A New Theory Of Consciousness | University of Surrey

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Oct. 20, 2020 (MedicalXpress) -- Electromagnetic energy in the brain enables brain matter to create our consciousness and our ability to be aware and think, accordin ...

That Time I Gave a Lecture at Yale University — Mickey Z.

The Yale mascot celebrates a Bulldogs’ victory during the 2016 NCAA tournament. (Photo: Catherine Avalone/Hearst Connecticut Media) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 19, 2020 “Every child is an a ...

A Surge in Nontraditional Gun Ownership Requires a Surge in Resources | Harper S. Ferry

Harper S. Ferry -- World News Trust Oct. 3, 2020 On a recent thunder-filled Saturday, I hosted 10 very green shooters for a basic pistol safety workshop. Of the attendees, only a couple had previousl ...

Everything You Know About Self-Defense is Wrong | Mickey Z.

Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 25, 2020 To begin, let me clarify what “self-defense” means. I’ll do so by paraphrasing this from the Center for Anti-Violence Educatio ...

America is a Smoking Fascist Dystopia | umair haque

America Has Less Than 50 Days to Save Itself From Even Greater Disaster Sept. 15, 2020 (Eudaimonia & Co) -- I woke up this morning to news that was particularly horrific. Forced mass sterilisations a ...

We Are the Children of Gaza: The Poet, the Fashionista and the Footballer | Wafaa Aludaini and Ramzy Baroud

Children of Gaza. Images provided by Dr. Ramzy Baroud Wafaa Aludaini and Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Sept. 17, 2020 The inevitable has finally happened, and the coronavirus pandemic is now ravag ...

A Few Notes on Synchronicity | John Michael Greer

Sept. 2, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Back in July, when I realized there were five Wednesdays on that page of the calendar and I didn’t have anything lined up for the fifth, I asked my readers what they ...

The Other 9/11 (and That Time I Gave a Lecture at MIT) | Mickey Z.

Photo by Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 4, 2020 Preface: I’ve written (several times) about the “other 9/11” in 1973 Chile. I’ve also written once about my related MIT talk in 2003. To ...

Study unveils the unstable nature of some topological phases | Ingrid Fadelli

Image representing time-reversal symmetry. Credit: McGinley & Cooper Aug. 11, 2020 (Phys.org) -- In recent years, physicists worldwide have been conducting studies exploring the characteristics and d ...

Why Palestinian-Israeli Prisoners Exchange Deal Could Happen Soon | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust July 20, 2020 For the first time since the Israeli war on Gaza in 2014, the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is signaling its w ...

What 'Let It Be' Can Teach Us About Stoicism | Mickey Z.

Paul McCarney 1968Mickey Z. -- Now with Purpose July 19, 2020 “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me/Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be” In the autumn of 1968, Paul McCartn ...