News Briefs 20-12-2017GregWednesday, December 20th3 Comments1 min read It’s the Wednesday news briefs, and we’re still asking for reader support to get us through 2018. Slip us some cash and we promise we’ll shut up… The most futuristic predictions that came true in 2017. Neuroscience has a lot to learn from Buddhism. Why people hear voices when climbing Mount Everest. Unsolved science mysteries from 2017. What we’ve learned from 60 years of U.S.-funded UFO probes. Someone explain to me the alien alloys before I f**king explode. Astronomer says ‘UFO’ that Navy airmen spotted was probably something else. NASA reveals it has started planning a 2069 mission to Alpha Centauri. North Korea’s elite are injecting themselves with gold. Our brains sometimes create ‘false memories’ – but science suggests we could be better off this way. MK-ULTRA in Canada: Trudeau government gag order in CIA brainwashing case silences victims. Laser-driven technique for creating fusion without radioactive fuel elements is now within reach, say researchers. Quote of the Day: I’ll tell you who the threat to the status quo is in this country. It’s us. That’s why they…keep you afraid…impotent. Bill Hicks