The Tennessee Prophet John Hendrix < !- end of Google Analytics Code Snippet by GA4WP–> // tabnab protection window.addEventListener(‘load’, function () { // make all links have rel=”noopener noreferrer” document.querySelectorAll(‘a[target=”_blank”]’).forEach(link => { link.setAttribute(‘rel’, ‘noopener noreferrer’); }); }); ]]> Podcast: Download MYS387: A mysterious Tennessee farmer who received startling visions of the future no one believed.… Continue reading The Tennessee Prophet John Hendrix
Meet the Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Ever Found
September 17, 2025 3 min read Meet the Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Ever Found A newly discovered dinosaur species has been identified from a fossil unearthed in Mongolia that represents the most complete pachycephalosaur specimen yet found By Jack Tamisiea edited by Andrea Thompson Artist’s reconstruction of the newly discovered pachycephalosaur. Anyone who has ever flipped… Continue reading Meet the Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Ever Found
Don’t Let Chinese Fears of a U.S. Decapitation Strike Lead to Nuclear War
When Chinese military planners, and probably even the Chinese leadership itself, think about a hypothetical future war with the United States, they are very likely worried that the U.S. military will attempt to decapitate the Chinese leadership. This may sound far-fetched to Americans, but there is very strong evidence that Beijing really does worry about… Continue reading Don’t Let Chinese Fears of a U.S. Decapitation Strike Lead to Nuclear War
Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Help Grow Living Things
“The hypothesis is that physics and mechanics can help us understand the biology at the tissue scale,” said Alexandre Kabla, a physicist and engineer at the University of Cambridge. The task now is to understand the interplay of causes, where genes and physics somehow act hand in hand to sculpt organisms. Grow With the Flow… Continue reading Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Help Grow Living Things
Your New Teammate Is a Machine. Are You Ready?
Companies across various industries are investing heavily in AI to enhance employee productivity. A leader at the consulting firm McKinsey says he envisions an AI agent for every human employee. Soon, a factory manager will oversee a production line where human workers and intelligent robots seamlessly develop new products. A financial analyst will partner with… Continue reading Your New Teammate Is a Machine. Are You Ready?
U.S. Vaccine Guidance Is in Chaos, Fired CDC Director Tells Senators
September 17, 2025 4 min read U.S. Vaccine Guidance Is in Chaos, Fired CDC Director Tells Senators Former CDC chief Susan Monarez testified that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., had demanded she rubber-stamp recommendations from his remade vaccine panel By Dan Vergano edited by Lauren J. Young Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images… Continue reading U.S. Vaccine Guidance Is in Chaos, Fired CDC Director Tells Senators
Ukrainian Aspirations for U.S. Defense Ties
As Ukraine has become more important to the defense of NATO’s eastern flank, it may aspire to a long-term defense relationship with the United States more akin to those with some other key middle powers, such as Poland or South Korea. Like them, Ukraine may seek a U.S. relationship beyond training and the supply of… Continue reading Ukrainian Aspirations for U.S. Defense Ties
Researchers Discover the Optimal Way To Optimize
In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the University of California, Berkeley, George Dantzig — a first-year graduate student — copied two problems off the blackboard, thinking they were a homework assignment. He found the homework “harder to do than usual,” he would later recount, and apologized to the professor for taking… Continue reading Researchers Discover the Optimal Way To Optimize
NASA’s Artemis II Mission Is Crucial as Doubts Build That America Can Beat China Back to the Moon
For the first time in half a century, America stands on the threshold of sending astronauts back to the Moon. Slated for launch no earlier than February 2026, Artemis II will not land on the lunar surface, but it will carry four astronauts on a flyby of Earth’s only natural satellite. The ten day mission… Continue reading NASA’s Artemis II Mission Is Crucial as Doubts Build That America Can Beat China Back to the Moon
Chimpanzee Consumption of Boozy Fruit May Illuminate Roots of Humanity’s Love of Alcohol
September 17, 2025 3 min read Chimpanzee Consumption of Boozy Fruit May Illuminate Roots of Humanity’s Love of Alcohol Wild chimps ingest the equivalent of multiple alcoholic beverages a day By Kate Wong edited by Jeanna Bryner A chimpanzee eats fruit in the rainforest of Kibale National Park in Uganda. When chimpanzees eat ripe figs… Continue reading Chimpanzee Consumption of Boozy Fruit May Illuminate Roots of Humanity’s Love of Alcohol