Technology

A crowdfunding project in Russia hopes to launch an artificial star into space in order to illuminate parts of the Earth via a fake Sun.  If the ‘Mayak’ (or ‘Beacon’) project goes ahead later this year, scientists will be able to create 24 hour long days in some parts of the world, via a satellite that will become the brightest object in our sky (apart from the Sun). Dailymail.co.uk reports: The launch is scheduled for the summer and is expected to be taken up in a Soyuz 2 rocket, with help from Roscosmos, the Russian space agency.

The most valuable company on the planet is set to square off against the FBI on Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee in a highly publicized dispute regarding the iPhone that belonged to Syed Farook who, along with his wife, murdered more than a dozen people in December at a San Bernardino county holiday party.

The director of the FBI will appear, as will Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr, who will argue that “technology companies should not be able to dictate who can access key evidence in criminal investigations.”

Researchers exploring the world of neuroscience claim they have developed a new ‘matrix-style’ brain stimulator that can instantly improve an individual’s ability to learn new skills. Scientists believe that seeding knowledge directly into your brain, just like in the The Matrix movie, could soon take as much effort as falling asleep. In the film, Neo was able to learn kung fu in seconds after the martial art was ‘uploaded’ straight to his brain.

By EconMatters

We discuss the Financial Transactions Tax in this video. Bernie Sanders has made this issue part of his campaign in order to appeal to redistribution voters, a common liberal ideal in the Democratic Party.

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