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Scientists have identified a reversal of the  long-standing Flynn effect—the roughly 200-year  trend of rising average intelligence  (measured via IQ and cognitive tests)  across generations. For the first time in modern recorded history,  Generation Z (born roughly 1997–2012) shows  lower performance than previous generations  in key cognitive domains, including attention,  memory, literacy, numeracy, executive function,  problem-solving, and general IQ—despite  spending more years in formal education than  ever before. Neuroscientist and educator  Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, MEd, testified  before the U.S. Senate Committee on  Commerce, Science, and Transportation on January 15, 2026, highlighting this shift. In his written testimony, he stated that cognitive development in  children across much of the developed  world has stalled or reversed over the  past two decades, with declines evident in...

A former senior official at OpenAI said in an  extensive investigative piece in The New Yorker  that the  company is building "portals" from which "actually summon aliens. According to him, such  portals  already exist in the United States and  China, and founder Sam Altman recently added  another in the  Middle East. The truth is that we  are  building portals from which we actually summon  aliens.  It is the most reckless thing that has ever been  done," said the former  manager... Former OpenAI manager: "We build portals from which we actually summon aliens"🧐🤔 A former senior official at OpenAI said in an extensive investigative piece in The New Yorker that the company is building "portals" from which "actually summon aliens. According to him, such… pic.twitter.com/SMoevFQfiQ — UFO mania (@maniaUFO) April 20, 2026

 

  What if human history didn't evolve organically, but was loaded into our reality like backstory in a video game? In this episode of History Hacking, we explore the controversial theory that our world is a simulation that "booted up" around the year 1500 AD. We break down how the ancient world—from the Roman Empire to long-lost technologies—might just be a procedurally generated "lore file" designed to give our simulation depth and logical causality. Discover the three core IT functions required to fake thousands of years of human history: Bootstrapping, Simulating Causality, and Generic Templates. Are the ancient ruins around us just pre-weathered physical anchors placed to validate our simulated present? Watch to find out, and remember: Stay skeptical.

A groundbreaking experiment in Finland replaced gravel and asphalt in nursery playgrounds with patches of forest floor, complete with mosses, leaf litter, and wild undergrowth. The results were staggering: within just 28 days, children who played in these rewilded yards developed more diverse skin and gut microbiomes along with higher levels of regulatory T-cells. This suggests that the biodiversity hypothesis—the idea that our sterile urban environments are linked to rising allergy and autoimmune rates—is a tangible reality we can change by simply reintroducing nature's microbial network to our daily lives. [ link to pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (secure) ]

 

 

  Seed starting is always a challenge with damping off disease, fungus gnats, etc.  This year has been horrible with no apparent reason. My whole tray of peppers just stopped growing weeks ago.  In a last ditch effort to save them I transplanted 100 seedlings into new potting mix.  I have never had this happen in over a decade of seed starting. I was about to chalk it up to my error, until yesterday... I visited a large local greenhouse.  They were selling plants that were smaller than my stunted seedlings for 4 dollars each.  I have never seen such small plants for sale in my life.  It was both peppers and tomatoes.  The broccoli, cabbage, and lettuces were normal size.   Is something else going on with frequency to stunt these plants?

As usual, in his GOD series, I am very much in agreement with Mark