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- A new investigation of the Antikythera Mechanism has suggested that either it wouldn’t have worked very well, or the original gears were even more precise than previously thought.
- UFO image shown at US Congressional hearing by ‘whistleblower’ Luis Elizondo has been comprehensively debunked.
- Archaeologists found a stunningly preserved 5,000-year-old mummy in a garbage dump.
- Censoring William James: How some academics downplay and even deny the occult interests and beliefs of one of the founders of modern experimental psychology.
- Archaeologists unearthed 2,000-year-old evidence of psychedelic use by this enigmatic culture. (For those interested in this topic, be sure to check out Paul Devereux’s wonderful book The Long Trip: A Prehistory of Psychedelia.)
- DHS briefing details select drone sightings in New Jersey, and highlights potential misidentifications among 5,000+ reports.
- A 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft will plummet back to Earth this week…but nobody is sure where.
- The opposite of déjà vu can happen, and it’s even more uncanny.
- Pseudo-archaeology, UFOs, and the need for authentic skepticism.
- In ancient Bulgaria, the tombs of the elite were filled with golden treasures.
- Europe unveils $565 million plan to attract scientists from the US as Trump defunds basic research.
- People are losing loved ones to AI-fueled spiritual fantasies. (Archived page link)
Quote of the Day:
Do not ask if the machines can be trusted. Ask who controls them.
