Scientists set up new telescopes dedicated to finding aliens | + Opinion

As humanity’s quest to discover aliens continues, a team of researchers has set up two prototype telescopes at Lick Obersevtory near San Jose, specifically for finding the extraterrestrial. These telescopes are part of hundreds of telescopes that are going to be installed called Panoramic SETI (PANOSETI). The team is led by UC San Diego physicist Shelley Wright, and consists… Read More Scientists set up new telescopes dedicated to finding aliens | + Opinion

OK, What Exactly Is Quantum Teleportation? | Opinion: Implications for psychology and spirituality

Some quantum particles have soulmates, and scientists can use their “spooky” connections to send secret messages across the world, instantly. Source: OK, What Exactly Is Quantum Teleportation? Opinion: The implications here for psychology are profound. If we can already use quantum entanglement to teleport “secret messages,” as the above-linked article suggests, imagine the possibilities for… Read More OK, What Exactly Is Quantum Teleportation? | Opinion: Implications for psychology and spirituality

Quantum Slits Open New Doors – Scientific American | + Opinion

An update to the classic “double-slit” experiment paves the way toward a novel strategy for quantum computing Source: Quantum Slits Open New Doors – Scientific American Opinion: Back in undergraduate studies, I wrote a paper about Eastern Religions and the so-called ‘New Physics,’ as it was commonly termed in the early 80s. The paper included… Read More Quantum Slits Open New Doors – Scientific American | + Opinion

Israeli psychic Uri Geller: I helped Boris Johnson win UK elections – The Jerusalem Post | + Opinion

The psychic claims that the reason for Johnson’s victory in the UK general election is a spoon that belonged to former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, which he passed on to Johnson. Source: Israeli psychic Uri Geller: I helped Boris Johnson win UK elections – The Jerusalem Post Opinion: I don’t know if Geller has… Read More Israeli psychic Uri Geller: I helped Boris Johnson win UK elections – The Jerusalem Post | + Opinion

Criminal artificial intelligence may be coming for your money: Don Pittis | CBC News | + Opinion

We worried about artificial intelligence taking over the world. What about it emptying your bank account? Source: Criminal artificial intelligence may be coming for your money: Don Pittis | CBC News Opinion: This piece talks about fooling people into believing they are being contacted by someone of authority, but the person on the other end… Read More Criminal artificial intelligence may be coming for your money: Don Pittis | CBC News | + Opinion

Philipp Eduard Anton Lenard – Gifted man with a twisted ideology

Philipp Eduard Anton Lenard (1862-1947) was a German physicist who suggested that atoms have both positive and negative charges. His experiments led Albert Einstein to question the nature of light. Most notably, Lenard directed a beam of light at a metal plate and found that an electron was jarred free from the plate the moment… Read More Philipp Eduard Anton Lenard – Gifted man with a twisted ideology

Morphic Resonance – Does the past influence the present?

Morphic resonance is a concept forwarded by the former biochemist and controversial author Rupert Sheldrake. If I understand morphic resonance right, it suggests that species access a collective memory when repeating similar behaviors. As such, morphic resonance is based on past habits, non-local and, Sheldrake says, independent of space and time. According to the theory,… Read More Morphic Resonance – Does the past influence the present?