There's been talk about devices that can beam sound specifically to an individual for years - Fortean Times ran articles on it at least five years back - but an actual (non-classified) gizmo is now revealed' After years of reading puff pieces about the coming of the “Hypersonic Soundbeam,” a device designed to send targeted blasts of sound waves ( Read more... )

... continues to be interesting.

( The story so far is hereThe original poster has confirmed that they didn't mistake LeGuin for L'Engle or anyone else - they're a long-time fan and know the difference. And they're still sure they heard/read reports of LeGuin's death ( Read more... )

Not quite back full-time yet, but this is so odd/interesting I'm flagging it now.

Fortean blogger Tim Boucher received a message from a reader thus:

"okay, something really weird has happened in my household. we all distinctly remember ursula k le guin dying. it was headline yahoo news, cnn, death date on wikipedia, many myspace bulletins of ( Read more... )

(If you don't know what a systempunkt is, go read John Robb for a while, m'kay ( Read more... )

"Chocolate Intentions: A Tasty PK-Related StudyMany of us have a sweet tooth, and our particular passion might be for chocolate. Chocolate is known to have mild, short-lived effects on our mood, and this is not only due to its creamy texture, rich aroma, and sweet taste. Certain alkaloid stimulants, such as theobromine (which dilates the arteries) ( Read more... )

At least malabar isn't anywhere near this one (again ( Read more... )

Seems there's now a group of folk called Freezone Scientologists who want to be free to practice Original-style Scientology As Elron IntendedThey pledge to, among other things ( Read more... )

This piece in an ongoing series about the nature of time and Fortean matters from Brainsturbator is excellent, if a little dense. Noted here to make me read the whole thing when less sleepy!

From Signs of Witness (who appear to get even odder email than I do professionally), comes a post from an alleged Black Science worker. Though this could be (and likely is) a mere prank, certain details seem quite plausible in my own experience. Others seem more like a fanboy who's read too much CS Lewis, HP Lovecraft and PK Dick (and also seen the ( Read more... )