No important information has been withheld in the Friday Grail news briefs!
- Out-of-body experiences suggest consciousness may exist outside the brain, some scientists say.
- “Nobody expects a computer simulation of a hurricane to generate real wind and real rain”: The illusion of conscious AI.
- African figurines found in Israel reveal unexpected cultural connections.
- The many lives of Eurasian daimonology: By turns benign and malign, powerful and vulnerable, earthbound and aerial, demons across the world resemble one another.
- The demise of the American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR).
- “We’re definitely going to build a bunker before we release AGI”: The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI. (Archived page link)
- Scientists think a hidden source of clean energy could power Earth for 170,000 years — and they’ve figured out the ‘recipe’ to find it.
- Pyramids of the present: We associate pyramids with ancient civilizations, but contemporary humans appear to have an affinity for the peaked structures as well.
- U.S. allegedly finds rogue communication devices in Chinese-made solar tech.
- On science, ancient philosophy, and re-enchanting nature.
- Apple taps brain-computer interface company Synchron to explore mind-controlled iPhone technology.
- Scientists sequenced the DNA of the ‘last Neanderthal’ – and it alters human history.
Quote of the Day:
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. You cannot subjugate a nation forcibly unless you wipe out every man, woman, and child. Unless you wish to use such drastic measures, you must find a way of settling your disputes without resort to arms.
Albert Einstein
