Podcast: Download MYS129: For this US Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Jimmy Akin answers more weird questions, including whether Star Trek transporters are murder machines, what history would be like without Jesus, is the Holy Grail special, a Good God vs. an Evil God, and the eschatological implications of space colonies. Get all new episodes automatically and… Continue reading Are Transporters Murder Machines? (& More Weird Questions)
If Only 19th-Century America Had Listened to a Woman Scientist – Issue 100: Outsiders
Human-induced climate change may seem a purely modern phenomenon. Even in ancient Greece, however, people understood that human activities can change climate. Later the early United States was a lab for observing this as its settlers altered nature. By 1800 it was known that the mass clearing of forests raised temperatures in the Eastern U.S.… Continue reading If Only 19th-Century America Had Listened to a Woman Scientist – Issue 100: Outsiders
The PSYOP of Riots
Mission High School, San Francisco, CA PSYOP is a powerful weapon and can be very effective on both sides of the riot equation: offense and defense. We have all seen the pictures and videos of demonstrations protesting the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN. This picture is from the San Jose (California) Mercury News… Continue reading The PSYOP of Riots
Beheading Hydra by Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Obedience and Community versusIndividualism and Tribalism In my Sunday-school days, we sang a simple chorus I cannot forget. It went like this: “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way, to be happy in Jesus, than to trust and obey.” My dad used to sing it as we were getting ready for church, and I… Continue reading Beheading Hydra by Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Oil Slides After Saudis Slash Crude Price In Scramble For Asian Market Share
Saudi Arabia slashed oil prices for sales to Asia next month by more than twice the expected amount in a sign the world’s largest crude exporter is getting aggressive about capturing market share and dump more output in the continent. On Sunday, state oil giant Saudi Aramco rolled back pricing on all of its grades… Continue reading Oil Slides After Saudis Slash Crude Price In Scramble For Asian Market Share
What Counts As A Day Trade?
Day trading has exploded in popularity in recent years but what counts as a day trade and why does it matter? According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), day traders rapidly buy, sell and, short-sell stocks throughout the day with the hope that the stocks will continue climbing or falling in value… Continue reading What Counts As A Day Trade?
Lie Detectors! (How Do They Work, How Accurate Are They, and Can They Be Beaten?)
Podcast: Download MYS130: Human beings have been telling lies since the dawn of history and finding ways to detect them has been a high priority. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the polygraph machine, how reliable it is, whether it can be beaten, historical methods of lie detection, and whether you should ever take a… Continue reading Lie Detectors! (How Do They Work, How Accurate Are They, and Can They Be Beaten?)
The New Thermodynamic Understanding of Clocks
In 2013, a masters student in physics named Paul Erker went combing through textbooks and papers looking for an explanation of what a clock is. “Time is what a clock measures,” Albert Einstein famously quipped; Erker hoped a deeper understanding of clocks might inspire new insights about the nature of time. But he found that… Continue reading The New Thermodynamic Understanding of Clocks
Low Tech PSYOP Works Too!
The June 12, 2020 print edition of the NY Times ran an article “Floating Propaganda Irks North Korea. The South is Not Pleased Either” (See: https://nyti.ms/3hBH0oD, which is also a photo source) I have had many postings about high tech PSYOP. Cyber Influence, Social media, etc. Isn’t it great to see those ‘oldies but… Continue reading Low Tech PSYOP Works Too!
How to Strengthen Will to Resist Temptation & Grow Holier? I/II
*Editor’s note: This article was originally published on 7/25/2011. Dear Father John, I would like to ask you for a piece of advice. Since my will is not so strong as it should be; what are the exercises to practice that important element of spiritual formation? I am so encouraged to see that you recognize… Continue reading How to Strengthen Will to Resist Temptation & Grow Holier? I/II