Electromagnetic-field theories of qualia: can they improve upon standard neuroscience?
How do brains create all our different colors, pains, and other conscious qualities? These various qualia are the most essential aspects of consciousness.
Francis Angevine
This Week in the New Normal #61
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
1. You will go nowhere and be happy
The age of “cheap flights” is over, Bloomberg reported this week. They
Speak Your Truth: Don’t Let the Government Criminalize Free Speech
“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
George Washington
What the police state wants is a silent, compliant, oblivious citizenry. What the First Amendment affirms is an engaged citizenry that speaks truth to power using whatever peaceful
Washington Post: Mayorkas Plans Global Migrant Pipeline
President Joe Biden may open a welcome center for global migrants in the South American country of Colombia, according to a report in the Washington Post.
UN: More Groups Address ‘Antisemitism’ Issue
(New York) – More than 100 human rights and civil rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, are urging the United Nations to respect human rights in its efforts to combat antisemitism, Human Rights Watch said today. Over 40 additional organizations added their names to an update of an
Elon Grounded: SpaceX Postpones Starship Rocket Launch Due to Pressurization Problem
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has delayed the first orbital launch of its Starship rocket scheduled for today and is planning a new launch on Wednesday.
Malaysia Repeals Mandatory Death Penalty
(Bangkok) – Malaysia’s abolition of the mandatory death penalty is an important step toward aligning with international human rights norms and growing global opposition to capital punishment, Human Rights Watch said today.
On April 11, 2023, the Dewan Negara, or upper house of parliament, passed two bills reforming death penalty
Doom’s Monotony
Some days I convince myself that nothing is actually happening and all we have is a whole bunch of people convincing us that things are happening.
New World Order: The International Criminal Court and War on Russia
“It is in the ranks of the Party, and above all the Inner Party, that the true war enthusiasm is found. World-conquest is believed in most firmly by those who know it to be impossible.”
George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
On 17 March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant
The Deadliest Chemical in US Agriculture Goes on Trial
As previously reported in "Preharvest Use of Glyphosate Poisons Kids' Food," testing has revealed alarmingly high levels of glyphosate in the vast majority (43 out of 45) breakfast products and snacks made with oats.
Preharvest Use of Glyphosate Poisons Kids' Food
Glyphosate — the active ingredient in the broad-spectrum herbicide RoundUp
Sensational Self-Care: A Guide to Caring for Your Five Senses
Humans exist with an acute understanding of the world around us.We, as creatures of Mother Earth, were blessed with the ability to use our bodies to sense the world around us.
Kosovo: War Crimes Trial to Begin in The Hague
(The Hague, March 31, 2023) – The trial of the former Kosovo leader Hashim Thaçi and three others on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity highlights the ongoing need for justice 24 years after the Kosovo war, Human Rights Watch said today.
The trial, taking place before the
Rep. Ashley Hinson Grills SEC Chair Gary Gensler over Climate Change Disclosure Rule
Rep.Ashley Hinson (R-IA) grilled Securities and Exchange (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler over the agency’s move to enact onerous climate change disclosures for businesses.
Is This One of the Best Nutrients for Your Eyes and Brain?
STORY AT-A-GLANCE While there are about 850 known carotenoids, most are not found in the human body and only lutein, zeaxanthin and astaxanthin cross the blood-retina barrier to form macular pigment. Your retina is an extension of your brain, where lutein also accumulates throughout the human lifespan, hinting at its
India Says Exports Hit Record-High $750 Billion
Indian commerce minister Piyush Goyal told attendees at an industry event on Tuesday that his country had surpassed $740 billion in goods and services exports, a record significantly higher than the $500 billion in exports that India documented between 2020 and 2021. India’s Economic Times noted that India documented