Happy Halloween!
- A brief history of the haunted house in western cinema and literature.
- Meet the real Dr Frankenstein: The Italian scientist who sparked an electric revolution that led to the beloved horror story—and the battery. (Archived page link)
- Why aliens might not ‘speak physics’ the way we do.
- “The Chinese Job”: Spain’s wild 1580s plan to conquer the world — via Beijing.
- Nonspeaking autism, “The Telepathy Tapes,” and who gets to be heard.
- Related: The Telepathy Tapes – Overturning the materialist paradigm, or the re-emergence of an old controversy?
- Códice Maya de México: The Americas’ oldest (surviving) book is an intricate work of Maya astronomy.
- Scientists say bees can feel happiness – and it’s contagious.
- The Glozel affair: The sensational archaeological hoax that made science front-page news in 1920s France.
- Researchers investigating why dolphins sometimes strand on beaches have uncovered an unsettling link between toxic algae and Alzheimer’s-like brain damage.
- 3I/Atlas an alien craft? Professor Michio Kaku says interstellar object may be extraterrestrial visitors.
- Also: Comets for Halloween – a clustering of cosmic events, or coincidence?
- Wellness influencers are good at winning your trust, but what they say could be misleading or dangerous for your health.
- The story of The Exorcist’s cursed set is way scarier than the movie.
- Video of the Day: RPJ and I discuss our favourite Halloween movies over on the Grail’s Patreon (free for anyone to watch).
Quote of the Day
The real terror [in Starship Troopers] isn’t the aliens. It’s the humans who stop questioning why they fight.
Paul Verhoeven
