Richard Leakey, paleoanthropologist, conservationist and Kenyan political leader, died January 2 at his home near Nairobi. His expeditions discovered hundreds of hominin fossils, leading Fred Spoor, a paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London, to tell me his findings were “a most extensive and diverse fossil record of early human evolution.”* Other scientists, conservationists,… Continue reading Richard Leakey’s Legacy in Science, Conservation and Politics
CCP Builds “Southern Great Wall” To Seal Off Border And Stop COVID
As the CCP uses COVID as an excuse to ramp up its mass surveillance efforts in ways that many fear will remain in place long after the pandemic has faded, Beijing has started building what some are describing as another “Great Wall” across the southern border. According to WSJ, major construction projects have sprung up… Continue reading CCP Builds “Southern Great Wall” To Seal Off Border And Stop COVID
Modi’s Foreign-Policy Juggling Act
Since assuming office in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned India into a strategic player with a highly effective foreign policy. Modi has done this by shifting New Delhi away from its old strategy of strict nonalignment, paving the way for stronger ties with great and middle-sized powers. Under his watch, India has embraced… Continue reading Modi’s Foreign-Policy Juggling Act
Our Lady of Kibeho and the Rwandan Genocide
Podcast: Download MYS193: In 1983, seers at Kibeho, Rwanda, received visions of a barbaric conflict and in the 1990s, almost 1 million people died in the genocide. Then in 2001, the apparitions received official Church approval. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at what happened, which visions were genuine, and their significance for us today.… Continue reading Our Lady of Kibeho and the Rwandan Genocide
Plants Fight for Their Lives
Explore It’s 2050. The world population has increased by 2.3 billion to 9.9 billion. Demand for food has risen 70 to 100 percent but a warming planet, extreme weather, and a decrease in arable land is threatening food security. Luckily, farmers can grow crops more densely, increasing yield from smaller plots of available agricultural land.… Continue reading Plants Fight for Their Lives
AI ‘Nanny’ Being Created By Chinese Scientists To Grow Babies In Robot Wombs
Via TheMindUnleashed.com, The artificial intelligence nanny has arrived. Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) may now be used in conjunction to optimize the generation of human life, marking a significant milestone in the science. Robotics and artificial intelligence can now assist in the development of newborns via the use of algorithms and artificial wombs, which is eerily similar… Continue reading AI ‘Nanny’ Being Created By Chinese Scientists To Grow Babies In Robot Wombs
A Beginner’s Guide To The Mass Index Indicator
A mountain and a hill both have ups and downs, but the slopes of a hill are likely to be less steep compared to those of a mountain. If you are hiking and using a street map as your guide, it might be challenge to determine the steepness of the slopes. You may need… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide To The Mass Index Indicator
America’s Experiment in Remedying Child Poverty
The expanded child tax credit lapsed in December as the cost of President Joe Biden’s spending plans became a sticking point in Congress. Yet amid the debate over whether its success in reducing poverty is worth its large price tag, many are missing a crucial feature: It was uniquely well-designed to address the increasingly precarious… Continue reading America’s Experiment in Remedying Child Poverty
Any Single Galaxy Reveals the Composition of an Entire Universe
A group of scientists may have stumbled upon a radical new way to do cosmology. Cosmologists usually determine the composition of the universe by observing as much of it as possible. But these researchers have found that a machine learning algorithm can scrutinize a single simulated galaxy and predict the overall makeup of the digital… Continue reading Any Single Galaxy Reveals the Composition of an Entire Universe
World Food Prices Accelerate In January, Set For Record High
In the last two years, the price of agricultural products has risen sharply. This is reminiscent of 2007 and 2011, and new highs in food prices could be reached later this year. Food prices continued to accelerate in January. The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Food Price Index (FFPI), a measure of the monthly change… Continue reading World Food Prices Accelerate In January, Set For Record High