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Study Finds Correlation Between Meditation and Brain Cortex Folding
• arcleinRecent research finds a correlation between years of meditation and brain cortex folding. (Jeff Nenarella/The Epoch Times) A new study from the University of California–Los Angeles found that long-term meditators have more gyrification, or folding,
Genetic Sensor Boosts Biofuel Production
• Susan Young via TechnalogyReview.comDesigner microbes regulate their own pathways to optimize fuel production, boosting yields threefold.
Using Crowdsourcing to Protect Your Privacy
• David Talbot via TechnologyReview.comDon't read the fine print on smart-phone apps? A new service eventually could do it for you.
Shady Companies With Ties to Israel Wiretap the U.S. for the NSA
• James Bamford via WIRED.comArmy General Keith Alexander, the director of the NSA, is having a busy year — hopping around the country, cutting ribbons at secret bases and bringing to life the agency’s greatly expanded eavesdropping network.
Facebook Strikes Back at Yahoo With Its Own Patent Claims
• Mike Isaac via WIRED.comJust three weeks after after Yahoo filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook, the social giant struck back on Tuesday with a counterclaim alleging Yahoo is infringing on 10 of Facebook’s own software patents.
Crunching the Big Bang With the Greatest Supercomputer Ever Built
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comLittle more than a decade from now, one of the world's great arid plains will become a bustling intersection of high-resolution astronomy and high-powered computing. Scrub land in either South Africa or Australia will host the biggest telescope ever.
Scrunchable Space Sieves Could Work as Tiny Foldable Satellite-Borne Telescopes
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comA perforated plastic sheet carried into space in a microsatellite could serve as a cheap alternative space telescope, according to researchers at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The devices would sift photons like spaceborne cheesecloths.
Panel backs sharing studies of lab-made bird flu
• By MALCOLM RITTER Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government's biosecurity advisers said Friday they support publishing research studies showing how scientists made new easy-to-spread forms of bird flu because the studies, now revised, don't reveal details bioterrorists co
Enviropig, the Genetically Engineered Eco-Friendly Pork, Is Off the Table
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comGenetically modified pigs that excrete less waste may be euthanized before they could be slaughtered for human consumption, says a report out of Canada. The herd of Enviropigs, which digest their feed more efficiently, just lost their funding.
Federal Judge Demands Obama Explain 'Obamacare' Statements
• ABC NewsIn a remarkable, partisan exchange in a Texas courtroom, a federal judge demanded that the Obama administration formally explain recent statements by President Obama that some have construed as questioning the authority of courts to review, and poten
Fed watchdog finds no Watergate, Iraq weapons link
• ReutersThe Federal Reserve did not help the Watergate burglars get cash, stonewall congressional inquiries in the 1970s political scandal or help Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein get a $5.5 billion loan to purchase weapons in the 1980s, the agency's inspector ge
Deaths In Other Nations Since WW II Due To U.S. Interventions
Counter Currents“How many September 11ths has the United States caused in other nations since WWII?” This theme is developed in this report which contains an estimated numbers of such deaths in 37 nations as well as brief explanations of why the U.S. is considered c
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Deal Close on Night Raids, U.S. and Afghan Officials Say
• New York TimesAfter years of insisting that American forces end covert nighttime raids on Afghan homes, President Karzai’s government was close to completing a deal that would give the Afghan authorities legal oversight of the raids, while allowing American forces
NBC issues apology on Zimmerman tape screw-up
• Washington PostNBC has completed its investigation into the mishandling of the police dispatcher’s conversation with George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case. And the process ends with a finding of error, plus an apology. Here is the statement just issued by the
Mitt Romney wins Wisconsin, Maryland, D.C. primaries
• Washington PostMitt Romney captured presidential primaries in Maryland, the District and battleground Wisconsin, the biggest prize of the day, to complete a momentum-building, 3-contest sweep that cemented his status as the almost certain Republican nominee and put
Christine Smith Interviewed on the Angel Clark Show
• C.Smith/Angel Clark ShowI was interviewed on the Angel Clark show. It was excellent! It was a live show broadcast on the Liberty Radio Network, Ron Paul Radio, and the RadioFreedom.us feeds, and is available in the show archive and via iTunes. I invite you to listen.
No One Knows Where The Money Will Come From For California's $68 Billion High Speed Rail Plan
• http://www.businessinsider.com, APSupporters of California's ambitious high-speed rail project began their hard sell with lawmakers and the public Monday.
Why Living In The American Empire Isn't All That It's Cracked Up To Be
• www.businessinsider.com, The Daily ReckoningGreat empires, such as the Roman and British, were extractive. The empires succeeded, because the value of the resources and wealth extracted from conquered lands exceeded the value of conquest and governance
The Stock Market Is Now 34 To 50 Percent Overvalued
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Doug ShortHere is a summary of the four market valuation indicators I updated at the beginning of the month.
Sarah Palin's Today Show Gig Was Totally Surreal
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Grace WylerSarah Palin has just wrapped up a guest stint on the Today Show, and the appearance was bizarre, but oddly charming.
Nike Is Releasing New NFL Uniforms Today And They Might Be Drastically Different
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Leah GoldmanNike has redesigned every NFL team's uniform and they are being released at 11:00 AM.
This Incredible Yacht Concept Is Basically A True Floating Island
• http://www.businessinsider.comWhile there are some truly unique yachts on the water, the vast majority tend to be white with lots of windows, wood, and deck space, but little in the way of creative design.
All These Dead Dolphins Show The BP Oil Spill May Be Far Worse Than Previously Feared
• http://www.businessinsider.com/effects-bp-oil-spilA growing body of research suggests that the impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have been far worse than previously believed
Only One Thing Stands Between You And A Tidal Wave Of Foreclosed Homes
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Gus LubinAs many as 1.25 million foreclosed homes will hit the market this year as the foreclosure probes end.
The Spanish Market Got Totally Creamed -- Massive Selling At The End Of The Day
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Joe WeisenthalThis was a really ugly day for Spain.
Video Of The NYC Journalist Who Spends Her Nights Stripping
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Vivian GiangA couple of months ago, we profiled a Manhattan journalist who becomes an exotic dancer at night to pay her bills.
Take A Day Trip In An Amazing $279,000 Flying Car
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Travis OkulskiEver since The Jetsons were popular on TV, the notion of a flying car has been the dream of people around the world.
DOLLAR EXPLODES HIGHER, MARKET FALLS AFTER FOMC MINUTES
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Joe WeisenthalThe Fed just came out with minutes for the March meeting, and at first glance they are hawkish, meaning odds of further quantitative easing seem diminished.
VIDEO: US Draws Up Plans For NUCLEAR Drones
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by emalviniThe next generation of surveillance drones will be nuclear powered. Instead of flying for hours, the new drones will be able to stay in the air for months.
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