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Dan Simmer

Consciousness and its hard problems: separating the ontological from the evolutionary

Few of the many theories devised to account for consciousness are explicit about the role they ascribe to evolution, and a significant fraction, by their silence on the subject, treat evolutionary processes as being, in effect, irrelevant. This is a problem for biological realists trying to assess the applicability of

What Causes Asparagus Pee?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Editor's Note: This article is a reprint.

What Toxic Wildfires Can Teach Us About COPD and COVID-19

STORY AT-A-GLANCE A fairly under-recognized medical problem is large numbers of people becoming ill from an air pollutant (e.g., after the recent East Palestine train derailment ).

Taurine May Be Key for Longevity and Healthier Lifespan

STORY AT-A-GLANCE According to research published in the June 2023 issue of the journal Science, the semi-essential amino acid taurine appears to play an important role in longevity and healthy aging. In the video above, biohacker and author Siim Land reviews these findings. Taurine has long been known to benefit

If It Was Allowed, I’d Hold You Down and…

I think it is generally accepted that the practice of medicine has changed radically over the past fifty or so years. The medicalization and corporatization of life have “progressed” simultaneously as most doctors have become obedient servants of the corporate state. But wait, one may object, and with some justification.

Quick Take: “Tropical diseases migrating north” is just more climate scare-mongering

We’ve been writing for a while about how the latest propaganda drive on “climate change” will be primarily about turning it into a public health crisis (see this piece from last week). …and the media have been in a hurry to prove us right. Yesterday it was reported by

EU Hits Google with Antitrust Charges over Online Advertising Practices

Google has reportedly been charged with violating European Union antitrust laws.

A Collection of Documentaries About the NASA deception

The NASA deception has been a reality in the culture and perception of human kind since the last 60 years. Nowadays we can see that the proof that NASA presented as a Moon landing is no other than a laughable scam.

The Long Winter: San Diego Has Not Had a Clear, Sunny Day in Four Months

San Diego, famed for its reliable sunshine, has not had a completely clear and sunny day since February 15, and is on track to experience eight consecutive months of below-average temperatures for the first time since 1963. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports: The city hasn’t experienced a complete day

Rehearsed Lives and Planned History

“The technical achievement of advanced industrial society, and the effective manipulation of mental and material productivity have brought about a shift in the locus of mystification. . . . the rational rather than the irrational becomes the most effective vehicle of mystification.” Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man “General, man is very uselful. He can

Political satirist CJ Hopkins facing criminal prosecution

The Berlin Prosecutor’s Office has charged political satirist (and frequent OffG contributor) CJ Hopkins with: “disseminating propaganda, the contents of which are intended to further the aims of a former National Socialist organization,” The charge relates to CJ’s promotion of his 2022 book The Rise of the New

They are lying to you; fossil fuel emissions do not cause global warming

A study conducted on data from 1750 to 2018 found that atmospheric human-caused fossil CO2 represented 23% of the total emissions since 1750, with the remaining 77% in the CO2 exchange reservoirs. The percentage of the total carbon dioxide (CO2) due to the use of fossil fuels from 1750 to

Sear the Fear

Waking up to the red sun in the morning when sailors take warning is a miracle nevertheless.