The 'lightpaper' that can turn your walls into lamps and could mean the end of lightbulbs

The 'lightpaper' that can turn your walls into lamps and could mean the end of lightbulbs  | Daily Mail Online: "It could mean the end for lightbulbs - and turn any object in your home into a light.

Researchers have revealed lightpaper, a way to print sheets of 'paper' infused with tiny LEDs.

They say it can be applied to walls, and even printed onto other objects - turning anything into a light."

How to Prepare for the Super Convergence: the Bio-Info-Nano Singularity?

How to Prepare for the Super Convergence: the Bio-Info-Nano Singularity? :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website: "More than a century ago, in 1900, Lord Kelvin famously stated, "There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now. All that remains is more and more precise measurement." Five years later, Albert Einstein published his paper on special relativity, which challenged the very simple set of rules laid down by Newtonian mechanics, which had been used to describe force and motion for more than two hundred years."

Pentagon's DARPA Works on New Generation of Smarter Insect-Drones

Pentagon's DARPA Works on New Generation of Smarter Insect-Drones / Sputnik US - News, Opinion, Radio: "The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is on the hunt for software that can help insect-sized drones autonomously navigate enclosed, complex environments. The Agency points to disaster relief as an “obvious” application, but the technology also suggests A.I. spies the size of flies."

‘Noah's Ark’: Russia to build world first DNA databank of all living things

‘Noah's Ark’: Russia to build world first DNA databank of all living things — RT News: "Not quite the Biblical Noah’s Ark, but possibly the next best thing. Moscow State University has secured Russia’s largest-ever scientific grant to collect the DNA of every living and extinct creature for the world’s first database of its kind."

Top Ten Scientific Breakthroughs of 2014

Top Ten Scientific Breakthroughs of 2014 | Space Exploration | Sci-News.com: "‘Alien’ bacterium: scientists have engineered Escherichia coli that harbors two additional nucleotides (X and Y) in addition to the normal G, T, C, and A that make up the standard building blocks of DNA. Such synthetic bacteria can’t reproduce outside the lab, but they may be used to create designer proteins with ‘unnatural’ amino acids."

6,000-Year-Old Temple Unearthed in Ukraine

6,000-Year-Old Temple Unearthed in Ukraine | Archaeology | Sci-News.com: "A team of archaeologists led by Dr Mykhailo Videiko of the Kyiv Institute of Archaeology has discovered the remains of a 6,000-year-old temple at a Trypillian culture village near modern-day Nebelivka, Ukraine."

Top Special Forces General Michael Nagata confessed the US is clueless about ISIS

Top Special Forces General Michael Nagata confessed the US is clueless about ISIS | Daily Mail Online: "We do not understand the movement, and until we do, we are not going to defeat it,' Major General Michael Nagata told a group of outside experts during a conference call in August."

2015 Predictions: Zombie Apocalypse Virus Becomes Possible Via An Artificial Virus Bioweapon

2015 Predictions: Zombie Apocalypse Virus Becomes Possible Via An Artificial Virus Bioweapon: "Out of the many predictions for 2015, a zombie apocalypse virus probably seems like a bad joke considering the recent Ebola epidemic.



Unfortunately, a bioweapon made using an artificial virus has recently become feasible, making the possibility of a zombie virus seem real."

Nun pleads for Christians raped, sold, killed by ISIS

Nun pleads for Christians raped, sold, killed by ISIS: "“ISIS is not fanatic. ISIS is not more terrible. ISIS is real Muslim believers who like to follow the Quran and Muhammad,” said the founder of Warburg, Germany-based Sister Hatune Foundation, a worldwide relief organization that has been honored by the German government for its dedication to human rights. “Others say they are Muslim. They say they believe Quran, but they don’t follow it.”"

Reporter Jürgen Todenhöfer, says the West 'has no concept' of how dangerous ISIS is

Reporter Jürgen Todenhöfer, says the West 'has no concept' of how dangerous ISIS is | Daily Mail Online: "Speaking to ABC News, the veteran journalist described ISIS as 'the strongest group I ever met. Very strong, very clever, very enthusiastic'. 




He added: 'They are extremely brutal. Not just head-cutting. I'm talking about the strategy of religious cleansing. That's their official philosophy. They are talking about 500 million people who have to die.'"

The Militarization of Police in America: “Active Shooter Training” Now Massively Federalized

The Militarization of Police in America: “Active Shooter Training” Now Massively Federalized | Global Research: "DOJ and FBI Figure Centrally in Mass Shooting Drills"

6 Advanced Ancient Inventions Beyond Modern Understanding

6 Advanced Ancient Inventions Beyond Modern Understanding: "We’ve lost the secret to making some of history’s most useful inventions, and for all of our ingenuity and discoveries, our ancestors of thousands of years ago are still able to baffle us with their ingenuity and discoveries. We have developed the modern equivalent of some of these inventions, but only very recently."

Why String Theory Still Offers Hope We Can Unify Physics

Why String Theory Still Offers Hope We Can Unify Physics | Science | Smithsonian: "Evidence that the universe is made of strings has been elusive for 30 years, but the theory's mathematical insights continue to have an alluring pull"

How We'd Feed Ourselves After The Apocalypse

How We'd Feed Ourselves After The Apocalypse | Gizmodo Australia: "“We came up with two primary classes of solutions,” Pearce said in a release. “We can convert existing fossil fuels to food by growing bacteria on top of it — then either eat the bacterial slime or feed it to rats and bugs and then eat them.” 




Rats and bugs can also consume wood products, which would likely be plentiful in a disaster scenario. The researchers also included ideas about creating tea out of pine needles, which they insist would “provide a surprising amount of nutrition.”"

'Sky Calender' that let ancient farmers track the seasons

'Sky Calender' that let ancient farmers track the seasons | Daily Mail Online: "Experts believe the Sky Disc was a calculator to help Bronze Age people predict the best times for sowing and harvesting in spring and autumn."

How ISIS is selling human organs to fund terror across Middle East

How ISIS is selling human organs to fund terror across Middle East | Daily Mail Online: "Islamic State has turned its hand to human organ trafficking to fund terror across the Middle East, it has been claimed.

The jihadist group has until now filled its $2million-a-year war chest from a variety of shadowy sources including oil production, human trafficking and drug smuggling.



But it was revealed today that it has been recruiting foreign doctors for months to harvest the internal organs not only from the bodies of their own dead fighters but also from living hostages - including children - snatched from minority communities in Iraq and Syria."

Ebola death toll in three African countries hits 7,373

Ebola death toll in three African countries hits 7,373: WHO: "The death toll from Ebola in the three worst-affected countries in West Africa has risen to 7,373 among 19,031 cases known to date there, the World Health Organization said on Saturday."

See the Navy's New Futuristic Laser Weapon in Action

See the Navy's New Futuristic Laser Weapon in Action - Yahoo News: "The U.S. Navy's new laser weapon is up and running in the Persian Gulf, and it is capable of disabling incoming planes or speedboats that could pose a threat to a ship by firing an invisible ray that can target engine systems with incredible precision, Pentagon officials said."

The Mystery Crashes: A Global Phenomenon?

The Mystery Crashes: A Global Phenomenon? - Gralien Report: "Reports from around the world indicate recently that mysterious “booms”, or what are sometimes referred to as “explosions” or “sky-quakes” are being reported in various countries. Most recently, New York and the United Kingdom have been among the epicenters of the phenomenon"

MY STRANGEST UFO ABDUCTION CASE

Latest UFO News | UFO News Today | Recent UFO News | UFOs: "Those readers familiar with my work know that I am quite skeptical about the vast majority of abductee reports.  Listening to abductees tell about their having been taken up through ceilings, out through walls, levitated out windows and taken to an alien spaceship or medical laboratory seem more to me like bizarre visionary or hallucinatory experiences.  I have no doubt that something unusual, something very special, happened to these experiencers--but what?"

Double amputee given world's first shoulder-level mind-controlled arms

Video: Watch: Double amputee given world's first shoulder-level mind-controlled arms - Telegraph: "Man becomes first double amputee to receive two shoulder-level prosthetic limbs that can be controlled via his mind"

Will the Eta Carinae nova kill us in an ‘extinction’ event?

Will the Eta Carinae nova kill us in an ‘extinction’ event?: "The eyes of astronomers have been on this star for decades. And with good reason: It’s about to go supernova."

Advanced robotic hand can now pinch, scoop and grasp like never before

Advanced robotic hand can now pinch, scoop and grasp like never before | Daily Mail Online: "They may be movements able-bodied people take for granted, but a robotic hand has been programmed to give a thumbs-up, scoop objects and pinch."

UK proposes rules for embryos made from 3 people

UK proposes rules for embryos made from 3 people - Yahoo News UK: "LONDON (AP) — New rules proposed in Britain would make it the first country to allow embryos to be made from the DNA of three people in order to prevent mothers from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases to their babies."

Are unexplained methane spikes proof of life on Mars?

Are unexplained methane spikes proof of life on Mars? | Daily Mail Online: "In the past few months, conclusive evidence has been found that Mars once had water on its surface, but one greater question remains: Was there, or is there still, life on Mars as well? Scientists may be on the brink of answering that question with an equally conclusive 'yes', as convincing evidence has been detected by Nasa's Curiosity rover. An instrument on the rover identified spikes of methane that scientists believe may have come from bacteria-like organisms on the surface - and it could be the first alien life ever detected."

Mystery dead creature washes up on exclusive a beach in Santa Barbara, California

Mystery dead creature washes up on exclusive a beach in Santa Barbara, California | Daily Mail Online: "A mysterious creature with sharp claws and pointy teeth was discovered on a beach in Santa Barbara on Tuesday after the most recent storm hitting the area. The apparent monster is brownish in color and was discovered near a drain washout, reports KEYT.com.



The unidentified beast has left residents baffled and no one has been able to identify the species of animal found on the shore nor do they know where it came from."

Death penalty for smuggling Bibles?

Death penalty for smuggling Bibles?: "Practicing any religion other than Islam has long been illegal in the desert kingdom, and that includes rules against foreigners bringing in any type of religious material that does not conform to the royal family’s strict Wahhabi brand of Sunni Islam. Foreign nationals living in Saudi Arabia are often detained for purely religious reasons, sometimes resulting in deportation. But applying capital punishment, which in Saudi Arabia often means death by beheading, to Bible smugglers would signal a new level of persecution even for the Saudis."

Jeff Hawkins Makes A Bold AI Claim - Thinking and Reasoning Computers in Five Years

33rd Square | Jeff Hawkins Makes A Bold AI Claim - Thinking and Reasoning Computers in Five Years: "eff Hawkins, the man behind the first Palm Pilot and the brain-inspired artificial intelligence company Numenta told a Silicon Valley conference recently that he believes his company will successfully produce the first computers which can think and reason on their own. "We're going to finish this off in less than five years." he stated."

The rise of the Swedish cyborgs

BBC News - The rise of the Swedish cyborgs: ""There is an ongoing explosion in the internet of things - the sensors will be all around for me to be able to register my activity in relation to them.""

CRISPR Opportunities ... For What? And for Whom?

CRISPR Opportunities ... For What? And for Whom? | Pete Shanks: "Money and deals are flowing into companies that promise to edit genes. Human, animal, plant, all kinds of DNA may be on the cutting board. And once the replacements are pasted in, the results could dramatically change our lives -- for better or for worse."

Baby steps towards molecular robots

Baby steps towards molecular robots: "A walking molecule, so small that it cannot be observed directly with a microscope, has been recorded taking its first nanometre-sized steps."

Natural Health News and Wellness Tips: Injectable 3D Vaccines With Programmable Particles Anticipated for Future Epidemics

Natural Health News and Wellness Tips: Injectable 3D Vaccines With Programmable Particles Anticipated for Future Epidemics: "Tiny biodegradable rod-like structures made from silica, known as mesoporous silica rods (MSRs), can be loaded with biological and chemical drug components and then delivered by needle just underneath the skin. The rods spontaneously assemble at the vaccination site to form a three-dimensional scaffold, like pouring a box of matchsticks into a pile on a table."

Million-Mummy Cemetery Unearthed in Egypt

Million-Mummy Cemetery Unearthed in Egypt: ""We are fairly certain we have over a million burials within this cemetery. It's large, and it's dense," Project Director Kerry Muhlestein, an associate professor in the Department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University, said in a paper he presented at the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities Scholars Colloquium"

Alien Egyptian Artifacts Discovered In Jerusalem

Alien Egyptian Artifacts Discovered In Jerusalem - YouTube: "Remarkable ancient relics have been discovered, that could totally rewrite Egyptian history. The artifacts, which were discovered in a former home of Sir William Petrie in Jerusalem, were allegedly taken by representatives of the Rockefeller Museum, shortly after the discovery became known."

21st Century Man and ‘The Android Existence’

21st Century Man and ‘The Android Existence’: "The Hungarian-American philosopher Thomas Molnar aptly observed that modern man has become “an extension of machines,” and that while man “likes to play at operating these machines,” he has in fact “become their plaything” and a “soulless accomplice.”"

Why Japan has bet its revival on humanoid robots

Why Japan has bet its revival on humanoid robots - SFGate: "Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls robots a “pillar” of his efforts to revive Japan’s stalled economy and deal with the country’s shrinking, aging population. And he’s not just talking about industrial robots like the ones that powered Japan’s rise to auto-manufacturing dominance in the 1980s."

Cicret projects emails, videos and games onto skin

Cicret projects emails, videos and games onto skin | Daily Mail Online: "From Apple’s forthcoming smartwatch to the Fitbit, there is fierce competition to get consumers hooked on wearable devices.



And soon there will be a bracelet that turns your skin into a touchscreen using a tiny built-in projector."

Robots, drones to boost Russian 5th gen nuclear subs’ arsenal

Robots, drones to boost Russian 5th gen nuclear subs’ arsenal — RT News: "Russia’s fifth generation nuclear submarines will be armed with robots and underwater drones in addition to conventional weaponry."

Florida City Council Meeting Opens with Invocation to Satan & Allah – Mayor and Commissioners Walk Out

Florida City Council Meeting Opens with Invocation to Satan & Allah – Mayor and Commissioners Walk Out - Freedom Outpost: "More and more we are seeing an opening in America to paganism, false religions and open Satanism. The strange invocation that came from the Lake Worth, Florida City Commission meeting on December 2 of this year exemplifies this, only it was apparently an anti-theist that gave the invocation."

Raelians Demand Return of Swastika Wrapping Paper

Raelians Demand Return of Swastika Wrapping Paper | Mysterious Universe: "Soon after Walgreens, the largest drugstore chain in the U.S., pulled a line of Hanukkah wrapping paper from its stores after a shopper noticed a swastika in the design, members of the Raelian Movement demanded its return and defended the swastika as a holy symbol of peace."

The smart skin that could give prosthetic hands a sense of touch - and is sensitive enough to let its wearer distinguish between a wet and dry diaper

The smart skin that could give prosthetic hands a sense of touch - and is sensitive enough to let its wearer distinguish between a wet and dry diaper | Daily Mail Online: "A 'supersmart' artificial skin has been revealed that could give patients back a sense of touch."

Quantum teleportation breakthrough as researchers send photon of light 15.5 MILES

Quantum teleportation breakthrough as researchers send photon of light 15.5 MILES | Daily Mail Online: "It may not lead to Star Trek teleportation, but researchers have revealed a major breakthrough in quantum teleportation."

The secret airport that will never see a pilot: Army set to build $33 miilion base where only DRONES will take off and land

The secret airport that will never see a pilot: Army set to build $33 miilion base where only DRONES will take off and land | Daily Mail Online: "The airport, according to Defence Systems, will include a 150-acre unmanned aircraft launch and recovery complex at Fort Bliss for Grey Eagle and Shadow UAS."

3 Mindbending Implications of Our Multidimensional Universe

3 Mindbending Implications of Our Multidimensional Universe: "Nearly a century ago, Edwin Hubble’s discovery of red-shifting of light from galaxies in all directions from our own suggested that space itself was getting bigger.



Combined with insights from a handful of proposed non-Euclidean geometries, Hubble’s discovery implied that the cosmos exists in more than the three dimensions we’re familiar with in everyday life."

How will the world end? From ‘demonic’ AI to nuclear war — seven scenarios that could end human race

How will the world end? From ‘demonic’ AI to nuclear war — seven scenarios that could end human race | National Post: "Aside from the rise of the machines, many potential threats have been identified to our species, our civilization, even our planet. To keep you awake at night, here are seven of the most plausible."

Russian scientist spies mountain-sized asteroid heading our way

Russian scientist spies mountain-sized asteroid heading our way - Yahoo News: "A Russian astrophysicist says his team has located a huge, mountain-sized asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's every three years."

The Taliban indoctrinates kids with jihadist textbooks paid for by the U.S.

The Taliban indoctrinates kids with jihadist textbooks paid for by the U.S. - The Washington Post: "After the United States helped chase out the Taliban government in Afghanistan in 2001, it came across a legacy of its earlier intervention in the region. As The Washington Post reported in 2002, the United States had spent millions of dollars beginning in the 1980s to produce and disseminate anti-Soviet textbooks for Afghan schoolchildren. The books encouraged a jihadist outlook, which was useful propaganda at the time for a Washington driven by the imperatives of the Cold War."

Women Are 'Merely Property' in ISIS's Guide for Slave Owners

Women Are 'Merely Property' in ISIS's Guide for Slave Owners: ""It is permissible to buy, sell, or give as a gift female captives and slaves, for they are merely property," the document says."

Alien Life Found? ‘Infant Earths’ Could Hold Clues To Extraterrestrial Life In Universe

Alien Life Found? ‘Infant Earths’ Could Hold Clues To Extraterrestrial Life In Universe: "Many astronomers believe the question of whether alien life exists isn’t “if,” but “where.” New research could make it easier to pinpoint exactly which distant planets might be suitable for life beyond Earth. Scientists have discovered that the so-called habitable zone of young planets -- the region near a star in which water can exist as a liquid -- is wider than previously thought, which could make Earth-like planets more obvious,  according to a new study from researchers at Cornell University in upstate New York."

Were GMOs Prophesied in Scripture?

Were GMOs Prophesied in Scripture? | Farm Wars: "Is it possible that the use of genetic engineering in agriculture is referred to in Scripture? And if so, just what are the consequences of this practice?"

Geoengineering Gone Wild: Newsweek Touts Turning Humans Into Hobbits To Save Climate

Geoengineering Gone Wild: Newsweek Touts Turning Humans Into Hobbits To Save Climate | ThinkProgress: "A Newsweek cover story touts genetically engineering humans to be smaller, with better night vision (like, say, hobbits) to save the Earth."

The Bigfoot of Japan

The Bigfoot of Japan | Mysterious Universe: "Japan is a land full of mountainous, wilderness terrain, but what are we to make of large hairy hominid accounts originating from this island nation? The “Japanese Bigfoot,” commonly referred to as the Hibagon, is said to lurk in the forests of Mt. Hiba in Northern Hiroshima, from which it gains its namesake, as well as its surrounding wilderness."

Artificial intelligence will be fully operational by the year 2045

Artificial intelligence will be fully operational by the year 2045 | The Connectivist: "One expert predicts—or should we say, warns—that artificial intelligence will be fully operational in just 30 years."

Giant Crater on Mars Was Once a Vast Lake, Curiosity Rover Shows

Giant Crater on Mars Was Once a Vast Lake, Curiosity Rover Shows: "A giant crater on Mars may have been able to support microbial life for millions of years in the ancient past because it was once a huge lake of water, new results from NASA's Curiosity rover suggest."

Telescope so big it could spot signs of alien life gets go-ahead: European Space Agency to begin building $1bn Extremely Large Telescope in Chilean desert

Telescope so big it could spot signs of alien life gets go-ahead: European Space Agency to begin building $1bn Extremely Large Telescope in Chilean desert | Daily Mail Online: "A space telescope so huge it could spot sign of alien life has been given the go ahead. 



The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) will have a primary mirror 39 meters (43 yards) in diameter, allowing it to gather around 15 times more light than the largest optical telescopes now functioning."

California's drought is worst for 1,200 years - but worse is to come, warn scientists

California's drought is worst for 1,200 years - but worse is to come, warn scientists | Daily Mail Online: "California's three year drought is the worst seen for over 1200 years, researchers have found."

Inside Amazon’s High Tech Fulfillment Centers

Inside Amazon’s High Tech Fulfillment Centers «TwistedSifter: "Amazon unveils their eighth generation fulfillment center which utilizes robotics, Kiva technology, vision systems and almost 20 years worth of software and mechanical innovations. The company is currently operating 10 of these new generation fulfillment centers across the U.S."

Doomsday Lairs! Elite Bug-Out Underground Bunkers And Cities Prepared For Major Catastrophe - The Elite Will Survive, Will We?

Doomsday Lairs! Elite Bug-Out Underground Bunkers And Cities Prepared For Major Catastrophe - The Elite Will Survive, Will We?: "With stories of missing food, recalls, government stockpiling of ammunition and weapons, medication shortages, vanishing money and missing gold,  and more being buzzed about on the Internet, one possible answer of where it is all going, who is hoarding it, can be found over at the Bob Fletcher Investigation website.... a site I encourage everyone to go to and browse around."

Stage is Set for Panspermia Creation Myth — Logos Apologia

Stage is Set for Panspermia Creation Myth — Logos Apologia: "Panspermia means that life on earth was seeded from outer space. The term “panspermia” derives from two Greek terms: pan, meaning “all,” and sperma, meaning “seed.”



There are two forms directed (ETs seeded earth) and undirected (DNA from a comet or meteor). Many have thought it unlikely because the heat of entry into the atmosphere would incinerate organic matter. However, it looks like DNA is more resilient than we thought."

Our transhuman kids

Our transhuman kids: "Meaning “beyond human”, transhuman desires are increasingly detected in children who overuse technology, and indicate a need to understand and possibly restrict technology access. When a child prefers a device to a human, there is something gravely wrong and if it is not addressed, it will only get worse."

Pastor Greg Laurie: Recent World Tragedies Prove Christ's Return is 'Very, Very Near'

Pastor Greg Laurie: Recent World Tragedies Prove Christ's Return is 'Very, Very Near' | Gospelherald.com: "Harvest Ministries Pastor Greg Laurie has warned that recent events such as the rise of Islamic extremism and the ongoing crisis in Israel prove that Christians are now living in the "last days" before the fulfillment of End Times prophecies revealed Revelations."

Mars meteorite may contain evidence of life

Mars meteorite may contain evidence of life - Unexplained Mysteries: "A chunk of rock that landed in Morocco may hold evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet."

Exorcists issue warning about Ouija boards

Exorcists issue warning about Ouija boards - Unexplained Mysteries: ""It's easy to open up evil spirits but it's very hard to get rid of them," said one priest who wished to remain anonymous. "People can be very naive in thinking that they are only contacting the departed souls of loved-ones when they attempt to communicate with the dead using the boards.""

5 FUTURE FORECASTS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD

h+ Magazine | 5 FUTURE FORECASTS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD - h+ Magazine: "By 2035, even if a majority of humans do not self-identify as Transhuman, technically they will be. If we define any bio-upgrade or human enhancement as Transhumanism, then the numbers are already quite high and growing more.



According to a new market research study, the implantable medical devices market will grow at an annual compounded rate of 8 percent from 2012 to 2018. This includes re-constructive joint replacements, spinal implants, cardiovascular implants, dental implants, intraocular lens and breast implants. This does not factor in new and emerging technologies and innovations that are growing exponentially and geometrically."

Before Being Killed, Children Told ISIS: ‘No, We Love Jesus’

count down to zerotime.com » Before Being Killed, Children Told ISIS: ‘No, We Love Jesus’: "Before Being Killed, Children Told ISIS: ‘No, We Love Jesus’"

Salvation And Survival: Was Tesla The Conduit Between Fallen Angels & Our Technology?

Salvation And Survival: Was Tesla The Conduit Between Fallen Angels & Our Technology?: "I find it extremely ironic that Tesla Motors founder and CEO Elon Musk is escalating his warnings that our obsession with Artificial Intelligence technology (AI) is the biggest threat to our human existence.  "With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon," he is quoted as saying."

This Is How We Could Lose Everything

This Is How We Could Lose Everything: "Afterburner with Bill Whittle and PJ Media tells us exactly how nearly EVERY American across the country, suddenly and within moments, could quickly find we have LOST EVERYTHING, followed quickly by MILLIONS OF DEATHS across the nation.



Though we have put out many stories about the tragedy that a sudden EMP strike would unleash upon our country, Whittle proves to us JUST HOW CLOSE we may be to our entire world crashing down here, leaving only a fraction of Americans still living within 10 years."

Pope Francis prays alongside Grand Mufti in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque

Pope Francis prays alongside Grand Mufti in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque | World news | The Guardian: "Pope treads carefully in footsteps of predecessor in ‘moment of silent adoration’ to mark religious cooperation during Turkey visit "

Should scientists attempt to create artificial life?

Should scientists attempt to create artificial life? | Singularity HUB: "The idea of creating life from scratch is deeply rooted in the imagination, from ancient mythology up to modern science fiction.



Yet recent scientific advances in understanding what defines life at the molecular level has brought us into an era when generating life from a synthetic primordial soup is within the realm of possibility."

Preparing for Alien Life

Preparing for Alien Life: "At a recent event sponsored by NASA and the Library of Congress, a group of scientists and scholars explored how we might prepare for the inevitable discovery of life beyond Earth"

Israeli banks to start using customers' biometric data

Israeli banks to start using customers' biometric data - Business Israel News | Haaretz: "As Interior Ministry builds biometric database of citizenry, Discount and Leumi introducing smartphone apps."

United Nations Warns Barack Obama That ISIS Has Two-Year Supply Of Weapons

United Nations Warns Barack Obama That ISIS Has Two-Year Supply Of Weapons: "According to an article by International Business Times, the United Nations Security Council warned that ISIS has enough weapons, artillery, and vehicles to keep fighting continuously for a range of six months to two years. The sheer size of their payload enables ISIS to move at such a wide range with greater mobility, despite its limited defenses against low-flying aircraft. Even if the coalitions led by the United States were to destroy vehicles and heavier weapons, ISIS still has a large volume of smaller weapons."

Berlin police adopt Minority Report-style software that seeks out criminal behaviour

Berlin police adopt Minority Report-style software that seeks out criminal behaviour | Daily Mail Online: "When police officers in Minority Report predicted who would commit crimes, and stopped them before they happened, it was considered so futuristic the film was set in 2054.



But, police in Berlin are considering adopting a similar software that predicts crimes and is named ‘Precobs’ - in a nod to the sci-fi film."

Scientists create system that allows people to FEEL holograms

Scientists create system that allows people to FEEL holograms | Daily Mail Online: "A Star Trek-style holodeck could be closer to reality following the creation of a system that lets people feel holograms with their bare hands."

Listen to the Aztec DEATH WHISTLE that may have accompanied human sacrifices

Listen to the Aztec DEATH WHISTLE that may have accompanied human sacrifices | Daily Mail Online: "It’s almost impossible to imagine the terror that ancient men must have felt as they waited to be sacrificed by decorated Aztec priests.



But experts have revealed that a terrifying noise would have accompanied the grisly ritual and it was emitted by skull-shaped whistles."

Human-Mouse Hybrid: Mice implanted with human brain cells become smarter

Mice implanted with human brain cells become smarter - CNET: "It turns out that a type of cell found in the human central nervous system that had previously been thought little more than a sort of "housekeeper" cell is actually really important for cognitive function.



How did we learn this? A team of researchers used them to create mouse-human hybrids."

Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind

BBC News - Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind: ""Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete and would be superseded""

Islamic al-Shabaab militants murder 36 Kenyan quarry workers

Islamic al-Shabaab militants murder 36 Kenyan quarry workers | Daily Mail Online: "Al-Shabaab rebels have murdered at least 36 Kenyan quarry workers near the country's northern border with Somalia, police have confirmed. The gunmen crossed over the border and divided the Muslim and non-Muslim workers into two groups before opening fire."

XNA breakthrough in synthetic enzymes could lead to manufacture of organisms

XNA breakthrough in synthetic enzymes could lead to manufacture of organisms | Daily Mail Online: "The world’s first enzymes made from artificial genetic material have been created by scientists in what could be a major step towards generating synthetic life.



The enzymes, which do not occur naturally, were created using a synthetic form of DNA called XNA and were capable of triggering chemical reactions in the lab."

Vanuatu hangings lead to fears of sorcery violence spreading across Pacific

Vanuatu hangings lead to fears of sorcery violence spreading across Pacific - Telegraph: "Mass arrests in Vanuatu after village hanging of alleged sorcerers raises concerns that witchcraft mob violence may be spreading across the Pacific"

Blackout America - Has It Begun? Detroit Grid Goes Down Leaving Half-A-Million In The Dark Ages

Blackout America - Has It Begun? Detroit Grid Goes Down Leaving Half-A-Million In The Dark Ages: "A power blackout that has shut down nearly the entire city of Detroit, Michigan is giving those Americans a small taste of what an EMP would feel like as elevators are no longer working, leaving workers stuck, gas pumps no longer work leaving police fearing they’ll run out of gas to patrol the city and leaving most Detroit residents in a place of vulnerability and completely unprepared."

Giant Megaliths Found in Siberia Could Be Largest in the World

Giant Megaliths Found in Siberia Could Be Largest in the World - YouTube: "Giant Megaliths Found in Siberia Could Be Largest in the World"

Were bangs heard over Britain and in New York caused by US stealth jet?

Were bangs heard over Britain and in New York caused by US stealth jet? | Daily Mail Online: "An expert claims the loud bangs which baffled Britons last night sounded like a type of experimental jet engine - which conspiracy theorists enjoy linking to a rumoured spy plane."

Scientists hail the most 'advanced anti-ageing serum' in the world

Scientists hail the most 'advanced anti-ageing serum' in the world - Telegraph: "New research suggests skincare tailored to individuals' DNA may be the best way to combat the appearance of ageing"

Time cloak used to hide messages in laser light

Time cloak used to hide messages in laser light - physics-math - 28 November 2014 - New Scientist: "A "time cloak" that conceals events rather than objects can hide secret messages through a trick of light, making information invisible to all but the intended recipient.



Like an invisibility cloak that makes something disappear in plain sight, a time cloak makes an event disappear in time. It works by manipulating light traveling along an optical fibre."

A hybrid vehicle that delivers DNA

A hybrid vehicle that delivers DNA: "A new hybrid vehicle is under development. Its performance isn't measured by the distance it travels, but rather the delivery of its cargo: vaccines that contain genetically engineered DNA to fight HIV, cancer, influenza and other maladies."

Are Biological Building Blocks the Secret to Machine Consciousness?

Are Biological Building Blocks the Secret to Machine Consciousness ? | Motherboard: "To build a conscious machine, we will need to use lab-grown biological parts. This is the conclusion anyway of a ​paper posted this week to the arXiv preprint server, courtesy of Stanford neuroscientist Dorian Aur."

Beyond human: Exploring transhumanism

Beyond human: Exploring transhumanism: "What do pacemakers, prosthetic limbs, Iron Man and flu vaccines all have in common? They are examples of an old idea that's been gaining in significance in the last several decades: transhumanism.



The word denotes a set of ideas relating to the increasing integration of humans with their technologies. At the heart of the transhuman conversation, however, lies the oldest question of all: What does it mean to be human?"

BioLogos Foundation Pushing to Change the Way Christians Read Genesis and View Adam and Eve

BioLogos Foundation Pushing to Change the Way Christians Read Genesis and View Adam and Eve - Christian News Headlines: "The BioLogos website gives three options regarding the existence of Adam and Eve: “One option is to view Adam and Eve as a historical pair living among many 10,000 years ago, chosen to represent the rest of humanity before God.  Another option is to view Genesis 2-4 as an allegory in which Adam and Eve symbolize the large group of ancestors who lived 150,000 years ago. Yet another option is to view Genesis 2-4 as an ‘everyman’ story, a parable of each person’s individual rejection of God.”"