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How Biometric Voiceprinting Helped Uncover a European Terror Plot
Voice Identification Technology Used in European Terror Investigation Intelligence agencies deployed biometric voiceprinting technology to identify and apprehend suspects linked to an alleged terror plot targeting multiple European countries. The British Government...
October 29, 2012 – DCMX Radio: HAARP Hurricane ‘Sandy’ Inbound, HAARP History and Evidence Review, Rogue General Arrested, Antarctic UFO Activity
Hurricane Sandy Inbound! HAARP AT WORK!? Let's review the Evidence! Hurricane Drill from 1997 - Named Hurricane 'Sandy' that devastated NE Coast! HAARP Signatures, Coincidental Timing, Historical Reminders Rogue U.S. General ARRESTED for Activating Special Forces...
Ancient Maya Tomb Discovered in Guatemala May Be Oldest Ever Found
Ancient Tomb Unearthed at Tak'alik Ab'aj Archaeologists working in western Guatemala's Retalhuleu province uncovered one of the oldest Maya tombs ever identified. The burial site, located at the Tak'alik Ab'aj archaeological complex roughly 180 kilometers south of...
Dolphins May Use Nonlinear Mathematics to Hunt With Sonar in Bubbly Water
Dolphins may employ complex nonlinear mathematics when hunting prey, according to research that suggested these marine mammals possess far more sophisticated cognitive abilities than previously recognized. The study, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society...
How Online Privacy Tools Are Changing Internet Security
How online privacy tools are changing Internet security and driving the (probably quixotic) quest for anonymity in the digital age. For many of us, the Internet is like a puppy—lovable by design and fun to play with, but prone to biting. We suspect that our digital...
Tracking Campaign Donors: The Widget That Exposed Who Funds Your Politicians
In the 2012 election cycle, Wired magazine partnered with MapLight, a Berkeley, California-based nonprofit dedicated to tracking money in politics, to create a free embeddable widget that displayed the top 10 donors to any member of the House, Senate, or presidential...
Young Blood Transfusions Reverse Aging in Mice: What Stanford Research Reveals
Stanford Researchers Discover Young Blood Reverses Aging in Mice A groundbreaking experiment conducted at Stanford University revealed that transfusions of young blood can reverse cognitive decline in aging mice. The findings, presented at the Society for Neuroscience...
The Dark Side of Enders Game: Violence, Identity, and Moral Illusion
Why Ender's Game Resonates So Deeply Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game has become one of science fiction's most celebrated novels, required reading at military academies and beloved by technologists and gamers alike. Yet beneath its surface as a gripping coming-of-age...
TRUE SKIN: Transhumanism Cyborg Virtual Augmented Reality Short Film
TRUE SKIN from H1 on Vimeo. Singularity reaches Humanity. Corporations deliver an Apocalyptic Transhumanist Cyborg Society. A brilliant and stunningly accurate short film. Must Watch! Written & Directed by: Stephan Zlotescu Director of Photography: H1 Original Music:...
Sacred Geometry Explained: Ancient Patterns, the Golden Ratio and Hidden Order in Nature
Beyond the Classroom: Geometry as a Living Tradition For most people, the word geometry conjures memories of classroom exercises involving angles, proofs, and theorems — a discipline rooted in logic and abstraction that traces its formal structure back to Euclid's...
Watch A Swarm Of Robots Team Up With Flying Drones To Solve Real-World Problems
We’re used to thinking of robot swarms as consisting of lots and lots of similar robots working together. What we’re starting to see now, though, are swarms of heterogeneous robots, where you get different robots combining their powers to make each other more...
How Iceland Crowdsourced a New Constitution Through Social Media
Iceland's Experiment in Citizen-Drafted Government In October 2012, Iceland announced the results of a national referendum on a draft constitution that had been assembled through an unprecedented process of crowdsourced citizen participation. Approximately two-thirds...
British Soldier Made Redundant 72 Hours Before Qualifying for Full Pension
A British Iraq war veteran was made redundant just 72 hours before he would have qualified for a full Army pension, exposing what critics described as a pattern of cost-cutting at the expense of long-serving military personnel. Three Days Short After Nearly 18 Years...
Assad bans GMOs in food ‘to preserve the health of human beings’
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, where more than 33,000 people have been killed in 19 months of conflict, issued a law on GM food Thursday to preserve human life, state-run SANA news agency reported. Assad, whose forces are locked in a bloody confrontation with...
The Science Behind Creativity and Mental Illness: Research, Controversy, and the DSM
The Research Linking Creativity to Mental Illness In 2012, researchers published findings suggesting a measurable connection between creative professions and certain psychiatric conditions. The study, which received widespread media coverage, examined patterns across...
Thunder God Vine Compound Eliminates Pancreatic Tumors in 40-Day Mouse Study
Thunder God Vine Compound Eliminates Tumors in Mice Study In October 2012, researchers at the University of Minnesota's Masonic Cancer Center published findings showing that a compound derived from the Chinese thunder god vine — known in Mandarin as lei gong teng —...
Human Consciousness as a Stargate: Exploring the Mind Beyond Physical Reality
The Human Mind: The Ultimate Gateway to Higher Dimensions The human mind may be the most powerful stargate in existence. From the moment we gain awareness as children, society conditions us to accept a profoundly limited view of reality. We are told that existence is...
Whistleblower Crackdowns and Growing Public Support: The 2012 Landscape
By 2012, whistleblowing had evolved from a fringe act associated with anonymous sources meeting journalists in parking garages to something widely recognized as essential to democratic accountability. Surveys showed growing public support for those who exposed...
Stingray Surveillance: How IMSI Catchers Threaten Cell Phone Privacy
What Are Stingray Cell Phone Surveillance Devices? Among the most invasive surveillance tools deployed by law enforcement agencies in the United States, few remain as poorly understood by the general public as the Stingray. Formally known as an International Mobile...
October 26, 2012 – DCMX Radio: More Benghazi Cover-Up, Civilian Drone Deaths, Executive ‘Cyber’ Order, Massive Cylinder UFO on Film
Drone Attacks Update, Civilians still Targeted Obama's Drone Joke Massive Cylinder UFO Captured on Film!! Cyber Security Going Crazy Obama Romney Benghazi Libya Corruption & Cover-UP Other Random News Show Transcript Introduction: MegaNews Recap Good evening...
October 25, 2012 – DCMX Radio: Anonymous Part 2 – Jailbreaking DMCA, Hacktivist Lawyer, InfoSec Jokers, Wiki ‘Detention’ Leak, Anons Defend Humanity
WikiLeaks to Release Over 100 Secret Documents on Detention Policies Jailbreaking now legal under DMCA for smartphones, but not tablets PlayStation 'master key' leaked online, Tiny Drones Work Together! Jester Update: th3j35t3r 'patriot hacker' Promotes the Military...
How Apple Quietly Reintroduced iPhone Tracking in iOS 6
Apple Reintroduced User Tracking With iOS 6 When Apple rolled out iOS 6 alongside the iPhone 5 in September 2012, a significant change slipped in with far less fanfare than the device itself. The company quietly introduced a new advertising tracking system known as...
Double-Tap Drone Strikes in Pakistan: Stanford-NYU Study Found 49 Civilians Killed Per Militant
The Hidden Cost of Double-Tap Drone Strikes A landmark joint study by Stanford and New York University researchers found that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan were killing approximately 49 civilians for every known militant targeted. The nine-month investigation, based...
Journalist Glenn Greenwald Speech on “Humanitarian” Wars
http://youtu.be/MMirTxSlhBA Greenwald is that increasingly rare commodity in the US, a true journalist. I don't agree with him on a lot of things, but he is definitely correct here in debunking the hogwash about "humanitarian" wars. Nobody goes to war for humanitarian...
Bain Capital Returns and Drug Money Laundering Allegations Against Mitt Romney
Bain Capital's Extraordinary Returns Raised Red Flags During the 2012 presidential election cycle, the Los Angeles Times published a report detailing the remarkable financial performance of Mitt Romney's investment firm, Bain Capital. According to the Times, the firm...
Romney Family Investment Chain Linked to Electronic Voting Machine Company
The Romney-Bain Capital Connection to Electronic Voting Machines During the 2012 presidential election cycle, investigative journalists uncovered a financial link between the Romney family, Bain Capital-connected investment firms, and a company that manufactured...
What Happens After Jurors Get It Wrong?
About 300 people have been wrongfully convicted and exonerated in the U.S. thanks to DNA evidence. But overlooked in those stories are the accounts of jurors who unwittingly played a role in the injustice. One of those stories is playing out in Washington, D.C., where...
United Nations Report Called for Expanded Internet Surveillance in 2012
UN Report Pushes for Expanded Internet Monitoring In October 2012, the United Nations released a 148-page report titled "The Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes," calling for increased surveillance of internet users as a tool for investigating and prosecuting...
Boeing CHAMP Missile Disables Electronics With Directed Microwave Energy
The CHAMP Program: A Missile That Disables Electronics Without Explosions In October 2012, Boeing and the United States Air Force successfully tested one of the most unusual weapons in modern military development — a missile designed not to destroy targets through...
The 2012 Third-Party Presidential Debate: Four Candidates Excluded From the National Stage
In October 2012, four presidential candidates who had been excluded from the official debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney gathered in Chicago for an alternative forum that highlighted the structural barriers facing third-party campaigns in American politics....