Is terrestrial life a von Neumann machine of extraterrestrial origin?
Yesterday I had a fascinating conversation with the brilliant synthetic biologist George Church. This sporadic interdisciplinary dialogue was recorded for a novel podcast series coordinated by Rick Coyle, founder of Accelerator Media, a US non-profit organization dedicated to sparking curiosity
Unveiling the secret of the Haunted House of Mirrors
After the horrific death of her daughter in the House of Mirrors in the Spanish city of Cadiz, she is said to haunt the mirrors, still after unmasking the murderer. This mysterious and eerie place has been the subject of
The Visitation of the Maiden's Tower and the Finger of the Mysterious Lady
As a lighthouse guiding ships safely into Drogheda Harbour, Mornington Beach's Maiden Tower has a history of its own. It is said that once a woman threw herself from the tower, thinking that her lover had died in the war.
Do aliens exist? We checked what scientists really think
News about the probable existence of extraterrestrial life and our chances of detecting it are usually positive. We often hear that we can discover it at any time. In September 2023, we were told that it was “only a matter
UAP, advanced non-human technology and information disclosure
Over the past few weeks, the topic of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and advanced non-human technology has come to the forefront of our cultural attention. The historic UAP hearing in the U.S. Congress has given the case a whole fresh
Casa Varela – Haunted House of Terror in Borraxeiros
For years, the Varala family was haunted by mystical forces in their house in Borraxeiros. This poltergeist-like phenomenon was believed to have been brought from South America during one of his travels and was slowly driving them mad in Casa
The haunting of the brown boys in the Hopi home
At a Grand Canyon gift shop modeled after a established Hopi House, employees and visitors claim it is haunted by several mischievous spirits they often call the Brown Boys. At the south end of the Grand Canyon stands an adobe-style
Meet your $175,000 AI robot girlfriend: the future of companionship
Artificial intelligence and robotics have advanced rapidly in recent years, and the combined results are astonishing – often resembling something straight out of a dystopian sci-fi movie. According to the company, Aria, developed by Realbotix, is a step forward in
Discovery of the planet Proxima-B and contacts' claims of aliens living there
The cases were completely unrelated, although strikingly similar. Both events occurred approximately 70 years ago, in the 1950s, and both involved witnesses claiming to have had contact with alien beings from a planet in the Proxima Centauri star system, located