09.22.2016 Since its launch on Sept. 22, 2006, Hinode, a joint mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, has been watching the sun nearly non-stop, providing valuable insight into our star – and others throughout the universe. “The sun is terrifying and gorgeous, and it’s also the best physics laboratory in our[…]
It’s over a hundred years since the first case of Alzheimer’s disease was diagnosed. Since then we’ve learned a great deal about the protein ‘tangles’ and ‘plaques’ that cause the disease. How close are we to having effective treatments – and could we even prevent dementia from occurring in the first place? 09.21.2016 You may have[…]
By Ryan Denson / 09.22.2016 Another day, another racist dog whistle echoed by Donald Trump. While the urban unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina continues, Trump – in a pathetic attempt to sound presidential – blamed the rioting on drug use, without citing any facts to back up his claim. The comment, made in a speech[…]
Execution of King Charles I By Don Jordan and Michael Walsh / 09.16.2016 There is a folktale, dating from the early English settlements in Massachusetts, of the Angel of Hadley. The story goes that the remote pioneer village of Hadley was attacked by an overwhelming force of Algonquin warriors and faced certain annihilation. When all[…]
The Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, is one of the few remnants of America’s mid-20th century motel boom. / Library of Congress By Dr. Andrew Wood / 09.14.2016 Professor of Communication Studies San José State University In 1939, when John Steinbeck imagined Highway 66 as “the road of flight,” he evoked the crushing realities of[…]
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen By Jameson Parker / 09.22.2016 The Republican witch hunt to make the IRS commissioner pay for…something… backfired in spectacular fashion after Democrats, insulted at having been dragged into this show trial, took the opportunity to instead flip the script. During IRS Commissioner John Koskinen’s hearing, Democrats began ignoring the “impeachment” nonsense and[…]
One of nine Silvered bronze phalerae depicting a mythological figure (Zeus Ammon) awarded to Titus Flavius Festus Roman 1st century CE. Photographed at the Neuses Museum in Berlin, Germany by Mary Harrsch © 2016 By Mary Harrsch / 08.25.2016 Roman Historian Ancient Times A history resource article by Mary Harrsch © 2016 A few months ago I[…]
Gillion’s Ship Attacked by the Sultan’s Army (detail) from the Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464, Lieven van Lathem. Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment, 14 9/16 x 10 1/16 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 111, fol. 21. Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program We’ve shared our enthusiasm for[…]
Former Trump Campaign Chair Kathy Miller, Mahoning County, Ohio By Ryan Dennson / 09.22.2016 President Obama is right — it appears the people running the Trump campaign skipped their history and civics classes. After Donald Trump got a lashing from black activists after claiming it’s “never been worse” for them than it is right now, one[…]
09.21.2016 NASA is seeking innovative technology for the agency’s future exploration missions in the solar system and beyond, including the Journey to Mars, from other U.S. government agencies, academia, the aerospace industry and the public through the new iTech initiative. NASA’s iTech initiative is a yearlong effort to find innovative ideas through a call for[…]
The NYPD’s controversial use of “stop-and-frisk” was struck down in 2013 by a federal judge, who found it unconstitutional. (Photo: Reuters) ‘The idea of creating a national stop-and-frisk policy is the equivalent of advancing martial law and is beyond the constitutional power of the presidency’ By Nika Knight / 09.22.2016 As the nation reels from[…]
The NFL joins the Age of Metrics. / Shutterstock By Dr. Galen Clavio / 09.21.2016 Associate Professor of Sports Media, Director of the National Sports Journalism Center University of Indiana, Bloomington In some potentially game-changing news for the way we understand professional football, the National Football League began the 2016 preseason by placing tracking sensors[…]
By Jonathan Davis / 12.11.2015 Ho’oponopono can help restore harmony within, and with others When I first encountered the practice known as Ho’oponopono, it was in an interview with Haleaka Hew Len PhD, a Hawaiian psychologist and shamanic practitioner. I took on the simple yet profound forgiveness practice and found immediate benefits in my personal[…]