A War Worth Fighting

September 20, 2010
The war on poverty - Most of the wars we've fought have been in reaction to the threat of being invaded, but right now we're fighting wars in two different countries, where we are essentially engaged in the (probably futile)... continued

Is Time Travel Possible?

September 17, 2010
Quantum physicists such as Stephen Hawking think time travel is possible, and Anne Strieber thinks that the Visitors are time travelers. If so, what are they trying to change? The Discovery Channel website "The Daily Galaxy" quotes Hawking as saying,... continued

City People

September 17, 2010
Crazier than country folks? - Are city residents crazier than people who live in the suburbs or in the country? A new report says yes. This study claims that the association between psychotic disorders and living in urban areas appears... continued

City Dogs

September 17, 2010
Man's best friend might just be treated like any other animal, if his owners live in the suburbs. Sociologists have found that people who think of animals as children tend to have a city background. But no matter where someone... continued

Pot Doesn’t Lead to Hard Drugs

September 16, 2010
One more argument bites the dust - As some states get consider making pot legal, new drug research shows that the "gateway effect" of marijuana (that teenagers who use marijuana are more likely to move on to harder illicit drugs... continued

Video Games: Good or Bad?

September 16, 2010
Both! - The next time you cocoon over a video game (when you're supposed to be working?), ask yourself this: Are video games good or bad? Sometimes they can be useful. Video games have grown in popularity to the point... continued

Spying in the Dark

September 16, 2010
Lots of secret things go on under the cover of darkness and now you can spy on all of them, without using cumbersome night vision goggles (which might give you away). Instead, you can use a phone app.! Standard night... continued

Robot Spies

September 15, 2010
Another MOTKE prediction comes true - Stanley Kubrick's movie "2001, a Space Odyssey," made over 40 years ago, featured a nefarious, lying computer named "Hal." Scientists are now creating robots that will be skilled in the art of deception and... continued

What’s the TRUTH about Afghanistan?

September 15, 2010
The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has banned a book about the war in Afghanistan AFTER Army Intelligence approved it, stating that national security could be breached if the book is published in its current form, probably because the author... continued

How to Live Forever

September 14, 2010
Drink wine! - We all hope to live long enough to witness UFO disclosure-- at last. But there's a joke going around about life-extension methods with various punch lines, all of which boil down to: "Why would I want to... continued