News Briefs 21-05-2012

Rather ironically, the crowd-funding for my book project is dying - only 11 days left and a long way to go. Why not grab yourself a pre-order package and help make it just a near-death experience!

• The quest for the ultimate theory of time.
• No rush though.
• What are the benefits of mind uploading? Before you get too carried away, make sure you check out the likely sad reality.
• Contradictions and unanswered questions regarding John Alexander and his involvement in the field of ufology.
• Edgar Mitchell: Apollo astronaut, cosmic activist.
• Graham Hancock, Dennis McKenna and Mitch Schultz to visit Australia in October, discussing psychedelics, spirituality and ancient civilizations.
• Easter Island archaeology project digs up the island's secrets.
• Vietnamese girl sets things on fire around her with inner energy.
• The hidden epidemic: tapeworms living inside people's brains.
• The only evidence left of a mystery tribe is bodies in jars.
• Monitoring tides could predict major earthquakes.
• Fun with conspiracy theories.
• Chinese fishermen catch monster fish.
• Australasia has hottest 60 years in a millennium, scientists say, and "in a 1000-year context" cannot be explained naturally. But what about in a 420,000 year context?
• Image of the Day: Forget the xenomorph from Alien. Behold the horror of a child's skull with adult teeth and baby teeth.
• Bonus Image of the Day: Check out the Sistine Chapel, without hurting your neck.

Quote of the Day:

Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.

Bertolt Brecht