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🛰️ Space is important to our security policy
Without functioning satellites, our communications are limited, our banking systems are out of order, our gas pumps are empty and directions to the nearest grocery store are no longer a click away. Points that may seem small, but on a larger scale, knocked out banking...
😡 The fear mongering news media is ruining our society with anger and sadness
Sorry about the angry headline, but I'm just following the trend. Angry headlines have increased dramatically in the last 20 years. So has headlines that with fear, sadness and disgust. Neutral headlines have decreased as well as headlines with joy.In a new paper...
😨 Anders Bolling: External threats are the bane of modern man
Surely it feels as if the crises are coming more and more often. In the past, there were at least gaps of a few years between the crisis periods, but now it is as if they lie side by side, or even change hands: Terror crisis – refugee crisis – financial...
🧠 Science on the way to unfold the mysteries of the mind
The functioning of the brain is certainly one of the great enigmas of our universe. While the study of very far celestial bodies is deepening, our main organ's behaviour is still almost totally veiled by mystery.How is thought possible? Where is our conscience...
