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Thousands of Japanese Join Anti-Nuke Protest in Tokyo
As the last week's study shows, 80% of all Japanese are against the restart of their nuclear plants.As the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster nears, tens of thousands rallied in the country’s capital Sunday to protest against the nuclear industry and speak out against ...
Autonomous Cars Will Replace the Human Drivers Within One Generation
IHS Automotive has released a study claiming that autonomous cars will over-take our roadways and replace the human driver forever.Full autonomous cars, without a human at the wheel or manipulating the pedals will be a reality by 2030; leading into the “bulk of automotive sales...
Edward Snowden Speaks at TED 2014: “The Biggest Revelations Are Yet To Come”
Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who stole thousands of classified documents before leaving the United States recently made an unexpected and unscheduled appearance at a TED conference in Vancouver, Canada on Tuesday night.It was done so VIA satellite robot, where he emphasi...
A Prison of the Mind: Prisoners Could “Serve” 1,000 Year Sentences in 8 Hours
Future biotechnology could be used to make prisoners feel as if they were serving a 1,000 year sentence, a team of scientists claim.Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence, a group of scientists have claim...
Converting Cemeteries Into Forests: This Urn Will Turn Your Ashes Into a Tree
This cool find is certainly something that you don’t hear of everyday but deals with something that will one day affect us all: death. Not to scare you away or anything, but this awesome find is actually an interesting approach to funeral arrangements that may very well be a th...
Was Ukraine’s Gold Reserve Confiscated by the Federal Reserve?
The Spoils of War and Regime ChangeA Russian Internet news site Iskra (“Spark”) based in Zaporozhye, eastern Ukraine, reported on March 7, that “Ukraine’s gold reserves had been hastily airlifted to the United States from Borispol Airport east of Kiev”.This ...
15 Largest Cruise Ships Pollute More Than all the Cars in the World
According to a petition being circulated on the activist site Care2.com, the world's ocean liners and cruise ships contribute massively to pollution of not only our air but also our seas.The petition, "Tell Cruise Ships to Stop Spewing Filth Into Our Pristine Oceans!*" asserts th...
Chicago PD Uses Computer to Predict Crimes — The Only Thing I Predict is ABUSE
We've talked a lot over the years about the attempts to get out "ahead of crime" by using computer programs and algorithms to try and predict who might commit a crime.Predictive computing can then either target specific areas or specific people that might be in need of some extra...
Off-Grid Living is Illegal in Florida, According to Court Ruling
Living off the grid is illegal in Cape Coral, Florida, according to a court ruling Thursday.Special Magistrate Harold S. Eskin ruled that the city's codes allow Robin Speronis to live without utility power but she is still required to hook her home to the city's water system. Her...
The US-Directed Ukraine Coup Exposes Itself
There’a an old adage that goes something like this: “The more guilty one is in the perpetration of a dastardly crime, the more likely they are to accuse innocent parties of the very same atrocity.”There is no better example of this on the various geo-political battlefields ...
Revived Neanderthal Virus Contains Alien Genes
An ancient virus of unprecedented size has been recovered from 30,000-year-old permafrost in Siberia and reactivated. Incredibly, sixty percent of its genes do not resemble anything currently found on Earth.The virus, which is so large it can be seen under a microscope, dates bac...
Scientific Studies Reveal: Plants Are Far More Intelligent Than Previously Believed
Like higher organisms, plants appear able to make complex decisions. A new study shows that plants may be able to initiate a survival mechanism by aborting their own seeds to prevent parasite infestation.Plants have previously been shown to draw alternative sources of energy from...