Podcast: Download MYS392: Did the CIA kill JFK? A mysterious woman’s testimony at 1985 libel trial apparently indicated CIA agents were in Dallas with operatives and weapons on the night before the assassination. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the credibility of the claims and counter-claims. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow… Continue reading Marita Lorenz and the JFK Assassination
Cosmic Paradox Reveals the Awful Consequence of an Observer-Free Universe
A simple system, like a computer bit that can be either zero or one, might have two dimensions. Most quantum systems are much more complex. Take a single hydrogen atom. Its electron can reach higher and higher orbits as you give it more energy. In this case, the number of possible states is unlimited, and… Continue reading Cosmic Paradox Reveals the Awful Consequence of an Observer-Free Universe
EXCLUSIVE: How Trump’s Own Appointees Aided Russiagate Plot Against Him
When Obama administration officials manufactured U.S. intelligence tying Donald Trump to Moscow following his stunning 2016 victory, they had no idea Trump’s own political appointees would help them undermine Trump’s presidency – and his chances of reelection in 2020. RCI’s review of recently declassified documents and exclusive interviews with former Trump officials reveals for the first time… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: How Trump’s Own Appointees Aided Russiagate Plot Against Him
Global Landslide Risk Rises as the Planet Warms
The landslide behind my neighbor’s backyard doesn’t exist—not according to the New York State landslide map or Greene County’s hazard-mitigation plan or the federal inventory managed by the U.S. Geological Survey. But when you’re standing in the middle of the debris field, the violence of the event is still evident 14 years after it occurred.… Continue reading Global Landslide Risk Rises as the Planet Warms
What Can Be Done About Hamas Fighters?
Peace is a prerequisite to the ambitious economic development plans that could transform Gaza. Securing that peace, however, requires addressing the future role of Hamas’s fighters. In a recent RAND essay on the challenges of implementing Phase II of the Gaza Peace Plan, I warned that while demobilizing Hamas was desirable, it could create new… Continue reading What Can Be Done About Hamas Fighters?
Math Puzzle: Find the Unknot
One string in each of the following pairs can be unraveled into a circle—the so-called unknot. Which one is it? Show puzzle solution The knots at the top left and the bottom right can be unraveled into circles: Challenge problem: The other two knots, which can’t be completely unraveled, can each be made to look… Continue reading Math Puzzle: Find the Unknot
Ukrainians: Resilient and More Confident
Despite limits on some U.S. aid and a mushrooming corruption scandal, Ukrainians appear more confident. Europeans are stepping up support. Ukraine is leading in drone innovation and Russia is seizing only slivers of land and cannot land a decisive blow, even if the eastern city of Pokrovsk falls. Although Western help is essential, Ukrainians now… Continue reading Ukrainians: Resilient and More Confident
Old ‘Ghost’ Theory of Quantum Gravity Makes a Comeback
The force we experience most intimately remains the most mysterious. Physicists understand how vast migrations of particles called photons light up our homes, and how swarms of “gluon” particles hold together the cores of our atoms. But they can’t say what gravity particles, if any, delight us as babies by enabling our spoons to plummet… Continue reading Old ‘Ghost’ Theory of Quantum Gravity Makes a Comeback
Can More British and French Nuclear Cooperation Help Deter Russia?
This commentary was originally published by War on the Rocks on September 30, 2025. As Europe continues to come to terms with both the Russian threat amid the war in Ukraine as well as the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. commitment to Europe, policymakers across the continent are urgently considering alternative deterrence arrangements. French President Emmanuel… Continue reading Can More British and French Nuclear Cooperation Help Deter Russia?
Poem: ‘Love Letter from Photograph 51’
September 16, 2025 1 min read Poem: ‘Love Letter from Photograph 51’ Science in meter and verse By Faith Paulsen edited by Dava Sobel & Clara Moskowitz Science History Images/Alamy Stock Photo “[c]learly Rosy had to go or be put in her place…. The thought could not be avoided that the best home for a… Continue reading Poem: ‘Love Letter from Photograph 51’