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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter discovered an FM radio signal radiating from the moon Ganymede. This marked the first time such a signal, known as a decametric radio emission, has been detected from that moon. The mission of the Juno spacecraft is to study the origins of Jupiter and how the planet…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
A group of musicians and scientists sent a message into space, hoping to communicate with intelligent life on a distant planet. The project, known as Sonar Calling GJ 273b was aimed at a nearby exoplanet named GJ 273b. Scientists believe the planet is a “Super Earth” and may be the home of intelligent…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Maike Luhmann, a psychologist at the University of Cologne in Germany says, “As long as we then do what we should do — reconnect with people — then loneliness is a good thing. It signals that we need to do something about our social connections. This is a sign from our psychological systems that there’s…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
A study conducted by the University of Sussex found the people are more likely to overeat when multi-tasking. Researchers said their findings show the more the brain locks on something, such as watching television or a movie, the less it can tell when it is time to stop eating. Researchers examined 120…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
A locksmith helped save a woman who wrote “911” on her hand to signal that she needed help. The locksmith, who asked only to be identified by his first name, Greg, said he was called to replace the locks on a home, and when he gave the invoice to the woman at the home, he noticed the numbers “911” written…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
An unusual signal from space received 40 years ago fueled speculation that it might be evidence of extraterrestrial life. Now, an astronomer believes he has figured out where the unique signal originated. In 1977, astronomer Jerry Ehman observed what he called, “the wow signal,” and hoped it would point…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Major league baseball has been trying to eliminate some of the arguments from the game. One recent innovation that has reduced many contentious moments is the instant replay. A team of umpires located in a New York studio with video feeds to every big league ball park view close, contested plays review…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
It never ceases to me how critical we can be of some things we might consider bad, wrong, or sinful, while embracing other things that are equally so, that we do not take into consideration. Indeed, we are all hypocrites in one way or another. For example, we live in an age where being “woke” (the latest…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 25 views
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a device that can detect a person’s feelings by bouncing wireless signals off their body. Researchers claim the technology is nearly 87 percent accurate, using a measure of heartbeats to recognize sadness, anger, pleasure, joy and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
Larry Riddle was expecting a citation for failure to signal a turn; instead, the Billings, Montana Police officer gave him a turkey, provided to the department by a local business person. Not getting a citation, something he deserved, was one thing, but getting the gift, something he didn’t earn, was…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 110 views
After floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew filled her home, Jodi Gaddy prayed that someone would find her before the alligators swimming outside came into her home. Gaddy said there were helicopters overhead, but despite her attempts to contact them, no one noticed her signals. For three days, she lived…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
As the Cold War began to ease, the Pentagon redirected the use of its network of low-frequency underwater microphones. They had installed the microphones in the 1950’s to detect Soviet submarines. Now they could be used by scientific institutions to track the movements of whales. In 1989 William Watkins…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
Solitude is a key spiritual discipline. Green Bank, WV is a great place to practice it. With only one road into town the population of 143 has all the peace and quiet they need. In addition, it is also located in a Quiet Zone roughly the size of Maryland. This is the site of the Robert C. Byrd radio…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 23 views
Most people look for a coffee shop with free Wi-Fi and get annoyed if that service isn’t provided. A Canadian coffee shop tried the opposite approach. The Faraday Café was built to repel and jam cell phone signals and was the first such shop in the world to try and deliberately create a wireless “black…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
According to the Society of Automotive Engineers, one driver in four failed to use a signal to make a turn or change lanes. Forty-two percent of the drivers who failed to use a signal said that they did not have time, and twenty-three percent of them said that they were lazy to do it. – Jim L. Wilson…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The Brandon Mississippi Bulldogs were beating their rival Northwest Rankin Cougars when the Cougars lost their only quarterback to an injury. Rather than claiming an easy victory, the Bulldogs sent one of their two quarterbacks over to the Cougars to keep the game even. Mason Mathieu, the loaned signal…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
A study from Northwestern University centers on a brain wave pattern linked to memory that could be a way to tell if a person is lying. The unique electrical signal is called the P300 and electrodes show that P300 waves become measurably larger when subjects were asked about and recognized specific people,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
A public opinion poll conducted by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion surveyed a number of adults and found that there is one word that annoys Americans more than any other. The casual “whatever” was rated as “most annoying” by 38 percent of those who responded to the survey. Pollsters said…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 6 views
Published November 06, 2013 FoxNews.com The human knee has more components than previously thought. Two Belgian knee surgeons have discovered a previously unknown ligament located in the muscles and tendons of the human knee – a part they have named the anterolateral ligament (ALL). According to the…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 9 views
By Jeremy A. Kaplan Published April 02, 2012 | FoxNews.com A telescope so massive that it spans a continent won't be any better than a pair of binoculars unless you can find a way to carry and sift through its data. The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is planet Earth’s next big science project. It won’t…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 21 views
The latest diagnosis in the mental health industry is called the “Truman Show Disorder,” and it is defined as the pervasive belief that every aspect of your life is being filmed without your knowledge to be used on a reality television program. Canadian psychiatrists Joel and Ian Gold say the growth…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
On April 14, 1912, the unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg. It sent out a message that began, “C.Q.D.” –“Come Quickly Distressed” to weather stations along the East Coast. Until recently, historians believed that no one received the message. In 2005, workers renovating a weather station at Cape Hatteras…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 23 views
This all kind of reminds me of something I just read about NASA. In 1972, I turned 13 years old and NASA launched the exploratory space probe Pioneer 10. According to Leon Jaroff in Time magazine, the satellite's primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph it and its moons, and beam data to earth…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Applications for cell phones serve many purposes. Now, apps can help a user avoid an unwanted conversation, or get out of a bad date. A survey by the Pew research group found that 13 percent of cell phone users reported deflecting awkward conversations by faking phone calls. A new app called, Fake-a…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
New technology developed for autistic people could help people everywhere be more aware of the thoughts and feelings of others. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a pair of glasses that use computer technology to scan and recognize nonverbal emotional cues on other people’s faces.…