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?
Will Transformers Take Over Artificial Intelligence?
Imagine going to your local hardware store and seeing a new kind of hammer on the shelf. You’ve heard about this hammer: It pounds faster and more accurately than others, and in the last few years it’s rendered many other hammers obsolete, at least for most uses. And there’s more! With a few tweaks —… Continue reading Will Transformers Take Over Artificial Intelligence?
Beige Book Finds Spending Slowed, Inflation Rose In March As Shortages Increased
With Powell telling Congress that a 25 bps rate hike in two weeks is in the bag, moments ago the latest Fed Beige Book validated the cheerful economic outlook, noting that based on information collected before February 18, 2022, US economy activity expanded at “a modest to moderate pace since mid-January.” Of course, all this… Continue reading Beige Book Finds Spending Slowed, Inflation Rose In March As Shortages Increased
How To Have An Endless Source of Trading Ideas
If you want a TL;DR for this article, the main idea is that creating a consistent and easily repeatable process for your trading is the best way to never run out of trading ideas. Endlessly tweaking screener parameters and cycling through different software platforms doesn’t generate ideas–those are simply tools that make your process quicker… Continue reading How To Have An Endless Source of Trading Ideas
Responding to Russia, Sex Trafficking, Anti-Bias Education: RAND Weekly Recap
This week, we discuss why the decision to either respond to Russia or deter China is a false choice; the effectiveness of sanctions as a tool for statecraft; why it may be time for a new approach to helping unemployed Americans; how substance use disorder complicates sex trafficking cases; teachers’ views on anti-bias education; the… Continue reading Responding to Russia, Sex Trafficking, Anti-Bias Education: RAND Weekly Recap