Sentient Mechanics: The Web Like You’ve Never Known

Jun 9th in Science & Technology by Micah Hanks

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The web is changing more and more with every passing day. Not only are the applications and abilities afforded people by the internet becoming more and more readily available, but those both in the governmental and private sector eager to capitalize on e-commerce are constantly brainstorming and developing new ways to cash in on what the web has to offer.

But will this continue to make the web a profitable e-industry, or will it eventually stifle the progress made in recent years by electronic data systems?

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Dr. Ralph Metzner tells MU: “UFO/ET Situation has been Hijacked by the Amerian Military”

Jun 9th in UFO Phenomenon by Amelia Crater

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“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing models obsolete.” – Buckminster Fuller quote from Ralph Metzner’s email.

Want to have your mind blown? On December 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi initiated the first successful chain reaction that made the atomic bomb possible. Just four months later, April 16, 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofman had what he called a Vorgefühl.

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The Grimmest of Grimiores: Did a Necronomicon Ever Exist?

Jun 9th in Featured by Micah Hanks

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It was the fabled text featured in the mysterious works of H.P. Lovecraft, as well as the inanimate nemesis behind the unholy armies in the Evil Dead film series.

Rumored to be a hoax, some still attribute the clandestine book of the dead, often referred to as “The Necronomicon,” to the Mad Arab Abdul Alhazred, who allegedly penned the manuscript centuries ago… but did such a book truly ever exist?

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Episode 125 – Mysterious Universe Plus+

Jun 7th in Plus+ Podcasts by Aaron Wright

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We wrap up our first season of Plus+ exclusives with a Rocket ‘Light Spiral’ seen over the Eastern coast of Australia by thousands.

We also have European encounters with the Michelin man AKA “Bibendum” along with Voodoo curses, UAPs, and more hauntings from the MU library.

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Episode 324 – Mysterious Universe

Jun 4th in Podcasts & UFO Phenomenon by Benjamin Grundy

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Your mind will likely be doing back flips by the time you reach the end of Season 3′s finale.

Our tales of stalking Sasquatch on Airforce bases seem mundane in comparison to the the later content. We’re talking StarGates and Death Stars people. Look out.

We will return to regular free programing with Season 4 starting on the 16th/17th of June.

Show notes, music, and video after the jump

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Eve of the Android: “Octavia” Assists Americans in Battle

May 31st in Featured & Science & Technology by Micah Hanks

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In what many in technological circles describe as one of the greatest feats in the creation of autonomous robots and man-made androids that assist humans, the US Navy has unleashed it’s own variation on a secret weapon it calls “the soldier of the future.”

Named “Octavia” and sporting a futuristic white color scheme reminiscent of Macintosh computers, the android is described as being more human-like than previous robotic assistants in military and other field operations.

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Episode 124 – Mysterious Universe Plus+

May 31st in Plus+ Podcasts by Aaron Wright

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After a warm up discussion on the recent plagues in Greece and experiments on meth addicted snails, we delve into ancient civilizations and their out of place artifacts.

300 million year old metal tools, and sandled footprints on top of extinct arthropods are just the tip of the iceberg.

Show notes, music and video after the jump.

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