We like to think of ourselves as unique. That conceit may even be true when it comes to our cosmic neighborhood: Despite the fact that planets between the sizes of Earth and Neptune appear to be the most common in the cosmos, no such intermediate-mass planets can be found in the solar system. The problem… Continue reading Astronomers Find Secret Planet-Making Ingredient: Magnetic Fields
U.S.-ROK Summit: Assessing Moon’s Vaccine and Peace Promises
U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held their first in-person summit in Washington last month, signing a lengthy joint statement that underscored the linchpin alliance forged in the battlefields of the Korean War and a shared vision governed by democratic norms, human rights, and rule of law. The statement charted out… Continue reading U.S.-ROK Summit: Assessing Moon’s Vaccine and Peace Promises
“Supply Bottlenecks” As An Excuse For Inflation
Authored by Daniel Lacalle via The Mises Institute, One of the arguments most used by central banks regarding the increase in inflation is that it is because of bottlenecks and that the recovery in demand has created tensions in the supply chain. However, the evidence shows us that most commodities have risen in tandem in an environment… Continue reading “Supply Bottlenecks” As An Excuse For Inflation
10 Commandments of Antichrist? (The Georgia Guidestones)
Podcast: Download MYS142: For 40 years, people have wondered who was the mysterious Robert Christian who commissioned the Georgia Guidestones and the meaning of the 10 principles inscribed on it. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli identify who Christian really was and examine what the 10 guidelines really mean. Get all new episodes automatically and for… Continue reading 10 Commandments of Antichrist? (The Georgia Guidestones)
The Catholic Guide to Miracles: Miraculous Healings
Miraculous Healings The most rigorously investigated miraculous healings are those that are submitted as evidence for beatification and canonization. As we have seen, for a healing to be considered miraculous, it must be spontaneous, instantaneous, complete, lasting, and unexplainable by modern medicine. All of the material related to the purported miracle is first studied by… Continue reading The Catholic Guide to Miracles: Miraculous Healings
Finland takes leading role in the openness of academic journal pricing — Mostly Physics
Freedom of Information request by open science advocates has revealed academic journal pricing through an administrative court decision. Finland is the first country where the subscription prices paid by practically all universities and research institutions to individual publishers are made available. This strengthens the position of universities in the 2016 contract negotiations, made ever more… Continue reading Finland takes leading role in the openness of academic journal pricing — Mostly Physics
Sexual Assault in the Military, School Security, Mental Health Care: RAND Weekly Recap
We discuss the risk of sexual assault to sexual minorities in the U.S. military; prescribing medications for opioid addiction; improving security in America’s schools; how to transform mental health care; whether micromobility is living up to the hype; and countering Russian propaganda. Photo by U.S. Army U.S. service members who identify as lesbian, gay, or… Continue reading Sexual Assault in the Military, School Security, Mental Health Care: RAND Weekly Recap
France’s Macron Urges G-7 To Sell Gold Reserves To Fund Bailout For Africa
Having been slapped in the face by an unemployed fan of medieval swordsmanship who said he is a right-wing sympathiser yesterday, French President Macron was back at work today, making headlines in his latest press conference. Building on comments from earlier in May, when Macron hosted African leaders and the heads of multilateral lenders to… Continue reading France’s Macron Urges G-7 To Sell Gold Reserves To Fund Bailout For Africa
Paul Bennewitz & Alien Invasion (Dulce Base, Project Beta, Richard Doty)
Podcast: Download MYS143: Back in the 80s, Paul Bennewitz became deeply alarmed at evidence of an alien presence on Earth. He reported his discoveries to officials who took them seriously. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how he became convinced we had to fight back and so developed the attack plan Project Beta. Get all… Continue reading Paul Bennewitz & Alien Invasion (Dulce Base, Project Beta, Richard Doty)
Learning to Listen to Anger
It has become apparent to me that I have a hard time welcoming the human experience of anger and figuring out what to do with it. That becomes quite a setup for struggle and heartache – especially during years like this past one! As I look around and observe other humans all around me, I… Continue reading Learning to Listen to Anger