New research suggests solar storms could become more disruptive within decades, affecting things from cell phones to airplanes and spacecraft. In BBC News, Judith Burns quotes space physicist Mike Lockwood was saying, "All the evidence suggests that the Sun will shortly exit from a grand solar maximum that has persisted since before the start of the space age.
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When solving crimes, forensic scientists rely on fingerprints (the disappearance of which were a major part of the "Cooper Curse") because no two prints are alike. But what if someone was born WITHOUT finger prints? That would make them perfect candidates for a life of crime!
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So many people want so badly to believe that everything is all right with our climate that we still lack the will and the leadership to do what is necessary to save ourselves. As matters stand, we are in for a descent into climate hell. How ironic that the governor of Texas, one of the worst-hit states this year, is an outspoken global warming denier. If people like him were leaders instead, we could still find our way out of this crisis.
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The new 911 Memorial is filled with hidden symbolism, and Scott Onstott tells us exactly what has been encoded in the memorial, and what this has to do with the deep nature of our freedom and the meaning of the human world. But who did the encoding, and why, and did the architects and engineers consciously know what they were doing.
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