Three thumbs up for today’s news briefs!
- How Q became everything: the conspiracy group’s goal was to convince people the world is run by pedophiles, and, well, mission accomplished.
- Related, from 2018: Weaponizing conspiracy theory: the dangers in priming people for armed revolution.
- Mysterious ‘Dyson spheres’ could have another explanation, scientists say.
- Bigfoot believers and skeptics, united in curiosity about the unknown: nearly 400 attendees gathered recently for the fourth International Cryptozoology Conference in Portland, Maine.
- Early Celtic elites inherited power through maternal lines, ancient DNA reveals.
- A cosmic glitch in gravity: is gravity weaker over distances of billions of light-years?
- A woman kept getting drunk despite not drinking. Fungi in her gut were brewing their own alcohol.
- DOJ says recent ayahuasca church legal settlement is irrelevant for other groups seeking religious exemption to use the psychedelic brew.
- Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints.
- Prehistoric babies buried beneath ‘Dragon Stone’ may have had exceptional birth.
- Video of the Day: Why be dragons? Professor Ronald Hutton explains how massive, reptilian beasts entered our collective imagination.
Quote of the Day:
My final message to you is: whatever your personal battle, be brave and face it. Every single day is precious. Don’t waste a moment.
Rob Burrow (1982-2024)
