It seems that the results of nine experiments conducted by Cornell University psychologist Daryl Bem and reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, which supported the existence of precognition, persuaded very few scientists. Rather than dealing with the extraordinary findings of those experiments, the mainstream has generally preferred to question the procedures and […]

Do critters communicate with each other? What about with humans? A recent paper suggests it’s a strong possibility, but Denyse O’Leary has some strong questions about the study and its conclusions, while entertaining the possibilities with regard to true animal intelligence. Of course it’s a bit of fun having science catch up with what animal […]

The tragically incompetent mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union this weekend to deflect attention from the horror show unfolding in her city by blaming interlopers for its spiking murder rate: “We are being inundated with guns from states that have virtually no gun control, no background checks, no ban […]

“Writer, Podcaster, History Fanatic, Science Enthusiast, Philosophy Junkie” Micah Hanks actually fits that bill well, and listening to these three podcasts was a very worthwhile experience. Hanks leads off each episode with ruminations about current UFO-related topics, and then attacks the lead subject. In the title episode, Hanks interviews Dr. Thomas (Eddie) Bullard, whose The […]

Cryptozoologist Extraordinaire Karl Shuker offers scientific as well as cultural explanations for what had seemed only a fun bit of ancient fiction. Marcus Lowth adds the ET card and much more in Mythology, Folklore, UFOs and Aliens – A Case Study. The result is an at times mind-numbing melange of mythological, historical, and paranormal topics; […]

There is debate among anthropologists regarding how much weight should be given to regional folklore when determining an area’s historical flora and fauna. The mythical Ebu Gogo is a topic of such debate, albeit less so since the discovery Homo Florisiensis, aka the Hobbit. It seems as if there were  innumerable human species sharing this […]

Trump tells many lies about the economy under his watch. This is the foundational one.

By the time you read this, “Storm Area 51” will be underway. It’s worth checking out some of the articles spawned by the phenomenon. Alex Ward and Aja Romano give a history of the past and present of Area 51, with a good map and some archival flight videos of the U-2 and SR-71A spy […]

Nevada, Area 51 and UFOs: Myth No More?  KNPR For decades, the topic of UFOs was really something to stay away from for military personnel who might see something they don’t understand, or for journalists, …