Things I liked about the World Cup: Congolese superfan Lumumba, Norwegian superplayer Haaland, and Mexican superduck Merlin.

Things I did not like: Hydration breaks, Infantino, and Trump.

• Turns out space is not only cold, but also sweet. Hmm… Cosmic ice-cream…
• 567-million-year-old fossils suggest animals evolved earlier than we thought.
• Scientists have identified a key driver of age-related cognitive decline.
• Targeted magnetic stimulation of the brain shows promise for memory improvement.
• U.S. military test grounds regularly penetrated by unknown platforms.
• The blurry sonar blob tabloids turned into a sunken UFO.
• Our friend Susan Demeter shares a puzzling encounter with ‘bridal-veiled entities’.
• Michael Sheen stars in comedy about UFOs after claiming he saw one over hometown
• James Franco sparks confusion after claiming he has real footage of aliens. Lay off on the Pineapple Express, will you Jimmy?
• Widow of Trump rally’s shooting victim believes the assassination attempt was an ‘inside job’.
• Now that Nolan comes to reinterpret The Odyssey, people are asking again: Was the Trojan horse real?
• Journeys into indigenous healing, with Stanley Krippner.
• Ian Malcolm fans rejoice: Mathematicians are closing in on finding out the hidden order inside chaos.
• How Sam Neill inspired an entire generation of scientists.
• Red Pill of the Day: Here’s another proof that AI will *never* be used to benefit humanity.

Thanks to Greg and to Sam Neill. Safe travels, Dr. Grant.

Quote of the Day:

Every field can use one or two armchair critics, but parapsychology has enough to keep a furniture factory going.

Ian Stevenson