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Nature’s Reset: Light, Sound, & Mushrooms Challenge Alzheimer’s Inevitability

Updated 12:57 PM EDT, Mon June 15, 2026

Watching a loved one suffer from Alzheimer’s disease is a fate so heartbreaking that it is impossible to adequately express. For decades, the standard method of care has been to oversee cognitive decline while bracing for the inevitable. The disease is widely regarded as a one-way door, and the drugs to slow it down are…Continue reading Nature’s Reset: Light, Sound, & Mushrooms Challenge Alzheimer’s Inevitability

Built on Your Dime: The Special District Scheme Sweeping the Nation

Updated 12:38 PM EDT, Thu June 11, 2026

You toured the home. You loved it. You bought it. The neighborhood looked pristine, the sales agent was friendly, and nothing about the closing table suggested what was coming next. Then the first property tax bill arrived. Buried inside was a charge that had nothing to do with schools, county services, police, or fire protection.…Continue reading Built on Your Dime: The Special District Scheme Sweeping the Nation

The $30 Billion Screen Experiment That Failed Our Children

Updated 5:02 AM EDT, Tue June 9, 2026

James Welsch teaches American politics at a high school in Maine. His classroom runs almost entirely on screens — students write blog posts, trade articles, pull up videos mid-discussion. A few years ago, he noticed something wrong with the writing. Essays submitted digitally had grown choppy. Whole passages looked copied. The fluency he expected wasn’t…Continue reading The $30 Billion Screen Experiment That Failed Our Children

Largest Vertical Farming Research Center Aims to Grow Healthy, Pesticide-Free Foods Indoors

The world’s first farm to grow indoor, vertically farmed berries at scale opened in September 2024 in Richmond, Virginia. Opened by a company called Plenty Unlimited Inc., partnered with Realty Income Corporation, the new facility will support its development of the world’s largest indoor vertical farms campus, with a focus on scaling sustainable agriculture technology…Continue reading Largest Vertical Farming Research Center Aims to Grow Healthy, Pesticide-Free Foods Indoors

Updated 3:20 AM EST, Thu January 9, 2025

Dozens of Scientists Warn of The Dangers of Mirror Bacteria Research

Have you ever heard of mirror bacteria? Mirror bacteria are synthetic organisms in which the molecular structure found in nature is reversed. It is not currently possible to create mirror bacteria. Nonetheless, dozens of scientists are warning of the dangers of mirror bacteria research, noting that, with no natural enemies and access to essential achiral…Continue reading Dozens of Scientists Warn of The Dangers of Mirror Bacteria Research

Updated 3:56 AM EST, Tue January 7, 2025

Killer Robots: Can They Say “No,” and Should They?

Autonomous weapons are often pitched as the answer to the chaos of war. With advanced vision algorithms, they could, in theory, tell the difference between, for example, a school and a weapons depot better than any human. Moreover, unlike their mortal counterparts, they don’t loot, massacre, or act out of rage. In fact, some ethicists…Continue reading Killer Robots: Can They Say “No,” and Should They?

Updated 5:00 AM EST, Thu January 2, 2025

Aaron Siri Sets the Record Straight about Fraudulent NYT Hit Piece Against RFK JR. NO, He Doesn’t Want to Ban Polio Vaccines

The world is a better place because attorney Aaron Siri is in it. He fights the tough fights, and he wins. All while relentlessly striving to protect our children. He is often wholly misquoted in the Big Pharma-funded mainstream press. However, those intentional misquotes allow him the opportunity to highlight further what is grossly wrong…Continue reading Aaron Siri Sets the Record Straight about Fraudulent NYT Hit Piece Against RFK JR. NO, He Doesn’t Want to Ban Polio Vaccines

Updated 7:33 AM EST, Thu January 2, 2025

Dietary Fructose Fuels Cancer Tumor Growth Via Mechanism in the Liver

Guess what? A new study has found that the consumption of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) indirectly encourages tumor growth through metabolic mechanisms in the liver. Yet, the idea that HFCS causes cancer is nothing new. In 2012, a review in PubMed summarized that there is likely a connection between fructose consumption and a “more aggressive…Continue reading Dietary Fructose Fuels Cancer Tumor Growth Via Mechanism in the Liver

Updated 5:06 AM EST, Thu December 26, 2024

UK Online Censorship Laws Set to Impose Substantial Fines on Platforms for Non-Compliance

Britain’s latest online censorship law—the Illegal Harms Code and guidance under the Online Safety Act—came into force on December 16, 2024. Under the guidelines published by Ofcom, the regime’s media and telecommunications watchdog, the British government could fine social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Meta, and Google up to £18 million or 10% of…Continue reading UK Online Censorship Laws Set to Impose Substantial Fines on Platforms for Non-Compliance

Updated 5:41 AM EST, Tue December 24, 2024