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- Elon Musk provides new details on his ‘mind-blowing’ mission to Mars.
- Would it be immoral to send a ‘generation starship‘ off into deep space?
- The reason why alien abductions are down dramatically.
- Carbon nanotubes found to be too weak to get a space elevator off the ground.
- The women behind the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- Modern technology gives fresh insights into the ancient mystery of the Antikythera Mechanism.
- Mummy shows the ancient Egyptians bleached their skin.
- The true story of medical books bound in human skin.
- Twitterbot produces endless entries in an imaginary daemonological grimoire.
- The Memory Illusion: if you think all of your memories are real and accurate, think again.
- Viral drone video that allegedly captured Bigfoot outed as a hoax by its creators.
- New movie The Conjuring 2 is based on a (kinda, sorta) true paranormal story.
- Eight old time paranormal researchers who were cooler than hipsters, and smarter than you. Needs more Eleanor Sidgwick.
Quote of the Day:
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
Sydney J. Harris