EEG Microstates in Altered States of Consciousness
Conscious experiences unify distinct phenomenological experiences that seem to be continuously evolving.
Dan Simmer
United Nations Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting
Your excellency Minister Xhaçka, dear distinguished guests, and fellow briefers, Thank you to the Permanent Missions of Albania and France for convening this important meeting.
Building a War-Crimes Case Against Vladimir Putin
Two years ago, Human Rights Watch analyzed who bears command responsibility for war crimes in Syria’s Idlib province, the one part of the country still controlled by the armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
There, we documented 46 cases in which the Russian-Syrian military alliance hit hospitals,
The Psychology of Manipulation: 6 Lessons from the Master of Propaganda
Edward L.
Examining the Relation Between Practicing Meditation and Having Peak Experiences and Lucid Dreams. A Cross-Sectional Study
The aim of this study was to compare meditators and non-meditators in terms of their tendency to have peak experiences and their dream lucidity, while examining the associations between these outcomes and some related variables such as non-dual awareness, mindfulness facets and absorption. In this cross-sectional study, 237 participants from
Kenneth Roth to Step Down at Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth has announced that he plans to step down at the end of August 2022, Human Rights Watch said today.
Cheering On The Soap Opera War
When I arrived in Shanghai for a few weeks at the end of 1989, it was a heady time.
UN: Make Reporting on Covid-19 in Prisons Mandatory
(New York) – Many countries around the world are not monitoring and reporting on Covid-19 infection, death, and mitigation efforts in detention settings, health and human rights experts said in a new statement. UN agencies such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health Organization
Remote Workers Relocating to Cheaper Cities, Pushing Out Some Locals
The coronavirus pandemic solidified the idea people don’t have to show up at an office to get work done.
Bokhari: Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey, Free Speech Failure
Jack Dorsey has been talking a good game on the platform he co-founded recently, taking snipes at CNN’s Brian Stelter, criticizing the Twitter Board’s response to Elon Musk’s takeover attempt, and dropping hints that he actually, really, genuinely cared about free expression after all. It’s sad
Ukraine: Russian Forces’ Trail of Death in Bucha
Russian forces committed a litany of apparent war crimes during their occupation of Bucha, a town about 30 kilometers northwest of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, from March 4 to 31, 2022, Human Rights Watch said in a detailed report released today. Human Rights Watch researchers who worked in Bucha from
Germany Tries Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Gambia
(Berlin) – The opening of the first German trial for serious crimes committed in Gambia is a major step for justice, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists, Reporters Without Borders, and TRIAL International said today.
The groups released a question-and-answer document on the trial, which opens on April 25,
Do You Know the Wide-Ranging Health Benefits of Selenium?
STORY AT-A-GLANCE Selenium is an essential trace mineral that plays a unique and important role in a variety of biological functions.
It Tastes so Good, but Is It Poisoning Your Loved Ones?
STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published May 18, 2019, and has been updated with new information.
“Pandemic Treaty” will hand WHO keys to global government
Suggested clauses would incentivize reporting “pandemics”, and see nations punished for “non-compliance”