Sci-fi writers join war on terror By Mimi Hall, USA TODAY Looking to prevent the next terrorist attack, the Homeland Security Department is tapping into the wild imaginations of a group of self-described “deviant” thinkers: science-fiction writers. “We spend our entire careers living in the future,” says author Arlan Andrews, one of a handful of [...]
So how did the die hard zombie fan react to my questions about the cult of Doctor Who, Roy Thinnes’ Invaders, and the zombie renaissance of recent years? Read on and find out… Richard Thomas: First thanks for agreeing to do this interview so soon, its not that long since our Room 101 interview so [...]
- LOWFI: The League of Western Fortean Intermediatists: LOWFI Guest Editorial for February – Government Files, Police Helicopters and Wind Turbines: The Incredible Story of Britain’s Latest UFO Flap by Nick Pope Welcome to the League of Western Fortean Intermediatists (L.O.W.F.I.): You may already be a member! By Skylaire Alfvegren Plus our other Bureau Chiefs [...]
SECRET documents have revealed the MoD have been studying the paranormal and other unexplained scientific phenomenon for use in the war against terror. The newly released files show that just after 9/11, the Ministry of Defence conducted a research project into psychics – with the possibility they could be used to locate terrorist cells. Last [...]
Snake Plissken shuts down the earth. Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP)–The Ultimate Iranian Terrorist Weapon « Pronk Palisades The EMP Threat – Wall Street Journal. Imagine you’re a terrorist with a single nuclear weapon. You could wipe out the U.S. city of your choice, or you could decide to destroy the infrastructure of the entire U.S. [...]
Apocalypse Now How a hologram, a blimp, and a massively multiplayer game could bring peace to the Holy Land. By Joshua Davis Yitzhaq Hayutman holds the key to peace on Earth – it’s on a floppy disk in his pants pocket. With his full white beard, bald pate, and well-pressed khakis, the 61-year-old Israeli cybernetics [...]
The Army has given a team of University of California researchers a $4 million grant to study the foundations of “synthetic telepathy.” But unlike old-school mind-melds, this seemingly psychic communication would be computer-mediated. The University of California, Irvine explains: The brain-computer interface would use a noninvasive brain imaging technology like electroencephalography to let people communicate [...]
I’ve recently dived back into the mysterious saga of the Nine, whom not only Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince but also Peter Levenda have looked into as well. I’ve gotten some strong hits off of what little information I’ve processed on the topic. I’ve yet to dig into it, but a few months ago I [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of “Jurrasic Park” and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62. Winston died at his home in Malibu surrounded by family on Sunday evening after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a representative from [...]