February 4, 2010

Despite denying the claims by the New Age sect, Share International, economist Raj Patel a native of London now living in San Francisco, is apparently their new risen messiah Maitreya.

 Full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/us/05sfmetro.html

UFOlogist and Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan admits he has evidence of UFO activity across the planet and believes that there will be a 'change' in the world in 2012, as predicted in various Mayan prophecies.

Full article: http://www.themonitor.com/articles/sightings-35095-evidence-ufo.html

Website for the Journal of Serendipitous and Unexpected Results (JSUR) officially launches, which describes itself as an open-access forum for researchers seeking to further scientific discovery by sharing surprising or unexpected results. These results should provide guidance toward the verification (or negation) of extant hypotheses. 

Full article: http://www.jsur.org/


Self-help guru James Arthur Ray charged with manslaughter over deaths at his Arizona sweat lodge/camp.

Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_re_us/us_sweat_lodge_deaths

Astrophysicist Giovanni Tinetti, at University College London, hopes to detect extraterrestrial life on other planets, by determining the proper conditions for life, including methane levels.

Full article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7014460.ece