When the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) announced Project Blue Sky, the program was pitched as a leap in public safety. With 75 drones launched from 13 “Skyports” across the valley, operated by a centralized team, police said response times would shrink and situational awareness would grow. But beneath the promise lies a deeper… Continue reading Sin City’s All Seeing Eyes’
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Planting Justice in the Desert
In a city often defined by neon excess and cultural displacement, a different kind of light pulses from Las Vegas’ historic West Side—a light rooted in earth, driven by women, and watered by the will to build what’s been denied. This is the home of the Obodo Collective, a grassroots nonprofit reclaiming not just land,… Continue reading Planting Justice in the Desert
Psychological Operations Profit From Negligence
As early as 2010, military and intelligence analysts recognized the immense power and potential dangers of social media and digital platforms. A report by LTC Prentiss O. Baker titled Psychological Operations Within the Cyberspace Domain highlighted the dual-use nature of these platforms. While cyberspace promised unparalleled connectivity and information sharing, it also presented opportunities for… Continue reading Psychological Operations Profit From Negligence
Rooting Communities
The East Las Vegas Seed Share is a grassroots initiative that brings the community together through a simple yet powerful idea: offering free seeds to anyone interested in growing their own plants. Marilyn Herrera the founder of East Las Vegas Seed Share, was inspired to start her seed library after seeing other communities offer free… Continue reading Rooting Communities
Sugar Rushing To ER
From type 2 diabetes to hypertension, from cardiovascular disease to cancer, the laundry list of medical conditions linked directly to our dietary habits is staggering. Yet, the food industry that markets to us is often the culprit behind our declining health. We’ve been led to believe that processed foods are good for us, but in… Continue reading Sugar Rushing To ER
AI Love For Loneliness
Shakespeare may have said that music is the food of love, but increasingly these days, the language of this very real emotion may be artificial intelligence. The growing phenomenon in the search for companionship is becoming more common, with computerized companions generated completely by artificial intelligence. These bots are sophisticated enough to learn from prior… Continue reading AI Love For Loneliness
The Isolation Dilemma
The American Psychiatric Association’s latest monthly poll found that one in three Americans said they felt lonely at least once a week over the past year. Younger people were more likely to report these feelings than other age groups. The poll suggests that loneliness is a growing issue in the United States, and it’s not… Continue reading The Isolation Dilemma
Risks Behind The Likes
In a recent investigation, The New York Times delved into the world of “kidfluencers” and the parents or guardians who manage their accounts. With one in three preteens aspiring to be influencers, the reality of this career goal poses serious risks to underage girls. Instagram prohibits children under 13 from having their own accounts. However,… Continue reading Risks Behind The Likes
Cosmic Enigma
Where stars shimmer and galaxies swirl, there exists a cosmic enigma that has captivated the imaginations of scientists and stargazers alike—black holes. These elusive entities, born from the tumultuous death throes of massive stars, beckon us into a realm where the rules of space, time, and gravity cease to follow the familiar dance of the… Continue reading Cosmic Enigma
Cosmic Symphony
With testament to Albert Einstein’s visionary theories, an international team of scientists has recently uncovered fresh evidence of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of our universe influenced by colossal events, such as the collision of black holes. Gravitational waves, initially theorized by Einstein in 1915 and later confirmed by the ground-based LIGO observatory in 2015,… Continue reading Cosmic Symphony
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