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Psyche News

Massive Dark World Discovered

Chris Kaplan

Has a new planet been found in our solar system? (more)

2-22-11
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solar system
planets

Life News

2045: Time for Singularity?

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The mainstream press picks up the story about a possible technological singularity coming in 2045, "the year when man becomes immortal." (more)

2-16-11
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Singularity
Computers

Psyche News

Viral Orbs

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Several videos depicting a UFO sighting over Jerusalem's Temple Mount have sparked a debate online.[Video] (more)

2-8-11
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UFO
ET's

Life News

Chocolate Drought

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Political unrest poses a threat to the world's chocolate supply. (more)

2-3-11
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economy
chocolate

Life News

DNA Can Dance

Chris Kaplan

Scientists have discovered that DNA can change out of its traditional structure into a variety of shapes. (more)

1-31-11
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genetics
DNA

Eco News

Animal Die-Offs Continue

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Mass animal, fish and bird die-offs continue around the world with several possibilities, but no clear answers as to the cause. (more)

1-24-11
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pole shift
phosgene
Extinction
animal die-offs

Psyche News

In Salvia's Defense

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The New York Times links the suspect in the Arizona shooting to the use of Salvia divinorum. (more)

1-19-11
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tuscon shooting
salvia

Psyche News

Blob of Creation

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The first Hubble photos of a mysterious blob of star-creating galactic gas have been released. (more)

1-11-11
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Space
astrophysics

Psyche News

Quantifying ESP

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A scientific journal aims to publish a paper that describes "strong evidence for ESP". (more)

1-7-11
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Psychic Phenomena
ESP

Eco News

Expendable Bees

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Wikileaks reveals that the EPA allowed for the extermination of honey bees. (more)

1-3-11
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WikiLeaks
honey bees
epa

Life News

Remembering John Jay Harper

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Transformational thinker John Jay Harper passes on but his legacy remains. (more)

12-22-10
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Tranceformation
John Jay Harper

Psyche News

2010: A Time to Relate

Chris Kaplan

The solstice of December 2010, appears to have had more astrological significance than the one on December 21, 2012. (more)

12-18-10
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lunar eclipse
galactic center
2010

Tech News

Tiny Sun Tap

Chris Kaplan

A hybrid alternative energy device harvests both light and heat. (more)

12-15-10
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hybrid technology
alternative energy

Eco News

Alternate Biospheres Under the Sea

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An extensive ecosystem has been discovered under the seabed. (more)

12-9-10
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geology
astrobiology
alien life

Life News

NASA's New Life

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NASA reveals the discovery of arsenic-based microbes. (more)

12-3-10
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NASA
Extra-terrestrial
astrobiology

Tech News

Visual Upgrade

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A new study shows that video games enhance the user's visual attention. (more)

11-30-10
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video games
Cognitive Science

Commons News

Resilient Mary

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MAPS Mile High Summit leads the post-election conversation about marijuana while New Jersey's medi-mary reform faces controversy and Arizona's prop 203 passes. (more)

11-19-10
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medical marijuana
marijuana reform
Marijuana

Arts News

Ginsberg Goodies

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The Allen Ginsberg Project features regularly updated content on all things Ginsberg. (Video) (more)

11-16-10
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The Allen Ginsberg Project

Psyche News

Seeing Galactic Spin

Chris Kaplan

Two gigantic, mysterious structures emerging from the center of the Milky Way and reminiscent of the theoretical work of Nassim Haramein have been sighted by the Fermi telescope. (more)

11-11-10
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the resonance project
astrophyiscs

Tech News

Coming Soon: Invisibility Cloak

Chris Kaplan

Scientists have developed a new material that can manipulate light. (more)

11-5-10
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invisibility
fashion

Life News

Alcohol Poisoning

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A new ranking system reveals alcohol to be the most harmful drug, beyond even heroin and crack. (more)

11-2-10
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drug policy
alcohol

Commons News

Credit Wars

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Large financial institutions in the U.S. have been using government bail out money to gobble up foreign economies. (more)

10-26-10
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World Market
financial crisis

Arts News

Transcendent Transmissions

Chris Kaplan

Experience the music and art of Transmissions project live every Saturday in October at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition. (more)

10-22-10
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zodiac
Psychedelic

Psyche News

Seeing Dark Stars

Chris Kaplan

Scientists look to dark stars to unlock the mysteries of dark matter. (more)

10-18-10
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Physics
dark matter

Life News

DNA Hijackers

Chris Kaplan

Scientists have confirmed that viruses that invaded the human genome millions of years ago and altered our ancestral DNA. (more)

9-15-10
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genetics
DNA

Life Feature

An Interview with Wellphoria Founder Vin Cardillo

Chris Kaplan

Recently Reality Sandwich and Evolver entered into a partnership with Wellphoria, a directory-membership service for alternative and holistic healthcare. We wanted the RS/Evolver community to know more about this innovative program, so we talked with Vin Cardillo, founder of Wellphoria and the Wellphoria Foundation, about his company and the vision that drives it. (more)