people live within 60 miles of a glacierized volcano (meaning it's currently covered by ice). Is 60 miles far enough to be safe? The short answer is no. By David Sussin We're
It's not the first time science has successfully implanted a brain-computer interface (BCI) in a person with some version of paralysis… By David Sussin In March of this year, China implanted a deep-brain device that allowed a man with no limbs to play computer games. Welcome to the