Searching for City Lights on Other Planets

About a decade ago, I attended a conference inaugurating the campus of New York University in Abu Dhabi along with a colleague from Princeton University, Ed Turner. The conference included a tour through the neighborhood, during which the local guide bragged that their city lights can be seen all the way from the moon. Ed… Continue reading Searching for City Lights on Other Planets

The Biden-Moon Meetings: Much Ado About Something?

The recent inaugural summit meeting between President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in elicited a wide range of opinion about its value. With diplomacy-first progressives in power simultaneously in both nations for the first time in two decades, even subtle gains may be significant. Those impressed by the summit found its comprehensiveness striking… Continue reading The Biden-Moon Meetings: Much Ado About Something?

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When Your Therapist Recommends Buddhist Meditation

  What happens if I’m Catholic and my therapist suggests I try a medically approved form of Buddhist meditation? Buddhist mindfulness meditation can actually be very bad for me as a Catholic. We hope that our doctors have our best interests at heart; however, Catholic discernment might not be in their skillset. Jeff Thompson, a… Continue reading When Your Therapist Recommends Buddhist Meditation

From Spank Bank To Food Bank: Toobin Post-Masturbation Redemption Tour Kicks Off

Journalist Jeffrey Toobin, who was suspended by CNN and fired from The New Yorker after he was caught masturbating on a zoom call last October in full view of colleagues, has been allowed back into the fold at the failing cable news network following a six-month period of ‘reflection and growth.’ Hilariously, he had to… Continue reading From Spank Bank To Food Bank: Toobin Post-Masturbation Redemption Tour Kicks Off

Technical Indicators And How To Choose Them For Day Trading

  Day traders use technical analysis indicators out of absolute necessity. It would be incredibly difficult to make profits consistently on fast time frames by just relying on fundamental data. As a trader, it is mandatory to use tools that show market data and price action to help you form decisions. But what is technical… Continue reading Technical Indicators And How To Choose Them For Day Trading

Nostradamus! (His Secret Technique Revealed! Astrologer? Prophet? Psychic?)

Podcast: Download MYS154: The 16th century French seer Nostradamus continues to fascinate the public. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask whether he could predict the future, how we should interpret his prophecies, and what was the secret technique he used to compose them. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow using the RSS feed | Follow using Apple… Continue reading Nostradamus! (His Secret Technique Revealed! Astrologer? Prophet? Psychic?)

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Data Crunchers to the Rescue – Issue 102: Hidden Truths

The boy was only a month old but had developed the amount of health problems that other people don’t acquire in a lifetime. He was constantly suffering from bacterial infections, battling unexplained inflammation, not gaining weight, and—scariest of all—having bloody diarrhea, a puzzling symptom that made some doctors think he had a pediatric version of… Continue reading Data Crunchers to the Rescue – Issue 102: Hidden Truths

Should You Know How to Pick Handcuffs?

Learning to pick handcuffs is likely one of the most controversial topics we’ve covered on ITS, but it’s something we’re passionate about sharing due to the real-world legal applications. The methods we discuss aren’t intended to allow you to escape from proper Law Enforcement restraint techniques, but from criminals using store bought handcuffs for illegal… Continue reading Should You Know How to Pick Handcuffs?