Beyond the Greater Angkor Region: Automatic large-scale mapping of Angkorian-period reservoirs in...
Archaeologists often use high-resolution satellite imagery to identify potential archaeological sites or features, including ancient settlements, burial mounds, roads, and even subtle differences in vegetation or topography. Over the last several decades, sat…
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Eurogamer's 80 most anticipated games of 2025
Hello and Happy New Year all! As we reacquaint ourselves with our keyboards and coffee mugs, it's time to once again begin another year of video gaming - and as we look ahead to the coming 12 months, it's occurred to us that the 2025 release schedule is packe…
An Economic Approach to Homer’s Odyssey: Part I
Modeling Homer’s World An economic approach to Homer’s Odyssey1 is most definitely not about “what Homer really meant.” Instead, the economic approach views Homer through a lens that Homer himself probably never entertained, namely a series of relatively s…
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Can Saudi Arabia Successfully Market Its Pre-Islamic Past After Decades Of Suppressing It?
The kingdom’s status as the birthplace of Islam is the very basis of its identity; as such, its pre-Islamic past was largely taboo. Yet current Saudi leaders see the ancient rock-hewn monuments of the Nabataeans (who also built Petra in Jordan) as the linchpi…
A Century of UFO Psyops Exposed Part 3: Spooks, Scientologists, Satanists, and The New Mind Wars
Since the world is being pushed ever more quickly towards the greatest and most destructive magic trick in history… that is the ‘great disclosure’ of ET collusion with governments using an array of holographic technologies, CGI, media propaganda and ‘insider …
Warhammer 40K: Proud History of The Squats
Come learn the history of the stubborn and proud abhumans officially known as Homo Sapiens Rotundu; aka – the Squats. Squats are short, stocky and tough abhumans. Their average height was 1.4 metres. Of all the abhuman types, they most closely resembled human…
Amazon’s Global Warming Counterweight Threatened
Since the start of the 21st century, major planetary ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest and Antarctica have consistently deteriorated, but within only the past two years, these two major ecosystems have deteriorated much faster than ever before. This is h…
A Comprehensive Deal for Peace in the Middle East
The key to peace in the Middle East is the security of all states and peoples in the region. The arrival of a new presidency in the United States brings the opportunity for a comprehensive peace deal. The security of all states and peoples would mean the dis…
Stanford’s William Mahrt, the champion of chant, dies today at 85
The otherworldly effect of the music is hard to describe, but Mahrt gave it a try: “It is what we call monophonic – that is to say, it’s a melody that’s unaccompanied,” he said. “A free rhythm has an ability to evoke eternal things, more than passages tied do…$1 Million Prize Offered To Whoever Deciphers This 5,000-Year-Old Script
The Indus Valley Script usually features an animal accompanied by a short series of signs. Image credit: Ismoon, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Awriting system developed by one of the world’s earliest urban societies has given linguists nothing but grief…
Marvel Comics Full April 2025 Solicits Debuts Moon Dino & Devil Girl
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Natural Gas Explained: Past, Present, and Future
Podcast Transcript One of the most common and versatile forms of energy in the world is natural gas. Natural gas is used for cooking, heating, electrical production, and powering vehicles. Entire economies are dependent on its consumption, and others are dep…
Choosing “America First” and Saving the West: Principled Patriotism Versus Totalitarian Socialism
The nationalism of totalitarian socialists is a pernicious ideology, while protecting the national sovereignty of Western countries today is of the utmost importance in order to save Western civilization and safeguard the liberty and prosperity it has engende…
Greenlandic Grievances With Denmark and Trump’s Annexation Plan
One of my favorite places on Earth, Greenland, has suddenly become the center of worldwide attention as US President Donald Trump reiterated his 2019 proposal that the US should do whatever it takes to acquire Greenland from Denmark. Trump’s interest stems f…
