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Key Takeaways on Who Discovered the World Is RoundAristotle, working in Athens in the 4th century B.C., discovered that the world is round. Aristotle first discovered that during solar eclipses, Earth’s shadow always appeared on the Moon’s surface as a circle. He realized that only one object would …
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Spite takes many forms. You might take a little longer at the self-checkout when someone is waiting. You might increase the TV volume when someone complains about the sound. And you might turn to conspiracy theories. According to a new study in the Journal of Social Issues, that’s a distinct …
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The House subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs met in July 2023 to discuss affairs so foreign that they may not even be of this world. During the meeting, several military officers testified that unidentified anomalous phenomena – the government’s name for UFOs – pose …
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Every few years, an eerie cycle plays out in the news. Headlines report the sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs/UAPs). Then, a government agency issues a denial. In 2006, employees at Chicago O’Hare International Airport described seeing an unidentified object hovering quietly near a …
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Earlier this year, the world was transfixed by the appearance of balloon-like objects looming over continental United States and other parts of the world. These unidentified flying objects caused such a fear and furor that many were tracked avidly, some disappeared magically and at least one was …
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The ability to separate truths from falsehoods has long evaded humanity: We’re prone to lying when it behooves us, and we do a poor job of recognizing when we’re the ones being lied to. Even police officers and other specialists trained in the detection of deceit fall short about as often as the …
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Among the many COVID-19 conspiracy theories, I recently came across one that’s got an interesting neuroscience twist. The theory is that infrared thermometers – widely used to screen people for fever – are actually designed to damage the brain’s pineal gland with some kind of harmful rays. The …
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Anti-vaxxers tend to congregate in urban centers, creating anti-vaccination hotspots in cities like Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Houston and Kansas City. This has been true throughout history. In the 19th century, when the smallpox epidemic was raging across the country, …
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The conspiracy-minded will shout “chemtrails.” Of course that’s nonsense. But just what is creating these clouds? The northeast Pacific as seen by NASA’s Terra satellite. (Source: NASA Worldview) I have to admit that I was a little taken aback when I saw these long, sinuous cloud shapes snaking …
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