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Titan electronica
As well as the exciting images gathered from Huygens’ descent to Titan, we also have these sound recordings. The first is a collage of sounds taken from the probe’s microphone as it hurtled through the moon’s cloud covering; the second …
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London, Saturday: Wyrd Walks
For any Londoners looking to explore city the city wyrd… From Steve Ash: “Sorry for short notice, but this might be of interest to your blog readers, Wyrd Walks (me) is doing another Fortean Walk this weekend: Saturday 4:30pm meeting …
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Cosmic Africa
A really interesting interview from the New Scientist, about knowledge of the night sky amongst traditional African tribes, including the Dogon. “Thebe Medupe grew up in a poor South African village near Mafikeng, about four hours north-west of Johannesburg. He …
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Moken Sea Gypsies Update
From Tom Vater in Thailand: Many thanks to all people who contributed to the Moken fund to help the sea gypsies of Thailand help themselves and remain dignified human beings with their own distinct culture and character in the wake …
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From Tom Vater: Phuket and the Moken
02 01 05 Kuraburi, Southern Thailand. 11PM. At Phuket Airport it’s business as usual. The touts are out in force, displaying their usual cut throat charm and it takes me some time to get a taxi to take me to …
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Hungry March Band
Anyone out there in New York City? Here’s a heads up for a gig that sounds like it ought to be worth checking out. The Hungry March Band are East Coast cousins of my West coast favourites the Extra Action …
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What do you believe is true…?
“WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IS TRUE EVEN THOUGH YOU CANNOT PROVE IT?” Great minds can sometimes guess the truth before they have either the evidence or arguments for it (Diderot called it having the “esprit de divination”). What do you …
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The plight of the Moken sea gypsies
From Tom Vater: Photos: Aroon Thaewchatturat The Moken sea gypsies of Ko Surin in Thailand, animist nomadic boat dwellers, have been sailing the Andaman Sea for centuries. Until last Sunday – when the big wave took everything they had – …
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Tsunami UFO conspiracy brewing
India seems to be undergoing something of a UFO flap at the moment, with odd tales of aliens intercepting TV transmissions and digging underground bases in the Himalayan region of Ladakh. And now this… Many Governments knew but did nothing …
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Report from Sumatra
Tom Vater reports from the heart of the Indonesian disaster. 30 12 04. Polonia Airport Medan, Sumatra. Medan, Indonesia’s third city is quiet, 4 days after the giant quake. Traffic is intense as always, further slowed by gangs of kides …
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Lake Toba, Sumatra 29 12 04
Tom Vater, author of Beyond the Pancake Trench and Strange Attractor Journal contributor, was in Sumatra when the devastating quake of 26.12.04 struck. Luckily he was inland at the time. Here he reports from Lake Toba in Sumatra: ————————- Lake …
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Kittens are forever
Cloned kittens, an xmas gift for the mad scientist in us all: New Scientist Thanks to John Reppion
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