Sunday, December 14
Physicists Found the Ghost Haunting the World’s Most Famous Particle Accelerator
In research published in the journal Nature Physics, scientists at CERN in Switzerland and Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany announced that they had isolated a resonant “ghost” that affects how particles behave inside the Super Proton Synchotron (SPS).
It’s a 3D shape that shifts over time, meaning it’s best measured in 4D. And the secret is the same reason you spill your coffee walking back to your desk, or super-bounce your friends off the trampoline.
The SPS is a ring that’s nearly four miles across, dating back to the 1970s. That sounds like ancient history, but the SPS has remained vital at CERN. In 2019, it received an upgraded “beam dump,” which is like the runaway truck ramp for the high-powered beams inside the SPS. So, when researchers noticed the ghost in the machine, so to speak, they knew it was important to map and understand for future work.
Saturday, December 13
Headlines
Ian McKinnon
Pot stocks got high after reports Trump plans to reclassify marijuana. Cannabis stocks rallied yesterday after news outlets reported that President Trump plans to ease federal restrictions on marijuana. The Washington Post reported that the president was preparing an executive order that would facilitate moving marijuana from its current Schedule I status, which puts it in the same category as heroin and LSD, to a Schedule III substance, a group that includes Tylenol with codeine and some hormone treatments. Sources told CNBC the order could come Monday. While the change would not legalize weed, it would make it more available for research and allow cannabis companies to get more investment.
Executive order targets state AI laws. President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that seeks to block AI regulation by individual states, saying it would create a single federal regulatory framework and keep the US at the forefront of the tech. The order authorizes the attorney general to sue over state AI restrictions and tells federal regulators to withhold funds for projects like broadband from states with such laws. The move was controversial, as Republicans had opted against including clauses barring state-level AI rules in recent legislation. And it may not even deter states from moving ahead with their rules, especially because the order is likely to face a court challenge.
Former Michigan football coach charged with crimes after firing. Ex-University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was arraigned on three charges yesterday for crimes allegedly committed hours after the school fired him. Prosecutors charged Moore with felony third-degree home invasion, as well as stalking in a domestic relationship and breaking and entering, both misdemeanors. The university said Moore was fired because of his relationship with a woman who also worked for the school, and at the time he was fired, Moore had nearly $12.3 million remaining on his contract, according to ESPN. Prosecutors claim that after being terminated, he “barged his way” into the apartment of the woman—with whom he had been involved for “a number of years” before she broke up with him and informed the school, prompting his dismissal—and threatened to kill himself.—AR
At A Glance
Bookkeeping
> More than 100: Daily visitors to the "Home Alone" house in Chicago's northern suburbs this holiday season.
> 15,000: Number of spins a California man has taken on Disneyland's "Cars"-themed Radiator Springs Racers ride.
Browse
> Far more Americans want to live in the past than in the future.
> Roman generals gifted kittens and pigs to their monkeys.
> Blue arctic fox tops National Wildlife Photo Contest.
> Italian fugitive arrested for Nativity scene prank.
Listen
> Why more people are identifying as introverts.
> How millions of pounds of surplus World War II military gear shaped fashion.
Watch
> Jumping spiders are changing how we think about brains.
> How different sleeping positions impact your health.
> The art and science of failing well.
Long Read
> Twenty-six most important ideas for 2026.
> Lessons learned making and breaking bread in jail.
Most Clicked This Week: Foolproof formula to avoid awkward goodbyes.
Historybook: Diplomat George Shultz born (1920); Actor Dick Van Dyke born (1925); Taylor Swift born (1989); 10 new countries announced to join European Union (2002); Saddam Hussein captured by American forces (2003).
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "Architects of AI" named Time magazine's 2025 Person of the Year; one cover photo features Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, among others (More)
> Film director Carl Rinsch convicted in $11M scheme to defraud Netflix (More) | Sherrone Moore held in jail as police investigate incident that occurred hours after he was fired as the University of Michigan's football coach Wednesday (More)
> Swiss singer Nemo returns their 2024 Eurovision winner's trophy in protest of Israel's participation in 2026 pop music competition (More)
Science & Technology
> OpenAI introduces ChatGPT-5.2, weeks after executives ordered an all-hands-on-deck effort to improve the AI model following rival releases from Anthropic and Google last month (More)
> Scientists discover enzyme responsible for a biological process enabling cancer cells to resist treatment, potentially providing a new intervention point for aggressive cancers (More)
> Marine archaeologists find a 394-foot undersea wall off the coast of France—built around 5,000 BCE and possibly the source of a local sunken city legend (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow +1.3%, Nasdaq -0.3%), with Dow and S&P 500 notching records (More) | Rivian shares fall roughly 6% after the electric vehicle maker unveils new AI tech, chip, and robotaxi plans (More)
> Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald to step down from role in January, will also relinquish board seat but remain an adviser through March (More)
> US weekly jobless claims rise to 236,000 for week ending Dec. 6, above economist estimates of 213,000 and the largest increase since March 2020 (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Senate fails to pass competing Republican, Democratic bills to extend enhanced, COVID-era subsidies for healthcare premiums purchased through the Affordable Care Act; subsidies are due to expire Dec. 31 (More)
> Indiana's Republican-led Senate votes against redrawing congressional map to favor their party (More) | MyPillow founder and CEO Mike Lindell announces Republican run for Minnesota governor in 2026 (More)
> Federal judge orders the immediate release of Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia from US detention; Garcia was sent to a prison in El Salvador earlier this year in defiance of a 2019 court order barring his deportation (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Towers of TRUTH
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From our parents we learn truth and lies which is compounded as we get even older by telling the children that their arguing means nothing and it will not lead to divorce (which it does normally) and then later on when one or both parents are sick and we are told by them it is nothing to worry about and they die a few months or years later.
TOWERS OF TRUTH lied again.
So, what do we do?
We do the same damn thing to our children that our parents did to us and now we become the pseudo–TOWERS OF TRUTH.
Apples never fall far from the tree.
From this point on, we learn that our elementary and high school teachers lied, along with our college professors, not to mention our pastors, ministers, and members of Congress both local and national.
As we enter the work force and begin to establish our career, we learn that most members of management lie to us or as they put it they WITHHOLD THE TRUTH until they have no choice but to share.
It seems like we live in a lying world and because it has not changed in thousands of years, the odds are that it will not change in the next thousands of years.
BUT... all our lies and sins can be forgiven if we just believe in JESUS.
Scientists tout "first proof" hinting at a parallel universe
Hints of a mirror cosmos have a way of gripping the imagination, and recent chatter about “first proof” of a parallel universe has pushed that fascination back into the spotlight. Behind the viral headlines, though, the real story is less about a discovered twin reality and more about how modern physics, old philosophical ideas, and internet culture collide when scientists interpret strange data.
As I trace the claims and the corrections, what emerges is not a clean confirmation of another universe but a revealing snapshot of how bold theories are tested, misread and sometimes wildly oversold long before the math or the measurements are settled.
How a speculative idea turned into “first proof” hype
The notion that our cosmos might be just one of many has deep roots, long predating the latest social media storm about a supposed parallel universe. Long before particle detectors and space telescopes, thinkers were already toying with the possibility of multiple worlds, and that history matters when I weigh modern claims of “first proof” because it shows how persistent and slippery the idea has always been. When a new experiment is framed as finally validating that vision, I see it as the latest chapter in a story that began centuries ago rather than a sudden scientific revolution.
Friday, December 12
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