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A Sudden Warming Event in the Stratosphere Could Cause Hemisphere-wide Weather Disruptions
February 21, 2023A sudden warming event high in the stratosphere that is threatening to reverse a major air current found in that layer of the atmosphere has occurred, a reversal that, in turn, runs a high probability of disrupting the air currents... continued
Microsoft’s New ChatGPT Search Engine Becomes “Unhinged”, Engagement Now Limited
February 17, 2023The first cadre of internet users lined up to use the ChatGPT OpenAI language model that Microsoft added to their Bing search engine were granted access to the new chatbot/search engine, and many of them have already managed to prompt... continued
Ripples, Rings and Vortices: The Latest News Swirling ‘Round Our Solar System
February 14, 2023Ripples on Mars, rings around Quaoar and a vortex circling the Sun: it's time for another roundup of news from around the Solar System! On February 2, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a large solar prominence erupting in Sun's far... continued
Are We Shooting Down the Visitors?
February 12, 2023UPDATE:2/12/23 4:00PM PT CHINA REPORTS CYLINDRICAL OBJECT: According to Chinese State Media Global Times, citing local authorities, an object has been detected near Rizhao on the Yellow Sea and the military is preparing to shoot it down. An insight article... continued
Corporations and the Government May Already Be Able To Read Your Mind
February 10, 2023Imagine a future where everyday apparel like a hat or smartwatch can read their wearer's brainwaves to report to an employer on whether a worker is slacking off, or concentrating on their task; that same technology allows law enforcement, searching... continued
Cloned Woolly Mammoths Could Be Just Four Years Away
February 7, 2023A biotech company that is proposing to clone woolly mammoths for reintroduction into the wild has recently received a 60 million dollar boost to the project's funding, a cash injection that the company says will enable them to produce their first mammoth... continued
Chinese Spy Balloon Shot Down–But Why was It There?
February 4, 2023China and other countries routinely launch powered balloons. The trajectory of these devices can be controlled and normally they don't engage in airspace incursions, especially of other nuclear powers. Last week, however, a Chinese powered balloon carrying an instrument payload... continued
The Technological Singularity of Artificial Intelligence May Begin Within Seven Years
February 2, 2023The Singularity: a point in humanity's future where technological growth has exceeded our ability to control its development, quite probably facilitated through the actions of a runaway artificial intelligence seeking to improve its own capabilities and knowledge. While no one... continued
Greenland’s Glaciers Possibly Melting an Estimated 100x More Quickly Than Predicted
January 31, 2023Greenland's glaciers may be melting 100 times faster than previously estimated, according to a new ice melt model that corrects an old assumption that was based on the melt rate of glaciers a world away in Antarctica. Previous models used... continued
The Spin of the Earth’s Core Has Changed Direction—at Least From Our Point of View
January 27, 2023The spin of the Earth's core appears to have reversed direction; but don't be alarmed, it's still spinning in the right direction, it only appears to be running in reverse from our vantage point here on the surface of the... continued