Hundreds of Migrants from Congo Dropped in San Antonio

June 10, 2019

San Antonio officials were surprised when hundreds of illegal immigrants from Congo were dropped off in their city last week with hundreds more arriving soon. Who helped them get here, and why is the US admitting migrants from a country in the middle of an Ebola outbreak?

Google’s Creepy Voodoo Avatar of You

May 9, 2019

A former designer for Google says tech giants don’t need to listen to the mic in your phone, tablet, or laptop because they’ve created a “voodoo, avatar-like version” of you to predict which ads you’ll click and products you’ll buy.

Manuscript away!

February 22, 2019

My next book is off to the editor!

Hardening the Border

November 20, 2018

Border security was tightened over the weekend at the crossing between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego. Meanwhile, Tijuana residents took to the streets to protest what the mayor of Tijuana called a “horde” of Central American migrants.

SciFriday: Werewolves

October 5, 2018

We begin our special series for October with a look at the biology, mythology, and theology of the werewolf. Here’s the link to Derek’s article that discusses the “lionlike men of Moab.”

SciFriday: Wiring Our Kids Into the Matrix

September 21, 2018

Technocracy and transhumanism go hand in hand. The Education-Industrial Complex is reaching even into small towns in rural America with long-term consequences for our future.

SciFriday: Tech, Transhumanism, and Transformation

September 7, 2018

The tech industry is promoting the transhumanist agenda by changing our behavior and through sponsorship of transformational festivals like Burning Man.