Archive for 2010
WikiLeaks cables: Bangladeshi ‘death squad’ trained by UK government
Rapid Action Battalion, accused of hundreds of extra-judicial killings, received training from UK officers, cables reveal
The British government has been training a Bangladeshi paramilitary force condemned by human rights organisations as a “government death squad”, leaked US embassy cables...
December 22nd, 2010 | Social Insight | Read More
Genetically-Engineered Aliens?
Mirror-Image Cells Could Transform Science — or Kill Us All
Dmitar Sasselov was at the end of a long day of having his mind blown when the really big idea hit him. Sasselov, an astrophysicist and head of the Origins of Life Initiative at Harvard, was sitting in the front row of a packed lecture...
December 22nd, 2010 | Science & Technology | Read More
Why the world needs WikiLeaks
he controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange, who’s reportedly being sought for questioning by US authorities, talks to TED’s Chris Anderson about how the site operates, what it has accomplished — and what drives...
December 17th, 2010 | Big Ideas | Read More
A Police Chief with a Difference
Kiran Bedi has a surprising resume. Before becoming Director General of the Indian Police Service, she managed one of the country’s toughest prisons — and used a new focus on prevention and education to turn it into a center of learning and meditation.
Before she retired in 2007, Kiran...
December 16th, 2010 | Social Insight | Read More
Wikileaks’ aim to defeat “Authoritarian Conspiracy”
The following is an interesting analysis (by ‘zunguzungu’) of a text by Wikileaks leader Julian Assange, probably written around 2006.
See the paper: State and Terrorist Conspiracies
For additional analysis, see here.
By Michel Bauwens for the P2P Foundation
Analysis:
(nearly quoted in full)
“Most...
December 14th, 2010 | Social Insight | Read More
Can Dope give us Hope?
The ban on hallucinogens is holding back vital research into their medical benefits, says Jake Wallis Simons.
Last week, the news took on a decidedly trippy tinge. First, Professor David Nutt, sacked as an adviser to the Labour government for criticising its policy on drugs, sparked controversy...
December 14th, 2010 | Drug Policy | Read More
Drugs: the highs and lows
Natural or synthetic, legal or illegal, people have been taking drugs for thousands of years. High Society, a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, explores the culture of getting out of it
By the end of planning her new exhibition, Caroline Fisher had come to an interesting conclusion. “It’s...
December 14th, 2010 | Arts | Read More
Acoustic Archaeology Yielding Mind-Tripping Tricks
Recently uncovered sound effects include a clapping echo that sounds like a jungle bird.
THE GIST
Acoustic archaeology is an emerging field that melds acoustical analysis and old-fashioned bone-hunting.
Ancient people created fun house-like temples that featured scary sound effects.
Some of the sites...
December 14th, 2010 | Spirituality | Read More
The Symphpony of Science
The Symphony of Science is a musical project headed by John Boswell, designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. What do you think?
THE CASE FOR MARS
THE POETRY OF REALITY
WE ARE ALL CONNECTED
August 25th, 2010 | Science & Technology | Read More
Was the poisoning of a French town in 1951 an LSD trial?
On August 16th 1951 a number of people in the quiet southern French town of Pont St.Esprit began to fall ill. Stomach pains were soon followed by violent and often terrifying hallucinations. Local hospitals were soon overwhelmed and more than thirty people were taken to asylums in nearby towns. It was...
August 25th, 2010 | Social Insight | Read More
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Zeppelin Renaissance
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Time for Change
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Do You Want to Live Forever?
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