Do we live in a computer simulation? Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, thinks so; or at least, he thinks it’s more likely than not. Although the belief that we are all living in a computer simulation might seem bonkers, the reasoning behind the claim is difficult to refute, at least on the surface. The simulation […]

Have you ever visited the Big Apple and experienced the city’s cold shoulder? Well, it turns out that New Yorkers aren’t really just rude by nature, but instead are suffering from unusually high levels of depression, suicidal thoughts, and substance abuse problems; not exactly the vibe you’d expect from one of the world’s largest tourist […]

The United National General Assembly special session on drugs (UNGASS) took place earlier this year, but proved disappointing for reform advocates on the whole. This was the first time in 18 years that such a high level meeting took place to debate drug policy. For many working on the issue it was an important opportunity […]

University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigned last November after being accused of racial discrimination. Wolf handed his resignation to the university’s governing body, which was about to go into a closed door meeting to discuss the complaint filed against him. According to Breitbart News, the former university president said, “This is not the way […]

I have no desire to upload my neural network onto a Google hard drive. Seems to me that the mind is so much larger than the physical brain. That’s not a concern to AI scientists and their billions of endowment and Wall Street dollars to map human brains to figure out how to make computers […]

Much has been accomplished in the last few years regarding legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use. In many places, it’s a non-issue, with cops in some countries turning a blind eye or even joining in. Smuggling of marijuana and the illegal cannabis trade has already substantially dropped since legalization, thus reducing crime and the […]

Urban myths in South America are replete with stories about the horrors of a potent drug that could allegedly sap a person’s free will, effectively turning him into a zombie. While the idea might seem to be merely a recreation of the fantastical zombie myth, the fact is, it really exists. The drug that could completely deprive a person of his […]

Jennifer Scharf has been offering free yoga lessons at the Centre for Students with Disabilities since 2008 — just this September, however, she received an email telling her the class had been suspended. According to The Telegraph, Scharf was shocked “after being told by Ottawa University’s student federation her class was being cancelled because of ‘cultural issues’.” The email […]

In an apparent attempt to invoke action among abortion “rights” activists, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbi Wasserman Schultz, told The New York Times during an interview that she’s witnessed “complacency” among pro-choice supporters regarding their efforts, or lack thereof, to strengthen abortion legislation, following the Supreme Court’s historic 1973 ruling in the case Roe v. […]

The media went on a frenzy after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist William Thompson admitted to committing scientific fraud, over the last 10 years with other CDC scientists. They retroactively altered study data to hide the proven fact that MMR vaccines cause autism in African American children. Now, actor Rob Schneider, famous […]

The death penalty still exists in over 30 countries around the world if one is caught carrying even a small amount of marijuana. Historically, the use of cannabis for various purposes in Asia dates back for thousands of years. However,  the virtual world-wide ban on cannabis means that for those living in or visiting certain […]

In the 1950s, scientists on an island in Japan were doing a research project involving monkeys. While they were there, the scientists fed the monkeys sweet potatoes by dropping them in the sand in front of the monkeys. While the monkeys liked the sweet potatoes, they didn’t like the sand that covered them. One of […]

Do we have to feel sick?  Do we have to feel cold?  Or do humans have the potential and ability to influence our immune system with the power of the mind? The immune system of a human being  is a system of many biological structures and processes within us that protects us against disease. Among […]

For years, people have denounced conspiracy theorists as mere lunatics who advocate preposterous ideas to the masses. Now, however, recent studies by psychologists and social media scientists have proven that these “conspiracy theorists” actually appear to be saner than people who blindly accept what the mainstream media propagates. A recent study published in 2013 by psychologists Michael […]

In addition to exercising your brain by thinking, consuming the right food also can contribute positively to maintaining a sound mind as the years advance. Of course, everyone’s mental capacity declines to some degree as they progress through their senior years, but eating the “brain foods” on the list below may substantially lessen the decline, […]