Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites are an elaborate CIA spying scheme

Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites are an elaborate CIA spying scheme: "They are convenient, relatively easy to use, and help millions of people around the world stay connected with family and friends, at least digitally. But social media portals like Facebook and Twitter are increasingly being exposed as what appear to be bait-and-switch spying networks funded, and potentially even run covertly, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other government agencies. And this is all apparently being done for the purpose of gathering real-time data on the private lives of individuals willing to freely post such information for the world to see."

Why we are on the brink of the greatest Depression of all time

Why we are on the brink of the greatest Depression of all time  | Fox News: "This time we are in such deep trouble, the only solution is a radical restructuring of the politicians, the economy, and the way we view personal responsibility versus government handouts. If those changes don't come then we are facing a long decline and the eventual end of America."

Google starts watching what you do off the Internet too

Google starts watching what you do off the Internet too — RT: "The most powerful company on the Internet just got a whole lot creepier: a new service from Google merges offline consumer info with online intelligence, allowing advertisers to target users based on what they do at the keyboard and at the mall."

The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True in 2012

The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True in 2012: "We watched a cyborg compete at the Olympic Games, and marveled at the news that NASA was actually working on a faster-than-light warp drive. It was also a year that featured the planet's first superstorm, the development of an artificial retina — and primates who had their intelligence enhanced with a chip. Here are 16 predictions that came true in 2012."

The Curious Genetics of Werewolves

The Curious Genetics of Werewolves | DNA Science Blog: "In the paper, geneticist Angela Christiano, PhD, and colleagues at Columbia University analyzed the genomes of a father and son with Ambras syndrome, a form of hypertrichosis – and found something intriguing about the causative mutation that has repercussions for genetic testing in general."

Archaeologists Think Hidden Imperial Tomb May Be Too Deadly to Explore

Archaeologists Think Hidden Imperial Tomb May Be Too Deadly to Explore: "After discovering a secret palace hidden in China's first emperor massive burial complex, Chinese technicians are nervous. Not because Qin Shi Huang's tomb is the most important archeological discovery since Tutankhamun, but because they believe his burial place is full of deadly traps that will kill any trespassers."

Amputations, Beheadings and a Crucifixion: Horrific Stories from Yemen Where Al Qaeda Has Imposed Sharia Law

Amputations, Beheadings and a Crucifixion: Horrific Stories from Yemen Where Al Qaeda Has Imposed Sharia Law | American Renaissance: "Al Qaeda committed ‘truly shocking’ human rights abuses including crucifixions and the beheading of an alleged sorceror during its 16 months in control of a southern region of Yemen, a report by Amnesty International"

Deep Earth tremors may foretell major earthquakes

Deep Earth tremors may foretell major earthquakes | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "December 29, 2012 – SEATTLE - Tiny tremors, smaller than earthquakes, are shaking the Cascadia subduction zone deep beneath the Pacific Northwest. The Cascadia subduction zone is where two of Earth’s tectonic plates meet in an epic collision and one haltingly slides below the other. The Cascadia Fault stretches for almost 700 miles (1,100 kilometers) from Northern California up to Canada."

16 Things About 2013 That Are Really Going To Stink

16 Things About 2013 That Are Really Going To Stink | InvestmentWatch: "The beginning of the year has traditionally been a time of optimism when we all look forward to the exciting things that are going to happen over the next 12 months.  Unfortunately, there are a whole bunch of things about 2013 that we already know are going to stink.  Taxes are going to go up, good paying jobs will continue to leave the country, small businesses will continue to be destroyed, the number of Americans living in poverty will continue to soar, our infrastructure will continue to decay, global food supplies will likely continue to dwindle and the U.S. national debt will continue to explode.  Our politicians continue to pursue the same policies that got us into this mess, and yet they continue to expect things to magically turn around."

Giant Crystal Pyramid Discovered In Bermuda Triangle

Giant Crystal Pyramid Discovered In Bermuda Triangle | Pakalert Press: "The Bermuda Triangle: mysterious, unworldly, sometimes deadly. For decades intrepid researchers delved into the maze of mysteries hidden deep within this most enigmatic place on Earth.



Some speculate the bizarre time anomalies, disappearances and weird phenomena can be explained by natural occurences. Others are insistent that relics of an advanced, unknown culture left behind fantastic technology…great energy machines that literally warp spacetime and open portals to other realities."

The year's 10 strangest science stories

The year's 10 strangest science stories: "Ah, science. Sure, it does plenty of amazing things for society: finding treatments for cancer, putting people in space. But along the way, scientists also discover some truly bizarre things about the way the world works. From DNA-devouring worms to M&M-crazed bees, here are some of the strangest science stories of the year."

'UFO' VIDEOTAPED FROM AIRPLANE: WHAT IS IT?

More Here: http://news.discovery.com/human/ufo-videotaped-from-airplane-what-is-it-121229.html

Land Destroyer: On the Cusp of Ending Big Pharma

Land Destroyer: On the Cusp of Ending Big Pharma: "Gene therapy threatens to disrupt forever big-pharma's profiteering, but not without a fight."

Senate votes to let the NSA keep spying on you without a warrant until 2017

Senate votes to let the NSA keep spying on you without a warrant until 2017 | The Verge: "The US Senate has voted to approve the FAA Sunsets Extension Act of 2012, which will authorize warrantless surveillance of Americans for counter-terrorism purposes for another five years."

The Spy State Tightens its Grip

The Spy State Tightens its Grip | Alternet: "Americans are paying an ever-increasing price, both in dollars and the loss of personal privacy, to maintain the spy state."

LOCH NESS MONSTER: Nessie Review of 2012

LOCH NESS MONSTER: Nessie Review of 2012: "Reclaiming the Loch Ness Monster from the current tide of debunking and scepticism. If you believe there is something strange in Loch Ness, read on."

Taiwan Alien : Policeman Photographed Transparent Creature Near Jiaming Lake In Taiwan

Taiwan Alien : Policeman Photographed Transparent Creature Near Jiaming Lake In Taiwan - UFO News|UFOs 2012|Latest UFO Sightings|Alien Pictures|2013 Solar Strom|UFO 2013: "Taiwan UFOlogy Society (TUFOS) on Saturday announced a transparent alien creature was photographed by a police officer near Jiaming Lake, located at an altitude of 3310 meters, in the southern part of the Central Highlands in Taitung."

The amazing solar 'wink' that let us know the world hasn't really ended

The amazing solar 'wink' that let us know the world hasn't really ended | Mail Online: "As the supposed end of the world passed, Nasa engineers took a picture of the sun - and were stunning to find it appeared to be winking back at them.



The beautiful image, which actually reveals sunspots on the surface, was taken 22 Dec 2012 at 00:14 UTC , just a few minutes after the Maya prophecy said the world was due to end."

Battle of the professors: Richard Dawkins branded a fundamentalist by expert behind the 'God particle'

Battle of the professors: Richard Dawkins branded a fundamentalist by expert behind the 'God particle' | Mail Online: "Athiest campaigner Richard Dawkins was yesterday branded a 'fundamentalist' by one of his most eminent scientific colleagues."

Mysterious 'Nazca Lines' in desert form labyrinth, archaeologist say

Mysterious 'Nazca Lines' in desert form labyrinth, archaeologist says | Fox News: "Some of the Nazca Lines, mysterious geoglyphs that span a vast swath of the rugged Peruvian desert, may have once been a labyrinth with a spiritual purpose, a new study suggests."

100-year-old deathbed dreams of mathematician proved true

100-year-old deathbed dreams of mathematician proved true: "While on his death bed, the brilliant Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan cryptically wrote down functions he said came to him in dreams, with a hunch about how they behaved. Now 100 years later, researchers say they've proved he was right."

Genesis II: Extraterrestrial Oceans Could Host Life

Genesis II: Extraterrestrial Oceans Could Host Life : Discovery News: "NASA's battle cry behind the small armada of orbiters, landers and rovers dispatched to Mars is "follow the water!" Where there's water, there could be life, which needs a solvent like water to assemble the complex macromolecules needed for living systems."

Controversies - Privacy Concerns Surface with Government Plan to Install “Black Box” Monitors in All New Cars

Controversies - Privacy Concerns Surface with Government Plan to Install “Black Box” Monitors in All New Cars - AllGov - News: "Federal safety regulators want all new cars installed with so-called “black boxes,” similar to those on airplanes, to help the government and auto manufacturers learn valuable lessons from accidents on the road. But the idea has stirred concerns among consumer groups and civil libertarians who fear the data in the black boxes might be used inappropriately unless legal safeguards are established."

Germany 'exporting' old and sick to foreign care homes

Germany 'exporting' old and sick to foreign care homes | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Pensioners are being sent to care homes in eastern Europe and Asia in an austerity move dismissed as 'inhumane deportation'"

New MRSA superbug strain found in UK milk supply

New MRSA superbug strain found in UK milk supply - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent: "Research reveals that antibiotic-resistant organisms are gaining a hold on dairy industry"

First 'Alien Earth' Will Be Found in 2013

First 'Alien Earth' Will Be Found in 2013 | Exoplanets | Space.com: "The first truly Earth-like alien planet is likely to be spotted next year, an epic discovery that would cause humanity to reassess its place in the universe."

Mountains of Madness: Scientists Poised to Drill Through Antarctic Ice and Into Gothic Horror

Mountains of Madness: Scientists Poised to Drill Through Antarctic Ice and Into Gothic Horror | Wired Science | Wired.com: "What might lurk beneath Antarctica’s 5 million square miles of ice was the subject of speculation by sci-fi writers in the 1930s. One of the icy products this subgenre of Antarctic Gothic horror spawned is HP Lovecraft’s novella, At the Mountains of Madness, in which scientists drill beneath Antarctica’s ice — only to discover horrid things preserved there. Now, scientists are finally enacting Lovecraft’s scenario: Over the next several weeks they are drilling into three subglacial lakes hidden beneath thousands of feet of ice in Antarctica."

Your complete DNA genome can now be sequenced from a single cell

Your complete DNA genome can now be sequenced from a single cell | ExtremeTech: "While other single-cell sequencing has been done before, the MALBAC process is much more accurate, and offers an interesting solution to previous issues."

Maybe it's time for a little human enhancement

Maybe it's time for a little human enhancement: "In their new book Unfit for the Future: The Urgent Need for Moral Enhancement, Julian Savulescu and Ingmar Persson argue that while humanity's ability to shape its environment has accelerated wildly, our morality has failed to keep pace."

North Korea EMP attack could destroy U.S. — now

PRY: North Korea EMP attack could destroy U.S. — now: "North Korea has labored for years and starved its people so it could develop an intercontinental missile capable of reaching the United States. Why? Because they have a special kind of nuclear weapon that could destroy the United States with a single blow."

RFID Tracking Chips At The Vatican: Fulfilling The Prophecy Of The Popesnd!

» RFID Tracking Chips At The Vatican: Fulfilling The Prophecy Of The Popes?: "The announcement that thousands of Vatican clergy and employees will be issued an identification card with an RFID tracking device comes as no surprise following the Vatileaks scandal. Even the Pope needs to be concerned about confidentiality and security. However, His Holiness seems to be following the Prophecy of the Popes and bringing us one step closer to Armageddon."

Here’s How Darpa’s Robot Ship Will Hunt Silent Subs

More Here: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/actuv/

The comet that could outshine the MOON: Sky-gazers anticipating 'unaided eye' object which could be the brightest for generations

The comet that could outshine the MOON: Sky-gazers anticipating 'unaided eye' object which could be the brightest for generations | Mail Online: "Astronomers around the world are tracking with eager anticipation the arrival of a comet next year which could even outshine our Moon in the night sky.



Comet ISON is expected to draw millions into the dark to witness what is likely to be the most brilliant comet seen in many generations."

Photographer captures ghostly fogbow high in the mountains

Photographer captures ghostly fogbow high in the mountains | Mail Online: "It may look like a gateway in to another world, but these are the incredible images of a ghostly white fogbow."

Huge 'sea monster' ruled ancient rivers

Huge 'sea monster' ruled ancient rivers | Fox News: "Giant reptilian predators with a lifestyle comparable to modern freshwater dolphins may have made their home in ancient rivers, researchers say."

2012: Science Fiction Dreams That Came True

2012: Science Fiction Dreams That Came True : Discovery News: "As a longtime reader of science fiction, it's always interesting to see how the visions of writers eventually become real. Take Arthur C. Clarke's letter to Wireless World in 1945, which details the geostationary communications satellite network everyone uses today. The satellites are in what is called the "Clarke Orbit." And Isaac Asimov wrote frequently about humanoid robots, which are becoming more common in research labs -- although we have yet to see R. Daneel Olivaw from Asimov's Robot series.



So inspired by these writers and others, I decided to take a look at 2012 and the futuristic technologies that are materializing before our eyes."

Dreams of Prophecy: Evolution and the Biology of Psychic Phenomenon

Dreams of Prophecy: Evolution and the Biology of Psychic Phenomenon | Mysterious Universe: "In the modern world, the mystery of psychic phenomena seems to coexist alongside itself, straddling rather fractured grounds between doubt and believability. While science still remains unable to prove conclusively that certain individuals can see into the future or read the minds of others, there nonetheless seem to be instances where “proof” exists, supporting that these things can, and often do, occur."

Phantom Eye Syndrome: When People Without Eyes Can Still See

Phantom Eye Syndrome: When People Without Eyes Can Still See: "We've all heard of phantom limb syndrome, but what if you lose something less mechanical? A much more complicated syndrome out there - one that produces a phantom eye."

Advanced humanoid Roboy to be ‘born’ in nine months

Advanced humanoid Roboy to be ‘born’ in nine months | KurzweilAI: "Meet Roboy, “one of the most advanced humanoid robots,” say researchers at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the University of Zurich."

This Scientist Wants Tomorrow's Troops to Be Mutant-Powered

This Scientist Wants Tomorrow's Troops to Be Mutant-Powered | Danger Room | Wired.com: "Greater strength and endurance. Enhanced thinking. Better teamwork. New classes of genetic weaponry, able to subvert DNA. Not long from now, the technology could exist to routinely enhance — and undermine — people’s minds and bodies using a wide range of chemical, neurological, genetic and behavioral techniques.



It’s warfare waged at the evolutionary level. And it’s coming sooner than many people think. According to the futurists at the U.S. National Intelligence Council, by 2030, “neuro-enhancements could provide superior memory recall or speed of thought. Brain-machine interfaces could provide ‘superhuman‘ abilities, enhancing strength and speed, as well as providing functions not previously available.”"

Inventor warns 'Google generation who spend life in front of screens are losing creativity and skills'

Inventor warns 'Google generation who spend life in front of screens are losing creativity and skills' | Mail Online: "One of Britain's leading inventors has warned that  a 'Google generation' who rely on the internet for  everything are in danger of becoming 'brain-dead'. Trevor Baylis, who invented the wind-up radio, said children are losing creativity and practical skills because they spend too much time in front of screens. The 75-year-old said he fears that the next generation of inventors is being lost, with young people often unable to make anything with their hands."

Most extreme space discoveries of 2012

Most extreme space discoveries of 2012: "Astronomical discoveries in 2012 have reshaped what we know about the universe and pushed some instruments to the very limits of their observing power."

Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm

Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm: "TEHRAN, IRAN –  An Iranian semi-official news agency says there has been another cyberattack by the sophisticated computer worm Stuxnet, this time on the industries in the country's south."

Cats of the Magical and Mysterious Kind

Cats of the Magical and Mysterious Kind | Mysterious Universe: "Beyond any shadow of a doubt, one of the leading seekers of strange creatures in the world today is Dr. Karl Shuker, who hails only a couple of miles from where I grew up in central England. But, Karl is not only a fine cryptozoologist. He’s an excellent author, too. And, right now, he has a new book out (yep, just in time for Christmas!) that should be of keen interest to anyone and everyone with an interest in strange creatures, folklore, magical tales, and Forteana. Its title: Cats of Magic, Mythology, and Mystery."

2012 in Review: How Blasphemy Laws Are Stifling Free Expression Worldwide

2012 in Review: How Blasphemy Laws Are Stifling Free Expression Worldwide | Electronic Frontier Foundation: "As a recent Pew Forum study reveals, blasphemy laws are widespread, with laws penalizing blasphemy, apostasy, or defamation of religion (including religious "hate speech") present in 94 countries. While in most countries, laws criminalizing certain types of speech apply to the Internet, some countries have recently crafted specific laws to ban or criminalize online expressions of blasphemy. Still others have cracked down on online speech using existing laws. Here's a roundup of some of the worst offenders in 2012:"

NSA targeting domestic computer systems in secret test

Revealed: NSA targeting domestic computer systems in secret test | Internet & Media - CNET News: "The National Security Agency's Perfect Citizen program hunts for vulnerabilities in "large-scale" utilities, including power grid and gas pipeline controllers, new documents from EPIC show."

NSA targeting domestic computer systems in secret test

Revealed: NSA targeting domestic computer systems in secret test | Internet & Media - CNET News: "The National Security Agency's Perfect Citizen program hunts for vulnerabilities in "large-scale" utilities, including power grid and gas pipeline controllers, new documents from EPIC show."

Will your next burger be ground-up mealworms?

Will your next burger be ground-up mealworms? -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net: "The wriggly beetle larvae known as mealworms could one day dominate supermarket shelves as a more sustainable alternative to chicken, beef, pork and milk, researchers in the Netherlands say."

'Flying Rods' discovered in Sabah

'Flying Rods' discovered in Sabah -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net: "A mysterious insect-like creature that has been captured on film in several parts of the world but never physically and also not scientifically explained because of the tremendous speed at which it travels has also been found in Sabah."

H.A.A.R.P. at Full Power

H.A.A.R.P. at Full Power | Pakalert Press: "To the uninitiated, H.A.A.R.P.(High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) is a Military run research fascility that is believed to be the result of Nikola Tesla’s research into Electro-Magnetic Frequency energy. The mystery surrounding HAARP is legendary to say the least. Many alternative media researchers attribute H.A.A.R.P. activity to various events and seemingly natural phenomena – like Earthquakes, Geoengineering Weather Manipulation and EMF Warfare."

Google: Most powerful company on the internet now watches what you do offline

Google: Most powerful company on the internet now watches what you do offline | Mail Online: "Just when you thought Google couldn't target you with more specific advertising - based on your web surfing - it's going one step further. The search giant now intends to use data uploaded by retailers about consumers' offline purchases in order to target them with even more targeted ads. In other words, it will know what you spend at the mall as well as at the keyboard."

Agenda 21 Is Being Rammed Down The Throats Of Local Communities All Over America

Agenda 21 Is Being Rammed Down The Throats Of Local Communities All Over America: "Have you ever heard of Agenda 21?  If not, don't feel bad, because most Americans haven't.  It is essentially a blueprint for a "sustainable world" that was introduced at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992.  Since then, it has been adopted by more than 200 counties and it has been modified and updated at other UN environmental summits.  The philosophy behind Agenda 21 is that our environmental problems are the number one problem that we are facing, and that those problems are being caused by human activity."

US to deploy newest weapons to Asia-Pacific

US to deploy newest weapons to Asia-Pacific: "The United States plans to deploy some of its newest warships and other high-tech weapons to the Asia-Pacific as part of a strategic shift to the region, a US defense official said Wednesday."

75 Economic Numbers From 2012 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe

75 Economic Numbers From 2012 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe: "The mainstream media continues to tell us what a “great job” the Obama administration and the Federal Reserve are doing of managing the economy, but meanwhile things just continue to get even worse for the poor and the middle class.  It is imperative that we educate the American people about the true condition of our economy and about why all of this is happening."

Police Dept. to Use Internet to Try to Stop Shootings

Police Dept. to Use Internet to Try to Stop Shootings - NYTimes.com: "“The techniques would include cyber-searches of language that mass-casualty shooters have used in e-mails and Internet postings,” Mr. Kelly said in a statement. “The goal would be to identify the shooter in cyberspace, engage him there and intervene, possibly using an undercover to get close, and take him into custody or otherwise disrupt his plans.”"

FDA moves closer to approval of GMO fish, critics outraged

FDA moves closer to approval of GMO fish, critics outraged | Reuters: "Dec 21 (Reuters) - A controversial genetically engineered salmon has moved a step closer to the consumer's dining table after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday the fish didn't appear likely to pose a threat to the environment or to humans who eat it."

Hunger and homelessness rise dramatically in the U.S.: study

Hunger and homelessness rise dramatically in the U.S.: study | The Raw Story: "Hunger and homelessness are on the rise in the United States, and cash-strapped cities and social services are being forced to turn needy people away empty-handed, a study published Thursday found."

Trojan-horse therapy 'completely eliminates' cancer in mice

BBC News - Trojan-horse therapy 'completely eliminates' cancer in mice: "An experimental "Trojan-horse" cancer therapy has completely eliminated prostate cancer in experiments on mice, according to UK researchers."

Human, More Than Human: Considering Transhumanism, Definitions And Religion

Human, More Than Human: Considering Transhumanism, Definitions And Religion: "I suppose you can’t have a proper discussion unless you lay out exactly what you’re talking about. Since we’re discussing transhumanism the movement, we’ll use its definition of what is a “transhuman.”"

Transhumanist Ideas Need to Evolve for Mainstream Popularity – how can this be accomplished?

Transhumanist Ideas Need to Evolve for Mainstream Popularity – how can this be accomplished? - Transhumanity.net: "Why do you (transhumanists in general) care if mainstream thinking in modern civilization cares about ‘Transhumanism’? If you talk to random people on the street about transhumanism, you will get eye-squinting and other strange responses.  For the most part, the response will be negative. Transhumanism is not anywhere close to anything the average person cares about."

7 Codes You'll Never Ever Break

7 Codes You'll Never Ever Break | Danger Room | Wired.com: "The history of encryption is a tale of broken secrets. But some mysteries remain unraveled. Among the thousands of broken codes and ciphers solved by cryptologists from the NSA and the KGB to amateurs at home, there are the few elusive codes that no one has ever managed to crack."

A new state of matter: MIT researchers find new type of magnetic behaviour that could revolutionise computing

A new state of matter: MIT researchers find new type of magnetic behaviour that could revolutionise computing | Mail Online: "Researchers at MIT have discovered a new type of matter, and a new type of magnetism -  and say it could change the way computers store information. The breakthrough adds to the two previously known states of magnetism.'We’re showing that there is a third fundamental state for magnetism,' says MIT professor of physics Young Lee."

'God particle' discovery by Large Hadron Collider tops the chart of the year's ten biggest scientific breakthroughs

'God particle' discovery by Large Hadron Collider tops the chart of the year's ten biggest scientific breakthroughs | Mail Online: "The capture of the most wanted sub-atomic particle in physics was today named as Science journal's Breakthrough of the Year.



Scientists had been chasing the Higgs boson, nicknamed the 'God particle' for more than four decades."

Earth Doom-o-Meter: Are We There Yet?

Earth Doom-o-Meter: Are We There Yet? : Discovery News: "I loathe predictions, especially big ones. They're so slippery. Today for example, the world isn't coming to an end. Ask China - they're still here."

No Doomsday! The Quick Reference Guide

No Doomsday! The Quick Reference Guide : Discovery News: "Still worried about flaming space rocks inextricably falling from the sky? Losing sleep over nonsensical "killer" solar flares? Got your knickers-in-a-knot over the non-existent Planet X?



But just in case there is any shred of doubt in your mind about Dec. 21 and the end of the world, here's a quick and dirty guide (plus links for further reading) to some of the key doomsday scenarios invented by a few questionable people who have been vying to make money out of your fear. I make no apologies for my sarcasm; I've been debunking this stuff for over four years -- I'm all Apocalypsed out."

75 Economic Numbers From 2012 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe

75 Economic Numbers From 2012 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe: "What a year 2012 has been!  The mainstream media continues to tell us what a “great job” the Obama administration and the Federal Reserve are doing of managing the economy, but meanwhile things just continue to get even worse for the poor and the middle class."

Scandal Alert: Congress Is Quietly Abandoning the 5th Amendment

Scandal Alert: Congress Is Quietly Abandoning the 5th Amendment - Conor Friedersdorf - The Atlantic: "Meet the prominent legislators who think it's okay to throw Americans in jail forever without charges or trial."

Doomsdayers Flock To Serbian Mountain Believed To Contain Alien Pyramid

Doomsdayers Flock To Serbian Mountain Believed To Contain Alien Pyramid | Disinformation: "There seems to be a good old fashioned mystic mountain battle brewing between Mount Rtanj and France’s Pic de Bugarach."

Home at the End of Time: Robert Vicino Built an Underground City Where You Can Ride out the Apocalypse

Home at the End of Time: Robert Vicino Built an Underground City Where You Can Ride out the Apocalypse | Motherboard: "Robert Vicino wants it to be clear he’s not a religious man. He is, like a lot of Southern Californians I’ve met, what he calls “highly spiritual.” So when he talks about the apocalyptic “message” he received 32 years ago, it’s understood that message could have come from anywhere—god, the universe, aliens, the collective unconscious. It’s hard to say."

Mysterious Attacks Leave Livestock Earless in Kentucky

Mysterious Attacks Leave Livestock Earless in Kentucky | LiveScience: "An unknown animal is attacking, but not eating, livestock in Kentucky, leaving many of the victims with gnawed or detached ears."

The Top Five Lesser-Known Failed Apocalypses

The Top Five Lesser-Known Failed Apocalypses | The Hairpin: "Frequent, vigorous, nonsensical, and ultimately unsuccessful apocalyptic predictions are a part of our shared cultural heritage; making them is a tradition we're simply carrying forward."

Psych meds linked to 90% of school shootings

Psych meds linked to 90% of school shootings: "NEW YORK – From the moment news emerged Friday that a young man had carried out a horrific massacre of elementary-school children, politicians from local city halls to the White House have been restoking the age-old push for more gun control. While guns have been a common denominator in mass slayings at schools by teens, there’s another familiar element that seems increasingly to be minimized."

Killer Robots Are Coming – AI Experts To Determine Their Threat Toward Humanity

Killer Robots Are Coming – AI Experts To Determine Their Threat Toward Humanity | Singularity Hub: "It’s no secret that in the future robots — not all, but certain ones — will be designed to kill. Certainly, we’ll have service bots a plenty that are as safe as golden retrievers, but there’s no denying that robots will also have the capacity to be lethal with intent, that is, if they are designed to do so."

Zombie Apocalypse speculates about end of the world - L.A. Times

Zombie Apocalypse speculates about end of the world - latimes.com: "Let’s get one thing straight right away: Zombies aren’t real. The government knows it, the police know it and even so-called “zombie preppers,” the subject of Discovery Channel’s new special “Zombie Apocalypse,” premiering Tuesday night, know it. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t all taking steps to prepare for the onslaught anyway."

Survival, Inc.: The Mayan apocalypse is great for business

Survival, Inc.: The Mayan apocalypse is great for business | Fox News: "Ahead of the predicted Mayan Apocalypse tomorrow, many survival shops, restaurants, hotels and other businesses are raking in the profits. Even though December 21 is nothing more than the end of the Mayan calendar and the start of a new one, companies are capitalizing on the disaster craze."

Celebrate Apocalypse Week!

Celebrate Apocalypse Week! [VIDEO] : Discovery News: "It's the end of days, supposedly. At DNews, we want you to feel comfortably informed about that, so we're celebrating Apocalypse Week! Every day, we'll have a helpful clip for you that will make you feel better about all the hyped-up junk saying we're all going to die on Friday, Dec. 21. We'll be posting them all here, as well as on our awesome YouTube channel. Watch 'em all! You're welcome. And see you next week."

Welcome to the Realm of Quantum Foam

Welcome to the Realm of Quantum Foam : Discovery News: "According to quantum mechanics, empty space isn’t really empty. It roils and boils with pairs of “virtual” particles and antiparticles that annihilate and disappear back into the quantum vacuum so quickly that the apparent violation of energy conservation incurred by their creation can’t be observed directly."

Ancient Cranial Deformations Fuel Alien Theories

Ancient Cranial Deformations Fuel Alien Theories : Discovery News: "The main significance to archaeologists is that the discovery suggests the presence (or influence) of Mesoamerican societies much farther north than previously believed."

Encounters With Black-Eyed Kids

Encounters With Black-Eyed Kids | Mysterious Universe: "Explanations as to what they are include alien/human hybrids, demon-possessed children, and cryptoterrestrials. Regardless of their origin, one thing is certain – they’re terrifying."

20 Signs That The U.S. Poverty Explosion Is Hitting Children And Young People The Hardest

20 Signs That The U.S. Poverty Explosion Is Hitting Children And Young People The Hardest: "The mainstream media continues to insist that the economy is "getting better", but the poverty numbers for children and young people just continue to explode.  For example, did you know that the poverty rate for families with a head of household under the age of 30 is a whopping 37 percent? "

Army developing next-generation surveillance aircraft

Army developing next-generation surveillance aircraft | Article | The United States Army: "WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 5, 2012) -- Army scientists, engineers and program developers are making substantial progress building and integrating a technically sophisticated battlefield surveillance aircraft called Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System in a laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., service officials said."

U.S. Gov't Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss Cases of Americans Killed by Drones

Activist Post: U.S. Gov't Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss Cases of Americans Killed by Drones: "As Americans mourn the deaths of 20 children and 6 adults in the Newtown, CT tragedy - and the gun control debate has reached a fever pitch - autonomous killing systems are being funded by American taxpayers, and drone strikes continue to kill an increasing number of civilians abroad."

‘Giant serpent’ invades island near Phuket

‘Giant serpent’ invades island near Phuket: "PHUKET: Mysterious giant tracks appeared overnight on Friday (December 14) on Koh Mai Pai (Bamboo Island, just north of Phi Phi), emerging from the forest, going through the local school and then into the sea, leaving students, parents and teachers worrying that they were made by some enormous serpent."

Doomsday 2012: If Mayan prophecy is true, just how will it all end on Friday?

Doomsday 2012: If Mayan prophecy is true, just how will it all end on Friday? | Mail Online: "They say it won't happen, at least not on Friday, but in the event the Mayan prophecy of the end of the world is right, scientists have foretold a raft of bloody and catastrophic fates for us all.



Dark comets, famine, super-volcanoes, catastrophic climate change, and a plague of cancers are just some of the ends that could fulfill the prophecy. Astrophysicist Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who discovered pulsars, believes the most likely disaster that could pencil Doomsday into Friday's diary is a black comet."

The incredible 'alien' skull discovered in a Mexican cemetery

The incredible 'alien' skull discovered in a Mexican cemetery | Mail Online: "It is an astonishing image that could have come straight from the plot of a Ridley Scott movie.



Archaeologists in Mexico today revealed the astonishing skull of a person suffering from a cranial disfiguration. Believed to be 1,000 years old, the find was made near the small Mexican village of Onavas."

IBM reveals its vision for the future of technology

IBM reveals its vision for the future of technology | Mail Online: "If you've only just got used to talking to your phone, get ready for a major change. IBM has revealed its predictions for the computer we will all be using in 2018 - and it believes they will have all five senses, and will communicate with us in radically different ways. 'Infrared and haptic technologies will enable a smart phone's touchscreen technology and vibration capabilities to simulate the physical sensation of touching something,' the firm said."

The 'unjammable' quantum radar that could make the present generation of stealth technology obsolete

The 'unjammable' quantum radar that could make the present generation of stealth technology obsolete | Mail Online: "U.S. researchers have employed the quantum properties of photons to create an unjammable radar signal.



Conventional radar is vulnerable to a range of technologies, ranging from dropping chaff to create false reflections to drowning the radar frequency with noise.More sophisticated radar can deal with such ploys, but the most sophisticated radar jammers are able to intercept the the signals and send back false information."

World's largest atom smasher gets faster

World's largest atom smasher gets faster | Fox News: "The Large Hadron Collider is working more efficiently, physicists announced Monday, with more particles than ever before crammed into the particle accelerator's beams."

Computers to see, hear, smell in five years

Computers to see, hear, smell in five years: "By 2017, technology will have advanced far enough that computers will be able to see, smell, touch, taste and hear via digital taste buds, newly sensitive pixels and other innovations. You’ll even be able to touch something through your phone, announced Bernie Meyerson, IBM fellow and vice president of innovation."

Mayan apocalypse? Doomsday? Asteroid? How the world will end

Mayan apocalypse? Doomsday? Asteroid? How the world will end: "For years, conspiracy theorists, numerologists, and armchair prophets have predicted the end of the world will take place on December 21, 2012. They point to several apocalyptic events: a long-period comet hurtling toward Earth, or a massive solar storm that causes complete power grid failure."

Sinful Robot developing fully-immersive virtual reality sex game

Sinful Robot developing fully-immersive virtual reality sex game | Fox News: "It was only a matter of time. The world’s first series of “fully-immersive erotic encounters” is being developed by a new California-based startup. In other words, virtual reality sex is finally on its way."

When the Air Force Wanted to Nuke the Moon

When the Air Force Wanted to Nuke the Moon : Discovery News: "The American reaction to Sputnik was diverse. Laymen and aerospace professionals alike were divided; some were unthreatened by the Soviet feat while others were fearful, eager to see national programs fast tracked to match the adversary in the new realm of space."

When Shadow People Attack

When Shadow People Attack | Mysterious Universe: "The first thought that crossed Steven Paynter’s five-year-old mind was that someone had broken into the house in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. “Around 1986, my mother took me around the local estate to her friend’s house,” Paynter said. “I believed that she had been burgled because her kitchen – her entire kitchen – was covered, and I do mean covered, in big black handprints. Almost animal like.”"

The Blue Books: Required Reading in Ufology

The Blue Books: Required Reading in Ufology | Mysterious Universe: "The lights just outside the cockpit of Japan Air Lines flight 1628 had been so bright–and so hot–that the heat from the thrusters on the adjacent aircraft could be felt by Captain Kenju Terauchi. An ex-fighter pilot, Terauchi has spent well in excess of 10,000 hours in the air, and despite his experience with different varieties of aircraft, he had never seen anything quite like this."

Surveillance State: Ecuador Implements “World’s First” Countrywide Facial- and Voice-Recognition System

Surveillance State: Ecuador Implements “World’s First” Countrywide Facial- and Voice-Recognition System | StratRisks: "The United States is often considered a world leader when it comes to deploying the latest biometric security and surveillance technologies. But it could have an unlikely new competitor: Ecuador."

Instagram Can Now Sell Your Images Without Your Knowledge

Instagram Can Now Sell Your Images Without Your Knowledge | Fstoppers: "Instragram just updated their new terms of service today, and the fine print, while not shocking, certainly is concerning especially if you use the service to show off your work."

Mayan Apocalypse Is Unlike Other Doomsdays

Mayan Apocalypse Is Unlike Other Doomsdays | LiveScience: "Doomsday predictions seem as regular as the tides. UFO cults and evangelical preachers alike have claimed to know the true date of the end of the world. But the Mayan apocalypse is unlike most any doomsday to come before."

Ancient 'Alien' Burial Site Discovered

Ancient 'Alien' Burial Site Discovered | TDG - Science, Magick, Myth and History: "Ancient 'Alien' Burial Site Discovered"

The Bloody Truth About Serbia's Vampire

The Bloody Truth About Serbia's Vampire: "Following a recent scare, experts shed light on the enduring myth of the undead."

7 Good Reasons Why There Might Be Life on Other Planets

7 Good Reasons Why There Might Be Life on Other Planets: "Here are seven reasons why scientists believe that life is out there, just waiting to meet us. It might not be green-skinned ladies in silver saucers, but it will be alien."

Transhumanism: How the Elite Plan to Live Forever

Transhumanism: How the Elite Plan to Live Forever | Pakalert Press: "The eugenicists at The Royal Society, in conjunction with Academy of Medical Sciences, British Academy and Royal Academy of Engineering came together this month to discuss the potentials, opportunities and challenges of the melding of man with machine (i.e. transhumanism) under the guise of augmentation technologies."

What is the fate of humanity?

transhumanism | Science | an SFGate.com blog: "As technology becomes indispensable and increasingly personal, there’s little question it will become more integrated into our lives and potentially into our biology. Where does it go from there?"

The contradiction of transhumanism

The contradiction of transhumanism | The Right Stuff: "Since transhumanism is explicitly about creating a “superior human”, it is inherently hostile to traditional moral standards.  There is no debate on this; there is no room whatsoever for compromise. Either you support the creation of a “new race” or your ideas are by definition too weak and inferior to be associated with transhumanity itself. Which as an idea owes its very existence to an extremely controversial and earth shattering line of thought. "

Ancient Manuscripts, UFOs and The Nephilim

The mind controlled robot arm that lets the paralysed write and eat

The mind controlled robot arm that lets the paralysed write and eat | Mail Online: "A 52 year old woman paralysed from the neck down has been able to feed herself and even high five doctors using a groundbreaking new robotic arm controlled by electrodes implanted in her brain."

Hackers can penetrate your home: Crack for Samsung's Smart TV allows attacker seize control of its microphone and cameras

Hackers can penetrate your home: Crack for Samsung's Smart TV allows attacker seize control of its microphone and cameras | Mail Online: "Samsung's Smart TV could used by hackers to watch everything that happens in your living room by gaining access to the device's built-in camera and microphones, it has been claimed."

What if reality were really just 'Sim Universe'?

What if reality were really just 'Sim Universe'? | Fox News: "What if everything -- all of us, the world, the universe -- was not real? What if everything we are, know and do was really just someone's computer simulation?"

Myth, Hype and Nonsense: Days Before 'Doomsday'

Myth, Hype and Nonsense: Days Before 'Doomsday' : Discovery News: "NASA has released a video intended to put the world's mind at rest about Dec. 21, 2012 -- the much hyped end-date of the Mayan "Long Count" calendar. Titled "Why the World Didn't End Yesterday," the video does a sound debunking of the misinformation being bandied about by doomsayers trying to make a fast buck out of people's fears.



But why did the space agency bother releasing a video intended for Dec. 22 (i.e. one day after "doomsday") a week early?"

Great ball of China: Farmer builds survival pod to save him (and 13 others) from tsunami, earthquake... and Mayan doomsday

Great ball of China: Farmer builds survival pod to save him (and 13 others) from tsunami, earthquake... and Mayan doomsday | Mail Online: "With just ten days to go before the Mayan apocalypse supposedly spells the end of the world, many believers may be looking for ways to dodge doomsday.



But one farmer in China believes he is ready for any eventuality after building seven emergency survival pods.

10 great places to walk in the shadow of Bigfoot

10 great places to walk in the shadow of Bigfoot: "The search is on for a legendary character with plenty of bulk and facial hair, and we're not talking Santa."

Furtherance: The Cold War Plan to Launch a Full-On Nuclear Assault If the President Were Killed

Furtherance: The Cold War Plan to Launch a Full-On Nuclear Assault If the President Were Killed - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic: "The United States was going to launch an automatic and all-out nuclear attack on both the Soviet Union and China, in the event that the President was killed in an attack, a newly released document reveals."

Father-daughter duo have the world’s first brain-to-brain ‘telepathic’ conversation

Father-daughter duo have the world’s first brain-to-brain ‘telepathic’ conversation | ExtremeTech: "It should be fairly obvious why, all technological considerations aside, there has been much more research into letting machines extract our thoughts, rather than insert them. Mind reading is a scary-enough concept all on its own — but mind writing? It calls to mind the hacker deities of cyber punk novels; skinny, trench-swathed Neos projecting e-thoughts into the skulls of passing civilians."

Is America Becoming a Pagan Kingdom?

Is America Becoming a Pagan Kingdom?: "It must be some kind of joke to suggest the United States of America is turning resolutely towards paganism, the antithesis of Christianity—correct? Sadly, this is exactly what appears to be quickly happening to this most Christian of all nations in terms of origin and practice. We see this in our views of government, family, economics, freedom, law and especially religion. We are now presented with a kind modern homo paganus, a modernized version of ancient man."

More than one-third of Americans see signs of end times in extreme weather

Religion News Service | Faith | Beliefs | Poll: More than one-third of Americans see signs of end times in extreme weather: "WASHINGTON (RNS) More than a third of Americans believe the severity of recent natural disasters is evidence that we are in the “end times” described in the New Testament -- a period of turmoil preceding Jesus' Second Coming and the end of the world."

Genetically Modified Christmas Trees Pre-Lit With Jellyfish Gene

Genetically Modified Christmas Trees Pre-Lit With Jellyfish Gene - Greener Ideal: "If Christmas lights have been the bane of your holiday, then there just may be good news on the horizon: Genetic engineers have come up with a method where your Christmas tree could grow its own lights. Sound more like science fiction than reality? Read on."

U.S. Surveillance Caught Syria's Chemical Weapons Prep

U.S. Surveillance Caught Syria's Chemical Weapons Prep | Danger Room | Wired.com: "With Syrian rebel forces gaining in strength, elite units loyal to Bashar Assad received a frightening order a few weeks ago: begin preparations that could lead to the use of chemical weapons."

Deep space fly-by: Incredible pictures taken by Chinese probe passing asteroid show giant rock 4.5 million miles from Earth

Deep space fly-by: Incredible pictures taken by Chinese probe passing asteroid show giant rock 4.5 million miles from Earth | Mail Online: "A Chinese spacecraft has carried out a deep space fly-by on an asteroid four and a half million miles away from the Earth."

Node: Introducing the amazing gadget that can measure anything

Node: Introducing the amazing gadget that can measure anything | Mail Online: "It can take your temperature from two feet away, scan your house for leaky insulation, and determine the dampness of your basement."

Obama administration 'considering' building a Death Star: Petition forces White House to assess the feasibility of moon-sized weapon

Obama administration 'considering' building a Death Star: Petition forces White House to assess the feasibility of moon-sized weapon | Mail Online: "The Obama administration is 'considering' building a Death Star after an online petition reached the 25,000 signatures it needed to be accepted by the White House. The online petition, which calls for the U.S. government to 'secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016' now has more than 27,000 signatures.



First seen in the sci-fi classic Star Wars, the Death Star is a spherical, moon-sized space station that is capable of destroying entire planets with a single energy beam blast."

Sun storm threat to GPS: Space agency plans global network to study effects of 'solar max' on satellite communications

Sun storm threat to GPS: Space agency plans global network to study effects of 'solar max' on satellite communications | Mail Online: "Scientists are gearing up for fierce solar storms next year by setting up a worldwide chain of monitoring stations to study the so-called 'solar maximum'."

Ancient Egypt in pictures

Ancient Egypt in pictures | Fox News: "From tombs more than 4,000 years old to the Great Pyramids of Giza to mummies, the latest archaeology finds from ancient Egypt's vibrant history"

Are We Living Inside a Computer Simulation?

Are We Living Inside a Computer Simulation? : Discovery News: "The popular film trilogy, The Matrix, presented a cyberuniverse where humans live in a simulated reality created by sentient machines.



Now, a philosopher and team of physicists imagine that we might really be living inside a computer-generated universe that you could call The Lattice. What's more, we may be able to detect it."

Iran: Patriot Missiles In Turkey First Step To Next World War

Iran: Patriot Missiles In Turkey First Step To Next World War - Business Insider: "Planned deployment of US-made Patriot missiles in Turkey is a "provocative" action which could bring about "uncalculated" results, Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday."

Sasquatch in New Jersey?

Sasquatch in New Jersey? | Daily Record | dailyrecord.com: "Many people can accept the possibility of Sasquatch sightings in Oregon or Northern California. But in New Jersey, the most densely populated state in the country? Really?"

Smart TVs can spy on their owners

Smart TVs can spy on their owners — RT: "Viewers, beware: while you’re watching TV, your TV might be watching you back. A security firm discovered that Samsung’s Smart TV can give hackers access to the device’s built-in camera and microphones, allowing them to watch everything you do."

Blasphemy and Islam

Blasphemy and Islam - Andrew C. McCarthy - National Review Online: "Nor is truth a defense. Another Egyptian court recently upheld the blasphemy conviction of Makarem Diab, also a Coptic Christian. Diab had gotten into a discussion with a Muslim acquaintance, Abd al-Hameed, who, in the course of mocking Diab’s faith, insisted that Jesus was a serial fornicator. Diab countered Hameed’s baseless taunt with an assertion most Islamic scholars regard as accurate: namely, that Mohammed had more than four wives. Yet, because the context of Diab’s assertion evinced an intention to cast Islam’s prophet in an unfavorable light, Diab was prosecuted for “insulting the prophet” and “provoking students.” He was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment."

DARPA contracts Nvidia to make drones smarter

DARPA contracts Nvidia to make drones smarter - Lands $20m embedded chip deal | TechEye: "Nvidia has landed a $20 million contract with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to get to work on the development of embedded chips that are 75 times more powerful than current processors."

Scientists plan test to see if the entire universe is a simulation created by futuristic supercomputers

Scientists plan test to see if the entire universe is a simulation created by futuristic supercomputers - First of its kind | TechEye: "US scientists are attempting to find out whether all of humanity is currently living a Matrix-style computer simulation being run on supercomputers of the future."

7 Secret Ways America's Stealth Armada Stays Off the Radar

7 Secret Ways America's Stealth Armada Stays Off the Radar | Danger Room | Wired.com: "It's no secret how America's stealth warplanes primarily evade enemy radars. Their airframes are specifically sculpted to scatter radar waves rather than bouncing them back to the enemy. Somewhat less important is the application, to select areas, of Radar Absorbing Material (RAM) meant to trap sensor energy not scattered by the plane's special shape."

Peru's spiral Nazca lines 'are a path to spiritual enlightenment'

Peru's spiral Nazca lines 'are a path to spiritual enlightenment' | Mail Online: "Some say they were created as messages to the gods, while slightly more bizarre theories suggest they were traced by aliens."

Next 9/11: Iran’s death squad is here

Next 9/11: Iran’s death squad is here: "Team infiltrated, assigned to attack from within next year"

5 creepiest surveillance tactics

5 creepiest surveillance tactics - Salon.com: "Mannequins that watch you shop. Buses that hear you chat. Modern surveillance has taken a page right out of Orwell"

U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens

» U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!: "Top U.S. intelligence officials gathered in the White House Situation Room in March to debate a controversial proposal. Counter-terrorism officials wanted to create a government dragnet, sweeping up millions of records about U.S. citizens—even people suspected of no crime."

NASA Eyes Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa

NASA Eyes Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa | Space.com: "SAN FRANCISCO — Though NASA is devoting many of its exploration resources to Mars these days, the agency still has its eye on an icy moon of Jupiter that may be capable of supporting life as we know it."

Hubble Space Telescope achieves deepest cosmic view yet

BBC News - Hubble Space Telescope achieves deepest cosmic view yet: "Hubble astronomers have observed deeper into space than ever before. In doing so, they have identified six new galaxies of stars that formed just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang itself."

Vast Alien River System Spotted on Saturn's Moon Titan

Vast Alien River System Spotted on Saturn's Moon Titan | Wired Science | Wired.com: "Though it isn’t the Nile — which is more than 20 times as long — the mighty river provides further evidence that this odd little moon is a wet world not unlike our own. Many lakes and small rivers have been found already on Titan but the newly discovered stream is the largest yet and represents the first time scientists have seen such a vast liquid system on any world other than Earth. Titan’s mini-Nile doesn’t flow with water, which freezes to be hard as stone on the moon, but rather liquid hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane, which are stable in the moon’s -290 degree Fahrenheit average temperatures."

U.S. Spies See Superhumans, Instant Cities by 2030

U.S. Spies See Superhumans, Instant Cities by 2030 | Danger Room | Wired.com: "But not all of these biological developments will be good things, the Council notes. “Advances in synthetic biology also have the potential to be a double-edged sword and become a source of lethal weaponry accessible to do-it-yourself biologists or biohackers,” according to the report. Biology is becoming more and more like the open source software community, with “open-access repository of standardized and interchangeable building block or ‘biobrick’ biological parts that researchers can use” — for good or for bad.  ”This will be particularly true as technology becomes more accessible on a global basis and, as a result, makes it harder to track, regulate, or mitigate bioterror if not ‘bioerror.’”"

Mobile Device Biometrics: The Eyes Have It

Mobile Device Biometrics: The Eyes Have It - Personal-tech - Science and Technology - BYTE: "With so much of our banking and interactions taking place on our mobile phones, we still live with a false sense of security because it doesn't take much for someone to hack our phones. By using more unique identifiers — biometrics such as eyes, rather than passwords — corporations and banks may have a more secure way to authenticate our identity."

Invisible RFID Ink Safe For Cattle And People, Company Says - - -

Invisible RFID Ink Safe For Cattle And People, Company Says - - -: "The process developed by Somark involves a geometric array of micro-needles and an ink capsule, which is used to 'tattoo' an animal. The ink can be detected from 4 feet away."

U.N. Conference Slyly Introduces Resolution to Gain Control of Internet—in Middle of Night

U.N. Conference Slyly Introduces Resolution to Gain Control of Internet—in Middle of Night | The Weekly Standard: "In the middle of the night at a U.N. conference in Dubai, the presiding chairman of the International Telecommunication Union conference surveyed the assembled countries to see whether there was interest in having greater involvement in the U.N. governing the Internet. A majority of countries gave their approval."

Human, More Than Human: Considering Transhumanism....

Human, More Than Human: Considering Transhumanism, Intro: "“The future of human evolution isn’t biological”
That is the tagline for Robot Central. In a short sentence, it gets to the heart of our possible future on this planet. It implies that we will be able to transcend our biological selves and become something more. The “more” is what we are trying to track here. The transhuman community looks to a new age where we could quickly eradicate disease through nanotechnology, or augment our intelligence, or develop machines to the point where the only work we have to do is the work we want to do, or do innumerable things.  The goal here is to be optimistic about these possibilities."

Invincible Iron Man, Extremis, and Transhumanism- Becoming more than human, but less than heroic?

Invincible Iron Man, Extremis, and Transhumanism- Becoming more than human, but less than heroic? | SFTC: "OK, so they took the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises and added helicopters shooting missiles.  We don’t care.  Robert Downey Jr. is the best thing to happen to Iron Man since titanium underwear, and after stealing every scene in The Avengers, we’re ready for more Iron Man.  Especially since, according to the ever reliable Wikipedia, this Iron Man movie will be based on the “Extremis” storyline, which will pit Tony Stark against both his own limitations and the temptation of gaining more power at the cost of his humanity.  He will face the philosophical dilemma of when, exactly, one becomes so advanced technologically that one is no longer human, a problem known, in philosophical circles, as transhumanism."

Hacking the Human Brain: The Next Domain of Warfare

Hacking the Human Brain: The Next Domain of Warfare | Wired Opinion | Wired.com: "It’s been fashionable in military circles to talk about cyberspace as a “fifth domain” for warfare, along with land, space, air and sea. But there’s a sixth and arguably more important warfighting domain emerging: the human brain.



This new battlespace is not just about influencing hearts and minds with people seeking information. It’s about involuntarily penetrating, shaping, and coercing the mind in the ultimate realization of Clausewitz’s definition of war: compelling an adversary to submit to one’s will. And the most powerful tool in this war is brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies, which connect the human brain to devices."

Life after smartphones—what's next?

Life after smartphones—what's next? | Fox News: "“The way we interact with our phones will change drastically,” said Tim Stevens, editor of Engadget, “Eventually, I see us leaving them in our pockets and instead interacting with other devices that communicate with our phones.”

Stevens calls this a personal area network, where our phones are really just devices that contain storage and provide an Internet connection to other wearable technology. Things like the Fitbit, Jawbone, Nike Fuelband and Pebble smart watch -- all of which are available now."

Archaeologist claims evidence of Noah’s biblical flood

Archaeologist claims evidence of Noah’s biblical flood | Fox News: "First he found the Titanic -- will he find the only ship more famous?"

Doomsday mountain braces for Mayan apocalypse

Doomsday mountain braces for Mayan apocalypse | Fox News: "What is it with mountains and the end of the world?"

Brain Cells Made from Urine

Brain Cells Made from Urine: DNews Nugget : Discovery News: "Brain Cells Made from Urine: Scientist have discovered an uncomplicated technique for turning cells discarded in urine into neurons. Other research typically uses embryonic stem cells, which can be coaxed to grow into just about any cell found in the body, including brain cells."

12/12/12: Why Today Is Tied to Doom

12/12/12: Why Today Is Tied to Doom : Discovery News: "A seemingly benign number that defines everything from a dozen eggs and the hours of day and night to the days of Christmas and the astrological signs, 12 may be in the spotlight today, 12/12/12."

From MIB to WIB

From MIB to WIB | Mysterious Universe: "For years, sensational and sinister stories have surfaced from the forests and lowlands of Puerto Rico that tell of a strange and lethal creature roaming the landscape by night and day, while striking overwhelming terror into the hearts of the populace – which is not at all surprising since the animal has been described as having a pair of glowing red eyes, powerful, claw style hands, razor sharp teeth, a body not unlike that a monkey, a row of vicious spikes running down the length of its back, and occasionally, and of deep relevance to this particular chapter, a pair of large and leathery bat-like wings."

Russians Prepare for World’s End, Buy Candles and Vodka

Russians Prepare for World’s End, Buy Candles and Vodka - The Daily Beast: "Officials try to stem fears that the Mayan apocalypse will hit, while shoppers stock up on candles, vodka."

15 Signs That The Economy Is Rapidly Getting Worse As We Head Into 2013

15 Signs That The Economy Is Rapidly Getting Worse As We Head Into 2013: "How can the mainstream media claim that the U.S. economy is "improving" when it is painfully obvious to anyone with a brain that the middle class is being absolutely eviscerated?  According to numbers that were just released, the number of Americans on food stamps rose by more than 600,000 in a single month to an all-time record high of 47.7 million.  Youth unemployment in the U.S. is at a post-World War II high and large companies have announced the elimination of more than 100,000 jobs since Barack Obama won the election.  Consumer debt just hit a new record high and the federal government is accumulating debt at a much faster pace than it was at this time last year."

The camouflage fabric 'that can make soldiers INVISIBLE': Company claims it has Pentagon backing for miracle material

The camouflage fabric 'that can make soldiers INVISIBLE': Company claims it has Pentagon backing for miracle material | Mail Online: "The U.S. military is backing the development of camouflage fabrics that could one day make their soldiers completely invisible, it has been claimed. The so-called 'Quantum Stealth' camouflage material is said to render its wearers completely invisible by bending light waves around them."

Silicon Crystals Could Be In The LHC Driving Seat

Silicon Crystals Could Be In The LHC Driving Seat : Discovery News: "The Large Hadron Collider is the most powerful particle accelerator ever built, sending protons whipping around its tunnels at velocities near the speed of light, and employing enormous magnets to steer those intense beams. And now silicon crystals are poised to do their part to help pilot protons around the LHC."

Next-gen US drone: now equipped with ‘death ray’ laser

Next-gen US drone: now equipped with ‘death ray’ laser — RT: "The next generation of military drones, unveiled by a leading US manufacturer, will not just carry a limited supply of rockets – but will likely be fitted with an ultra-light laser, capable of repeatedly destroying objects at the speed of light.



“It would give us an unlimited magazine,” a person close to the High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS) program told Time magazine."

U.S. to launch military space drone on Tuesday

U.S. to launch military space drone on Tuesday | The Raw Story: "The United States is planning a new launch of its tiny, pilotless military space plane on Tuesday as part of a futuristic Air Force program that has fueled speculation over its mission."

Al Qaeda may have chemical weapons, Spain's counter-terror chief warns

Al Qaeda may have chemical weapons, Spain's counter-terror chief warns - Telegraph: "Al Qaeda terrorists in North Africa could be in possession of chemical weapons, a leading Spanish intelligence officer said on Monday."

The Satanic Elite: American Mind Control and World Government

Paul McGuire -- The Satanic Elite: American Mind Control and World Government: "There exists a secretive Satanic elite, that consists of perhaps twelve men at the very top, who rule the world through banking and international finance. Publicly these men pretend to be humanists, but secretly they have to chosen to worship Lucifer. They are now in the process of the final take over, where they will bring in a one world government and one world economic system, beginning as early as 2018. Their primary means of achieving this goal is through control of the economy and through scientific mind control."

How did the Oracle at Delphi really prophesize?

The Archaeology News Network: How did the Oracle at Delphi really prophesize?: "The Oracle at Delphi is referenced throughout Greek myths and history. Supposedly she was rendered psychic by Apollo. Practically, she was off her skull on gas that seeped out of the fissures of the temple in which she lived. Here is the scientific explanation for what caused this woman to utter her confused prophecies."

Georgia Tech building 'Decepticons'

Georgia Tech building 'Decepticons': "Future robots could deceive not just other robots but human adversaries -- thanks to devious behavior common in nature."

We Are All Eating Nanotechnology

We Are All Eating Nanotechnology | Food Rant | Food | KCET: "One of the scariest elements of the article isn't that these pieces of nanotechnology are harmful to the human bodies. It's that no one knows if they're harmful. Testing has been nearly nonexistent. The FDA, the governing body we've put in charge to keep bad things from entering our bodies, doesn't even have a list of foods that contain nanotechnology."

Transhumanism, Genesis, and Kurzweil’s Singularity

Transhumanism, Genesis, and Kurzweil’s Singularity: "Transhumanism is a word that is only just now making its way into mainstream consciousness, but the idea is an old one—as old as the Garden of Eden. After Adam and Eve fell prey to Satan’s plans to subvert God’s authority, YHWH (Jehovah) pronounced a unique and most exciting new plan:"

Space Bursts Provide Insight to Theory of Everything

Space Bursts Provide Insight to Theory of Everything : Discovery News: "Light from some of the universe's most energetic explosions is allowing scientists to probe the nature of space-time, according to new observations of so-called gamma-ray bursts from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's Ikaros spacecraft. Photons released by these bursts help place limits on a unified model of all of the forces of nature -- what scientists call a "theory of everything.""

Chinese Group Buys 80% of AIG Plane Unit for $4.2 Billion

Chinese Group Buys 80% of AIG Plane Unit for $4.2 Billion - Bloomberg: "A Chinese group agreed to buy 80.1 percent of American International Group Inc. (AIG)’s plane-leasing unit for $4.23 billion in the nation’s largest acquisition of a U.S. company."

Vatican calls for world government and a New World Order

Vatican calls for world government and a New World Order: "The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, has called for the establishment of World Government and a New World Order.



In a speech made at the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace on Monday December 3 2012, the Pope called for the “construction of a world community, with a corresponding authority,” to serve the “common good of the human family”."

Electrical device plugs directly into trees for power

Electrical device plugs directly into trees for power | MNN - Mother Nature Network: "In today's world of high-tech portable gadgets, iPods and cell phones, we've become dependent upon readily accessible electric outlets to power our devices and charge our batteries. But now researchers at the University of Washington have discovered nature's alternative to the power outlet: living trees."

The smart 'tattoo' that can measure how tired you are

The smart 'tattoo' that can measure how tired you are: Smiley-face transfer like your children might wear hides medical sensors | Mail Online: "Medical sensors concealed within temporary tattoos could be used by coaches to fine-tune their athletes' training, a new study claims."

A U.S. Apple factory may be robot city

A U.S. Apple factory may be robot city - Computerworld: "Computerworld - Apple's planned investment of $100 million next year in a U.S. manufacturing facility is relatively small, but still important. Apple has the money, talent and resources to build a highly automated factory that turns out products that are potentially cost competitive with those it now makes in China."

Lair of the Beasts: Creatures of the Psychic Kind

Lair of the Beasts: Creatures of the Psychic Kind - Mania.com: "For decades, the US Defense intelligence Agency has delved deep into the mysterious worlds of psychic phenomena, extra-sensory perception, and the paranormal powers of the human brain. But, the DIA has also focused on the mind-skills of other living creatures beyond just us, the Human Race. Dogs have been a particular favorite of the DIA, and even more so the many psychic hounds of the former Soviet Union."

The next Earth? 7 possibly habitable worlds identified

The next Earth? 7 possibly habitable worlds identified: "A new catalog aims to list all the known planets in the galaxy that could potentially be habitable to life. The count is at seven so far, with many more to come, researchers said."

US Debt - Visualized in physical $100 bills

State mulls pay-by-mile gas tax in response to fuel-efficient cars

State mulls pay-by-mile gas tax in response to fuel-efficient cars | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News: "SEATTLE -- Cars are becoming more and more fuel-efficient, and you would think that's a good thing. But Washington state is actually losing money because of it and as a result, the state is now considering a "pay-by-mile" tax."

Bizarre creature found in 200-million-year-old cocoon

Bizarre creature found in 200-million-year-old cocoon - Technology & science - Science - LiveScience | NBC News: "About 200 million years ago, a leech released a slimy mucous cocoon that unwittingly encased and trapped a bizarre animal with a springy tail, preserving it until researchers discovered the teardrop-shaped creature in Antarctica recently."

A 3D printer that manufactures new cancer drugs with drag-and-drop DNA

A 3D printer that manufactures new cancer drugs with drag-and-drop DNA: "Researchers from Parabon NanoLabs have developed a new drug for combating a lethal brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. But what makes this particular drug unique is that it was printed — molecule by molecule — using a DNA self-assembly technique."

Chinese robot wars set to erupt

Chinese robot wars set to erupt|Focus|chinadaily.com.cn: "Rising labor costs and an upcoming demographic crisis are driving up demand for 'automated workers' in China, as companies strive to retain their competitive edge."

Secret Files On Aliens? Russian Prime Minister Says ‘Men In Black’ Is A Documentary

Secret Files On Aliens? Russian Prime Minister Says ‘Men In Black’ Is A Documentary [Video]: "Medvedev talked about extraterrestrials living on earth during a television interview on Friday. Medvedev said that he has two folders containing secret files about aliens that are currently walking among us. The Prime Minister said that he didn’t want to give specifics about the size of the alien population because he didn’t want to create a panic."

Look Inside a Futuristic Nanotech Lab

Look Inside a Futuristic Nanotech Lab - Popular Mechanics: "The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, or CNSE, at the State University of New York at Albany is one of the country’s biggest centers for pushing the boundaries of nanotechnology to build ever-smaller computer chips and electrical systems."

Text messages direct to your contact lens

Text messages direct to your contact lens - Telegraph: "New technology that will allow information, such as text messages from a mobile phone, to be projected onto a contact lens worn in the human eye has been developed by Belgian researchers."

Mayan apocalypse: panic spreads as December 21 nears

Mayan apocalypse: panic spreads as December 21 nears - Telegraph: "Fears that the end of the world is nigh have spread across the world with only days until the end of the Mayan calendar, with doomsday-mongers predicting a cataclysmic end to the history of Earth."

Russian residents buy up tinned goods and matches ahead of apocalypse

Russian residents buy up tinned goods and matches ahead of apocalypse - Telegraph: "Russian residents have been buying up cereals, tinned meat and boxes of matches in anticipation of the pending apocalypse."

Cat parasite toxoplasma uses 'Trojan horse' to infect human brain and may cause suicidal thoughts and risk-taking

Cat parasite toxoplasma uses 'Trojan horse' to infect human brain and may cause suicidal thoughts and risk-taking - Science - News - The Independent: "A food-borne parasite that infects domestic cats can get inside the human brain by commandeering special cells of the immune system which it uses as a Trojan horse to enter the central nervous system, a study has found."

Black boxes in cars raise privacy concerns

Black boxes in cars raise privacy concerns - DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG: "WASHINGTON - Many motorists don't know it, but it's likely that every time they get behind the wheel, there's a snitch along for the ride."

Army Works to Ensure Homemade Bombs Don't Escape the Gaze of 'Vader'

Army Works to Ensure Homemade Bombs Don't Escape the Gaze of 'Vader' | Danger Room | Wired.com: "Three years ago, the U.S. military began testing a new drone-mounted sensor designed to auto-spot and track people from 25,000 feet, perfect for searching out insurgents planting improvised bombs in Afghanistan. It gave the sensor the most ominous of names: Vader. And now it looks like the Army has Vader poised to strike.



Vader is short for “Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar,” and the sensor first showed up in Army flight tests in 2009. Now the Army is looking to award a three-year contract to keep Vader’s systems working. That includes engineering support for the sensor’s hardware and software; spare parts and testing tools; training services; and unspecified “materials for updating, maintaining, and sustaining” Vader’s sensor payload."