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U.S. Troops Asked About Using ‘Heat Ray’ Weapon Against Protesters, According to Whistleblower
Federal troops in Washington, D.C. considered using high-tech weapons, including sound cannons and so-called “heat rays,” against protesters outside the White House in June, according to sworn testimony from a whistleblower with the D.C. National Guard. The new evidence was obtained by both NPR and the Washington Post late Wednesday, and it’s just one more…
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The US Defence Department Got Mad At Darpa For Creating Email
Ray Tomlinson, widely credited as the inventor of email, died this past weekend. He was 74.
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Isaac Asimov’s Newly Published 1959 Paper For DARPA On Creativity
Isaac Asimov was one of the great sci-fi writers of the 20th century. So, naturally, at the dawn of the space age, the military wanted to tap his brain. In 1959 he was approached by ARPA (now known as DARPA) to “think outside of the box” about how ideas are formed. His brief work for…