Uh-oh, cue up the “ethics” of what rights to accord “conscious AI.” Or at least, that’s something Scientific American magazine chose to focus on, in a recent article covering at least one advanced AI’s declaration that it might be gaining consciousness.
Category: 29 July 2025
DEMOCRATS SEE FLAILING SUPPORT: TIME FOR A NEW THIRD PARTY
A newly released Wall Street Journal poll found support for Democrats in the U.S. has hit its lowest point as the party suffers through an identity crisis in its effort to counter President Donald Trump, who has seen his approval rating unchanged, despite his own challenges.
TRUMP-BACKED RANDY FINE GETS SEAT ON HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AFTER URGING ISRAEL TO ‘STARVE AWAY’ INSIDE GAZA
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., who calls himself the Hebrew Hammer and has celebrated the ongoing genocide inside Gaza, was given a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee just after urging Israel to “starve away” inside the enclave.
DARPA ADVANCES WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION
The idea of beaming electric power through the air has been a dream since the days of Nikola Tesla more than a century ago. Now the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is taking steps toward making it happen through its Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program.
MAGIC MUSHROOMS MAY HOLD A MAGIC ANTI-AGING COMPOUND
Psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in a family of mushrooms, is the new headliner in mental health treatment.
‘BYE, SEMAGLUTIDE, HELLO KILLER FAT SHOT
Wegovy and Ozempic are wildly popular, and hugely expensive, brand names for semaglutide, a compound that melts body weight—but at too high a cost to your body.
TRUMP PROVES TO BE RESILIENT AS APPROVAL RATING REMAINS STEADY, DESPITE TRIBULATIONS
U.S. President Donald Trump has somehow managed to keep his approval rating unchanged, despite some issues that could have severely dented his popularity, including his handling of the Jeffery Epstein files, and his inconsistency on tariffs.
HOW GOOGLE SEARCH RANKINGS ARE SILENCING ALTERNATIVE HEALTH WEBSITES
Have you noticed how it's getting more challenging to find non-mainstream health info in your search results lately? That's not your imagination—it's a deliberate tactic employed by Google to control the information you see.
GERMANY APPEARS TO BE STANDING JUST OUTSIDE THE FRENCH NUCLEAR UMBRELLA
Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, and French President Emmanuel Macron have both spoken out about the need for their countries to work together to be less reliant on the U.S. for their defense, but their effort to come together on nuclear deterrence has hit a roadblock and has been scaled back, according to a report.
VERSAILLES ON THE POTOMAC
From the vantage point of 21st-century Washington, DC, the French Revolution of 1789 may seem a distant historical event. Yet its lessons remain profoundly relevant.









