Scientists: Weak Ocean Circulation Could Signify Incoming Mini Ice Age
Mac Slavo | A weak circulation of ocean waters in the North Atlantic could signify that a mini ice age is just around the corner.
Tag: Sci Tech
Chinese scientist claims to have created ‘world’s first genetically edited babies’
London Telegraph | If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics.
Scared Your DNA Is Exposed? Then Share It, Scientists Suggest
Bloomberg | A group of medical researchers have a counterintuitive proposal for shielding people’s most intimate personal data from prying eyes.
Alien megastructure 2.0? Astronomers hunt for source of old star’s strange behavior
RT | An old star in the inner Milky Way has sparked a celestial investigation after baffled astronomers noted that something seems to be blocking it from our sight.
How the brain can predict the FUTURE: Humans have two internal ‘clocks’ that pre-empt events by milliseconds
Daily Mail | Research from the University of California, Berkeley, found two neural ‘clocks’.
Thanksgiving Day 2018 may be among coldest on record in northeastern US
AccuWeather | People spending time outdoors during Thanksgiving Day into Black Friday may face some of the coldest conditions on record in the northeastern United States for late November.
Will technology cause humanity to self-destruct?
Daily Mail | Researcher warns innovation could give rise to ‘enormously powerful destructive forces’ that are impossible to control.
British scientists develop a genetically modified virus that kills cancer cells
Daily Mail | The virus can kill tumours, as well as healthy cells that have been ‘tricked’ into protecting the cancer against the immune system; helping it to grow.
Government Agency Warning: Space Storms Could Cause Mass BLACKOUTS
Mac Slavo | The Met Office has told United Kingdom ministers that space storms could cause massive blackouts and destroy computers.
Artificial intelligence is ‘shockingly’ racist and sexist – but only because they are being fed the wrong data, MIT study finds
Daily Mail | An MIT study has revealed the way artificial intelligence system collect data often makes them racist and sexist.
NYT: ‘Lefty Sociologist’ Prof Laments Finding Link Between Genes & Socio-Economic Success
Information Liberation | Princeton sociology professor Dalton Conley lamented to the New York Times that despite setting out to prove there was no link between genes and socio-economic success his research ended up showing just the opposite.
School has SEVENTEEN children changing gender as teacher says vulnerable pupils are being ‘tricked’ into believing they are the wrong sex
Daily Mail | Most of children undergoing transformation are autistic according to teacher.
U.S. retailers could soon adopt facial recognition tech to stop thieves – but privacy advocates warn shoppers will be watched without their knowledge
Daily Mail | Facial recognition has been widely adopted at airports, stadiums, traffic intersections and even some schools.
Ebola Outbreak “Worst In Congo’s History” As Hundreds Dead; Risk Of Spread To Uganda “Very High”
Zero Hedge | Efforts to contain the disease have been hampered by localized armed conflict and community resistance to health officials.
November Snow In Texas? Experts Warn Decreased Solar Activity Will Shatter All Global Climate Models
Michael Snyder | Our sun has been behaving very strangely, and this unusual behavior is really starting to affect our weather patterns.