Researchers at the University of Hawaii disclosed this week that the Earth is likely being watched over by not one silvery sentinel, but two. Those of you who have shelved your social lives to read the most anticipated book of the year, Haruki Murakami’s 930 page tome, IQ84, may be feeling a bit on edge after [...]
Scientists from NASA and Pennsylvania State University recently published a scenario analysis which investigates the potential implications of contact with ETIs (extraterrestrial intelligence) and ultimately suggests that alien-human interaction would be harmful to earthly beings, even if the ETI civilization held universalist ethics. The scientists reason that, given we have already altered our environment in [...]
Those of you who have been following the show in Washington this month may now be glued to your sofas in a horrified stupor, unable to process the egocentric madness in Congress that could spark yet another global economic crisis. Or, perhaps you’re just severely ticked off that your stocks are tanking. Across the pond [...]
I arrived in Athens on the morning of the 25th for a three day stay amidst reports that Greece was burning in a toxic bonfire fueled by massive debt, government incompetence, and the rage of millions. My husband and I were en route to Crete to attend the wedding of close friends from New York, [...]
Last night I decided to curl up with the 1939 classic American film, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” which centers around a young, idealistic Senator (Jefferson Smith played by James Stewart) who is nearly crucified by his corrupt colleagues and a politically-controlled media machine for believing that children should have the chance to live in [...]
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