In outer space where satellites orbit, monitoring and photographing our planet, guiding missiles and gathering intelligence, soon will emerge the destruction of war… By Egon E. Mosum Man is an animal, and like many animals is territorial. Unlike other animals, the territorial ambitions of man are without limit. First it
A study published last month by the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill reveals an ominous decline in insect populations. Even scarier, it's happening in parts of the world we assumed were safe from humanity's impact… By David Sussin A night with no insects sounds pretty
There are many areas of our planet where water is in short supply, and drinking water in even shorter supply. It is a commodity more valuable than oil, gold, or diamonds. That’s exactly why major corporations are so interested in controlling it… By Egon E. Mosum In Samuel Taylor
Politicians can be bought. They can peddle their influence, and not only for payment in the currency of their own country. Once again, time to lift up the rock, and see what creatures lurk beneath… By Egon E. Mosum What is the primary motivation for someone to enter into the
By Egon E. Mosum For the Shakespeare fans out there, a quote from Hamlet in Act II Scene 2 comes to bear. ‘What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! how infinite in faculty!’ That quote is over five hundred years old, but for those who
A drug that’s more deadly than fentanyl? Standard doses of Narcan often had no effect at all on victims. Toxicology showed only trace amounts of fentanyl -- too little to explain the deaths. Something stronger was in play… By David Sussin In 2013, emergency responders in the U.S.
Some actors and performers play a part in real life, and sometimes they not only play a bad guy ‘on TV’ but in reality too… By Egon E. Mosum Actors and other performers may enact many roles, many parts. Some actors are known for playing mobsters, serial killers, and other
judges commit crimes too, more often than one would suspect… By Egon E. Mosum They sit higher than anyone else in the courtroom. They look down (at least physically), upon the parties and their attorneys. They lecture the jurors. They state law, they impose sentences. They are distributors of money
Mice are a mainstay in scientific research. Before big pharma poisons us with whatever they’ve cooked up to make a huge profit, they try it out on mice first. But leave it to man not to leave well enough alone… By Egon E. Mosum There is an old challenge
You ever get the feeling things aren't what they seem? Maybe you heard the theory we live in a computer simulation… By David Sussin You ever get the feeling things aren't what they seem? Maybe you heard the theory we live in a computer simulation. Of
There may have been life thriving on Mars. Billions of years ago, the red planet was likely as blue as the Earth. What's not so commonly known is, what went wrong… By David Sussin It's common knowledge that the planet Mars wasn't always a
AI technology is now ubiquitous. But a study from Charles Darwin University in Australia warns we are often using AI without questioning it, and without any transparency into how it works… By David Sussin It's not often a new technology is accused of undermining democratic values and destroying