In their new book Science Was Wrong: Startling Truths About Cures, Theories, and Inventions “They” Declared Impossible, Friedman and social scientist Kathleen Marden discuss various examples throughout history when scientists misjudged or ignored scientific evidence or breakthroughs.   Having worked as an insider for many years, Friedman understands what is wrong with the system and [...]

Analyzing massive amounts of data officially became a national priority recently when the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced the Big Data Research and Development Initiative. See it on Scoop.it, via Mindscape

Once again, science and anthropology have teamed up to solve questions concerning the fascinating, brilliantly hued pigment known as Maya Blue.Impervious to the effects of chemical or physical weathering, the pigment was applied to pottery, sculpture, and murals in Mesoamerica largely during the Classic and Postclassic periods (AD 250-1520), playing a central role in ancient [...]

Japanese researchers build a gun capable of stopping speakers in mid-sentence.The drone of speakers who won’t stop is an inevitable experience at conferences, meetings, cinemas, and public libraries.   Today, Kazutaka Kurihara at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tskuba and Koji Tsukada at Ochanomizu University, both in Japan, present a [...]

A pioneering U.S. biotech company developing pharmaceutical cannabis (marijuana) products, is pleased to inform that the current progress and success with their numerous self-medicated cancer patients, has lead the Company to immediately begin the Investigational New Drug (IND) application process that will target cancer treatment.   Cannabis Science is currently tracking numerous cancer patients, who [...]

What makes the Tantric Buddhism of Tibet more mysterious than the Buddhist traditions that gave us mindfulness and loving kindness become household words? The convergence of timeless contemplative arts with current science and contemporary life may seem like yesterday’s news. Yet there are still some Asian contemplative traditions as little known in the West as [...]

I was talking to a friend recently about places where advanced science and occult concepts overlap. Why do occultists still look at outdated modes of thought and “magical thinking” when modern science has obviously “proven them wrong?”The answer is that modern science has not discounted magical or occultic thinking, it only cautions that testable methods [...]