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Sci-Fi short film, "Limbo" - plus UFO notes, Horse PSI, Spiderweb Music and Epic Breathing Skills

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“Welcome to Telepathics Anonymous. Don’t bother introducing yourself.” - Bauvard, Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic - Goodreads . ODDNENDS   Renamed to underscore the obvious: SOS. Climate Emergency . Source. Viral.  Prancer , a 2-year-old chihuahua described as a “ Chucky doll in a dog’s body .” WSBTV followed up for a few more details. Those speaking on behalf of Prancer offered a reminder that there are other dogs with similar dispositions who would also appreciate a chance at a forever home. Original Facebook post . Read the comments . Peyo the Healer (horse) does hospital rounds.  " Peyo is free to go wherever he wants. Incredibly, Peyo often goes into the rooms of people who are the sickest, in many cases those who are dying. He just stands near the patients and they instantly take a liking to him."  Article w/pictures.  The Guardian . Ingo Swann on   China's Super Psychics . " This research program in China is based on the idea that...

SciX Friday - "The Universe of Scotch and Häagen Dazs" = Multiverse options have a downside ... you knew that, right? Plus links and luck.

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"Originally, the burden of proof was on physicists to prove that time travel was possible. Now the burden of proof is on physicists to prove there must be a law forbidding time travel." - Michio Kaku ,   Time Travel/BrainyQuotes . OddsnEnds -  Princeton studied introverts and loners and it's all good.  "Researchers write that loners are “critical to understanding collective and social behaviors” across the animal kingdom." -  For example, if a pandemic of a coronavirus called, say, COVID-19, hit a species, the introverted shut-ins who stayed alone in their homes until they received vaccines would have a 100% survival rate. Their antisocial tendencies would make them invulnerable to the group threat.  -  Fast Company Boldly going when the PSI link kicks in . A Neuroscientist's take on synthetic telepathy, electrified ESP, and mind control. BoingBoing . [About that mind control from one who's been there. Interview with Paul Davids ... who voluntee...

Midweek Hi-lites: Spooky, AI, Offbeat, Eclectic and Entertaining, etc...

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“In my life I have found two things of priceless worth - learning and loving. Nothing else - not fame, not power, not achievement for its own sake - can possible have the same lasting value. For when your life is over, if you can say 'I have learned' and 'I have loved,' you will also be able to say 'I have been happy.” - Arthur C. Clarke , Rama II OddsnEnds -- Interstellar Tourist- Named Oumuamua. CNN About that youth gene found in members of the Amish community? New Atlas Frightening wake up call. From the Future Of Life Institute . PSA warning against weaponizing AI. From those who can see the writing on the wall while there is still enough time to apply the white-out. CNET Another potential misuse, already a trend, baiting social media users. Gizmodo Designing and creating safer AI. Please. Stuart Russell. TED Thanksgiving twist. A taste of Native American fare. ( Sample items prepared at a fundraiser look fantastic.) Lakota Chef Sean Sherman, a...