What does an orchestra conductor really do?

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​conversation​​​ In recent years there have been many films about orchestra conductors. At the beginning of this year we had Tar , based on the conductor Marin Alsop. Also premiering soon are →

In a Jedi-like feat, rats can move a digital object using just their brain

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​science news​​​ By Laura Sanders Like tiny, hairy Yodas raising X-wings from a swamp, rats can lift digital cubes and drop them near a target. But these rats aren’t using the Force. Instead, they →

Possible violation of Belgian MEP's immunity threatens Qatargate probe

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​brussels times​​​ A possible violation of a Belgian MEP's parliamentary immunity is threatening to derail the Qatargate corruption investigation, various Belgian media report. According to sources →

EU ‘deplores’ Russian move to scrap ban on nuclear tests

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​brussels times​​​ The European Union has condemned in the strongest possible terms Russia’s official revocation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) agreement on Thursday. "The →

Chief Justice Roberts and the Erosion of the Judiciary

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​american thinker​​​ By Griff Hogan When historians review the decline of American judiciary in the 21st century, they may have difficulty evaluating the role of one of its most important figures, →

How Blinken and Company Laid the Groundwork for the Hamas Attack

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​american thinker​​​ By Matt Wolfson Banner headline events almost always flow from quieter real-life causes, and the worst attack on Israel in fifty years is not an exception. The coordinated raids →

Washington’s Willful Blind Spot on China

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​national interest​​​ by Paul Heer China’s international behavior appears to be getting increasingly bold, more assertive, and coercive. Beijing’s diplomatic efforts to claim a global leadership role →

China again stresses 'road to San Francisco cannot rely on autopilot,' avoiding confirming San Francisco summit

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​global times​​​ By Xu Keyue A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday did not directly confirm an announcement made by US officials that "China and the US have an agreement in principle →

Do not interpret China's participation in global AI safety summit narrowly

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​global times​​​ The first global AI safety summit ambitiously organized by the UK is set to take place on November 1 and 2. Right from the inception of the event's planning in the UK, there was a →

Why Netanyahu Must Go

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foreign affairs By Ami Ayalon, Gilead Sher, and Orni Petruschka After October 7, Israel became a different country. Since that day, when Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, brutally murdered over →

Rock from the impact that formed the moon may linger in Earth’s mantle

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science news By Sid Perkins About 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized object smashed into the young Earth, spraying debris that coalesced to form the moon, many scientists think. Some remnants of →

EU foreign policy chief debriefs Arab countries as Israel-Hamas war continues

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​brussels times​​​ The European External Action Service (EEAS) informed the press on Tuesday that High Representative Josep Borrell had held discussions with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, →

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