The Mystery of Minds That Can’t Picture Things: Aphantasia
An estimated 1 to 4% of people have aphantasia, a condition where they don’t experience mental imagery or a ‘mind’s eye.’ Neuroscience research into people with aphantasia is now revealing how imagination works and demonstrating the sweeping variety in our subjective experiences. Correction: February 10, 2025 Joel Pearson is aContinue Reading
Schiff Speaks Out on Senate Floor as GOP Goes Nuclear
California has a right to protect its own people. From dirty air and dirty water. Now, Republicans in the Senate want to change that. And repeal California’s right to set its own policy, even as they eliminate the filibuster to do so. It is a precedent they will come toContinue Reading
UN says ‘catastrophic situation in Gaza is at its worst since war began’
Citing the Office of the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN spokesperson said on 30 May that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is at ‘the worst [place] since the war began.’ In a reflection of the increasingly dire conditions inside the territory, he later added that ‘armed individuals’ hadContinue Reading
I Spy a Love Story
BOOK REVIEW: THE RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT’S WIFE By Ken Dekleva Reviewed by Neal A. Pollard The Reviewer – Neal A. Pollard is a partner at Control Risks Group and was the lead cybersecurity executive for a global Swiss bank. Prior to joining the private sector in 2011, he spent 18 yearsContinue Reading
Open Source Report for Thursday, May 22, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025. 8:47 AM EST The Cipher Brief curates open source information from around the world that impacts national security. Here’s a look at today’s headlines, broken down by region of the world. THE TOP HEADLINES Thursday, May 22, 2025 How Putin turned Brazil into a spy factoryContinue Reading
Copyright Absurdity: School Play Canceled Over Copyright Due To Minor Performance Changes
There’s a great deal that is absurd about copyright law in America, but its most basic absurdity remains the length of time for which the copyright monopoly applies. The length of copyright protection a work gets depends on a number of factors. Was the work published before or after 1978?Continue Reading
Killing wolves remains a crime in California. But a rebellion is brewing
For many Northern California ranchers, the question is no longer whether the wolves preying on their herds are going to be forcefully removed, it’s who is going to do it.Continue Reading
How I Run JavaScript in VS Code
In one of my earlier articles, I showed how you can preview HTML files inside Visual Studio Code. That setup worked well for testing static pages, but what if you want to go beyond markup and bring interactivity into the mix? With JavaScript being the backbone of the modern webContinue Reading
Mediterranean diet provides symptom relief for patients with IBS in pilot study
In a comparative pilot study, the Mediterranean diet and the low FODMAP diet both provided relief for patients with IBS., Read MoreContinue Reading
Taiwan Semi introduces new automotive-qualified rectifiers
Taiwan Semiconductor, a global supplier of discrete power electronics devices, LED drivers, analog ICs and ESD protection, has introduced two new series of high-voltage rectifiers manufactured to AEC-Q101 standards and offered in automotive- and commercial-grade versions. The fast-recovery HS1Q Series has a 1,200 V, 1 A rating and the 1,600Continue Reading
American Textile Maintenance orders 12 Evolectric CircularEV Class 5 electric trucks
American Textile Maintenance, the parent company of Republic Master Chefs and Medico Professional Linen Service, has committed to purchasing 12 CircularEV Class 5 electric trucks from Evolectric, beginning with an initial delivery of 5 units. The purchase is American Textile’s first electric fleet deployment. It follows an eight-day pilot atContinue Reading
Why is Germany paralyzed when it comes to the Middle East? | Berlin Briefing Podcast
You can find the whole episode here: https://youtu.be/_mhInXMQZcA For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1Continue Reading
Latest news bulletin | May 31st – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel., Read MoreContinue Reading