Happy (slightly belated) 150th birthday to the Great Beast himself, Aleister Crowley!
- Was Jesus a shaman? (Archived page link)
- Information could be the most fundamental ingredient of reality — and may explain dark energy and dark matter.
- Editing nature to fix our failures: Gene editing may enable us to prevent a species from ever becoming extinct in the first place. But should we?
- AI doom? No problem. Governments and experts are worried that a superintelligent AI could destroy humanity – for the ‘Cheerful Apocalyptics’ in Silicon Valley, that wouldn’t be a bad thing. (Archived page link)
- Also: Democracy is really bad and human extinction would be fine – a conversation with Turing Award winner Dr. Richard Sutton.
- Psilocybin therapy linked to reduced suicidal thoughts in people with psychiatric disorders.
- Forget the sixth sense – new study says the human brain may be wired for seven senses.
- The destruction in Gaza is what the future of AI warfare looks like.
- A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied.
- “Border science” vs commercial occultism: A Nazi debate.
- Plan to reflect sunlight to power solar panels at night upsets astronomers.
- Work begins on hidden Neolithic stone circle archaeological dig.
- Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the Antichrist.
- Psychedelic beer may have helped pre-Inca empire in Peru schmooze elite outsiders and consolidate power.
Quote of the Day
It is possible, even probable, that a man may be misled by the enthusiasm of an illumination, and if he should find apparent conflict between his spiritual duty and his duty to honour, it is almost sure evidence that a trap is being laid for him and he should unhesitatingly stick to the course which ordinary decency indicates.
Aleister Crowley
