Number theorists are always looking for hidden structure. And when confronted by a numerical pattern that seems unavoidable, they test its mettle, trying hard — and often failing — to devise situations in which a given pattern cannot appear. One of the latest results to demonstrate the resilience of such patterns, by Thomas Bloom of… Continue reading Math’s ‘Oldest Problem Ever’ Gets a New Answer
EU Plans To Send Fighter Jets To Ukraine Fall Apart
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, An EU plan to send fighter jets to Ukraine appears to be falling apart as each country that was reportedly going to deliver the planes is now denying involvement. The plan announced Monday by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrel was meant to give Ukraine old Russian-made MiG-29 and Su-24… Continue reading EU Plans To Send Fighter Jets To Ukraine Fall Apart
A Timely Opportunity for the U.S. Coast Guard to Teach a Man to Protect His Fish
In the past two years, the U.S. Coast Guard has made strong statements suggesting it would be increasing its effort to deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity. As it does so, the Coast Guard might also consider enhancing its role as a trainer of other nations. IUU fishing occurs outside of careful resource… Continue reading A Timely Opportunity for the U.S. Coast Guard to Teach a Man to Protect His Fish
5 Fool-proof Ways to Sabotage Your Prayer Life this Lent
If you haven’t already failed in your Lenten sacrifices, we offer you some (tongue-in-cheek) ways to further undermine any attempts to grow in prayer… 1. Be sure to bite off more than you can chew. If you are not a morning person and are not used to getting up early, set your alarm for 4… Continue reading 5 Fool-proof Ways to Sabotage Your Prayer Life this Lent
AI Is Helping Scientists Explain the Brain
Explore The brain is often called a black box but any neuroscientist who has looked inside knows that’s a sobering understatement. Technological advances are making our neural circuitries increasingly accessible, allowing us to closely watch any number of neurons in action. And yet the mystery of the brain only deepens. What’s the meaning embedded in… Continue reading AI Is Helping Scientists Explain the Brain
“Don’t Get Too Excited” – Bill Gross Warns Investors That Surging Inflation Will Topple Stocks
Bill Gross has been retired for a few years at this point, and sometimes, it seems almost as if people forget who he once was. Once known as Wall Street’s “notorious” bond king, Gross was credited with many great plays and plenty of terrible ones as well. But the same investor who once warned that… Continue reading “Don’t Get Too Excited” – Bill Gross Warns Investors That Surging Inflation Will Topple Stocks
Why The Stock Market Closes
A stock market or a stock exchange is a physical place or digital platform where day traders and other types of investors buy or sell stocks or shares of publicly listed companies. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange, founded in the late sixteenth century, is the world’s oldest stock market. A stock or a share represents… Continue reading Why The Stock Market Closes
Dr. Edwin May, Psychic Research (Remote Viewing, Precognition, Telekinesis)
Podcast: Download MYS197: Physicist Dr. Edwin May has made a career working full time in parapsychology after heading up the US gov’t psychic spying program Star Gate. Jimmy Akin sits down for an interview with Dr. May to learn what his research found, the challenges of psychic research, and his personal views on the phenomena.… Continue reading Dr. Edwin May, Psychic Research (Remote Viewing, Precognition, Telekinesis)
The Lives of Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
Jocelyn joined the U.S. Army with dreams of putting herself through college and becoming a lawyer. It’s been a long and bitter journey from there to the streets of Los Angeles, where she scratches out a living selling handicrafts on the Venice Beach boardwalk. The closest thing she has to a bed at night is… Continue reading The Lives of Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
Ash Wednesday Catholics: What are They Saying to Us?
Reflecting on last week’s Ash Wednesday Masses it is possible to observe an unusual and puzzling sight. On this day, almost every priest looks out into a congregation that is barely recognizable. To be sure there are many familiar faces of those who regularly attend. But almost half (!) or more of the congregation is… Continue reading Ash Wednesday Catholics: What are They Saying to Us?