Food for Thought #1319

 

Mystery of the Real Men in Black: Researchers Are Sure That They Are Not Humans

 Ufologists tend to take the problem of “men in black” quite seriously. Now the most common version is that “men in black” are cyborgs, biorobots that are sent to Earth by aliens to cover up too obvious traces of its visit by unidentified objects, as well as to neutralize those who are too zealously trying to study this phenomenon…

In 1880, New Mexico residents Jerome Clark and Lucius Farish told from the pages of the Santa Fe Daily New Mexico that on the evening of March 26 they saw a flying ship in the form of a cigar, equipped with a huge propeller. There were ten passengers in the open gondola of the strange ship.

The ship turned right and left, changed speed, descended, soared up, at times flew up to the very ground.

Witnesses claimed that the ship’s passengers waved at them, laughed and shouted something in an unfamiliar language. In general, their behavior was similar to the behavior of people in a state of intoxication. Apparently, it was also reflected in the chaotic flight of the ship. One of the passengers threw several items overboard....<<<Read More>>>...

 

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Majority of Americans Say AI Is Bad for Society

 A 57% majority of U.S. adults say artificial intelligence is a bad thing for society, while 42% say it is good, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll of more than 2,500 adults released this week.

The poll was conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News in collaboration with the research and consulting firm Ipsos, using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel, according to the published findings.

The margin of negative sentiment is one of the widest recorded in recent national surveys of technology attitudes, and the intensity gap is starker still. The share of respondents describing AI as extremely bad outnumbers the extremely good camp by more than eight to one, an indication that opposition is not merely lukewarm but firmly held, according to the poll....<<<Read More>>>...

Synchronicity and Vril: The Secret the Mystery Schools Kept

 

Six popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging

A study of nearly 13,000 adults found that people consuming the most artificial sweeteners experienced a 62% faster decline in memory and thinking skills, equivalent to approximately 1.6 additional years of brain aging. Six popular sweeteners were linked to faster cognitive decline, raising concerns about the long-term brain health effects of common sugar substitutes, although causation was not established.

Sugar substitutes are often promoted as a healthier way to enjoy sweet foods and drinks without consuming as much sugar. However, new research suggests that some of these widely used sweeteners may have an unexpected downside for long-term brain health.

A study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that people who consumed the most low- and no-calorie sweeteners experienced significantly faster declines in memory and thinking skills than those who consumed the least. The association was particularly pronounced among people with diabetes.

Researchers examined seven sweeteners commonly used in foods and beverages: aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol and tagatose. These ingredients frequently appear in ultra-processed products, including diet sodas, flavored waters, energy drinks, yogurt and low-calorie desserts. Some are also sold separately for sweetening foods and beverages...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #1318

 

The Government Can Now Nearly Track Your Every Move

 More than 94,000 automatic license plate readers are already operating across the United States, with the number rising daily. According to a report from CBN News, clusters of these devices are positioned within a single mile of roadway in some areas, capturing not only license plates but a vehicle’s location, make, model, color, dents, and even bumper stickers, converting the details into searchable data.

The cameras, also mounted on police vehicles, feed images into a vast shared database accessible to law enforcement and other government agencies. Scans now number in the hundreds of billions each year....<<<Read More>>>...