Podcast: Download MYS170: We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience in a special bonus release. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode… Continue reading Neanderthal, Jesus’ Hidden Years, Terminal Lucidity, Owlman, Yoga, Astral Projection, and More Patron Questions
Why India’s Second COVID Surge Is So Much Worse Than the First
India’s relatively mild first wave of COVID last year intrigued scientists and led the country’s leadership to declare what turned out to be a very premature victory over the novel coronavirus. The current surge has been much more deadly. Some researchers and media outlets have pinned the blame on new viral variants, which early studies… Continue reading Why India’s Second COVID Surge Is So Much Worse Than the First
Tech Assets Might Help Make Public Health Data More Equity-Centered
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified broad societal inequities and trained a spotlight on the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. public health system. Chief among these revealed weaknesses is a lack of real-time information that could provide a precise and representative picture of the risks different people face. Tragically, our public health data is still… Continue reading Tech Assets Might Help Make Public Health Data More Equity-Centered
96 Billion Reasons Why The Treasury VaR Shock Is About To Get Worse
The last 24 hours have seen some truly remarkable fireworks in the world of bonds, and especially in the short-term rates space, where as we reported yesterday first Canadian, then Australian 2Y yields exploded higher, as the two central banks turned surprisingly hawkish, prompting a violent selloff. Commenting on these violent moves, Nomura’s Charlie McElligott… Continue reading 96 Billion Reasons Why The Treasury VaR Shock Is About To Get Worse
The 9/11 Attacks (Conspiracy? 911 truth; September 11 attacks)
Podcast: Download MYS171: On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the main alternate theories about what happened on that terrible day, including whether it was really planes that caused the deaths of nearly 3,000 people and destruction at three sites. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:… Continue reading The 9/11 Attacks (Conspiracy? 911 truth; September 11 attacks)
The Work of God: On Letting the Lord Reveal Our Path
I never tire of hearing a person’s testimony. When I listen to people speak about how they encountered God–in a near death experience, a drug addiction, or even time in prison–I am reminded of how passionate God is in pursing us without any restrictions. Even if the testimony is relatively calm and seemingly uneventful, I… Continue reading The Work of God: On Letting the Lord Reveal Our Path
Where Transcendental Numbers Hide in Everyday Math
In everyday language, the word “transcendental” connotes something that’s beyond the ordinary, something that is hidden and mysterious, with almost magical or mystical powers. In mathematics, on the other hand, the meaning of the term “transcendental” is more mundane. It simply describes the class of the infinitely many numbers that cannot be solutions of polynomial… Continue reading Where Transcendental Numbers Hide in Everyday Math
The Danger of the McAuliffe-Abrams Stolen Election Claims
Even in Georgia, it was hard not to notice the Virginia gubernatorial race this week. As Georgia’s chief elections official, I focus on ensuring that my state’s voters continue to have secure, fair, and accessible elections and implementing common-sense election integrity reforms like ID requirements for all voters. But with Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe… Continue reading The Danger of the McAuliffe-Abrams Stolen Election Claims
France Detains British Trawler Amid Fishing Rights Dispute
Authored by Simon Veazey via The Epoch Times, French authorities have detained a British trawler for fishing in their territorial waters without a licence, amid an ongoing tussle for post-Brexit fishing rights. The detention of the vessel came on the day that French authorities announced further retaliatory measures over Britain’s refusal to license more French trawlers to fish in… Continue reading France Detains British Trawler Amid Fishing Rights Dispute
The 9/11 Conspiracy (Inside job?; 9/11 truth; September 11 attacks)
Podcast: Download MYS172: The 9/11 attacks were the deadliest terror attack in US history, but were bin Laden and Al-Qa’eda really responsible? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at claims that other nations were involved or that it was an “inside job” by US officials or that there was a coverup. Get all new episodes… Continue reading The 9/11 Conspiracy (Inside job?; 9/11 truth; September 11 attacks)