Not a lot of musical comedy in today’s Grail news briefs…
- NASA breaks silence on deaths and disappearances of scientists with ties to space tech.
- Tech billionaires want Christians to believe in AI: For Peter Thiel and JD Vance allies, the tech right is framing AI as a moral — even divine — mission.
- Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism upends timelines of technology.
- What physical ‘life force’ turns biology’s wheels? The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years.
- Related: Evidence of ‘intelligent design’? The incredible microscopic biological machines that make life possible.
- NASA’s Curiosity rover discoveres ‘origin-of-life’ molecules never before seen on Mars.
- This ancient technique unlocks altered states of consciousness – without psychedelics.
- What Trump’s new executive order on accelerating medical treatments for serious mental illness means for psychedelics.
- Startling images show how fake news isn’t just a 21st century issue.
- Celestial craftsmanship: Discoveries from China unveil secrets of ancient meteorite axe.
- Science’s best answer to “where did the Universe come from?“
- MAGA is increasingly convinced the Trump assassination attempt was staged: Conspiracy theories about the shooting have ramped up in recent weeks. (Archived page link)
Quote of the Day
Live every day as if you’ve come back in time from a dystopian future to try and prevent everything from breaking.
Charlie Jane Anders
