Human Development

(ANTIMEDIA) — Providing further evidence that the day of the gas-powered car is all but done, one of the old guard members of the auto industry just announced that within two years, all its new vehicle models will be based on emerging technologies. From a Reuters report on Wednesday:

(MPN) — DAMASCUS (Analysis) –  Crucial to the Western narrative of the Syrian conflict is the assertion that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a brutal dictator who has taken to killing his own people over the course of Syria’s six-year-long conflict.

(ANTIMEDIA) — On May 5, Anti-Media reported on a recent study that predicts gas-powered car ownership will plummet 80 percent by the year 2030. The reason for this, researchers laid out in detail, is the rise of electric vehicles. From that study:

(ANTIMEDIA) – You don’t have to look far to find outlandish theories on the nature of the cosmos and human consciousness. These days, notions once relegated to science fiction are finding their way into esoteric academic journals, and from there, into mainstream discourse.

(ANTIMEDIA)  — It may soon be possible to erase traumatic events from the brain, new research suggests. Scientists have discovered that the proteins used for storing memories in nerves are entirely distinct — meaning they can be pharmaceutically targeted and eliminated.

(ANTIMEDIA) India — Last week, Anti-Media reported on a recent economic forecast from Bloomberg, one that predicts the United States’ coal power capacity will be about half of what it is now by the year 2040.

(ANTIMEDIA)  — An organization in Montreal has found success with a unique approach toward helping homeless men reintegrate into society. Homeless care center Accueil Bonneau is helping the homeless get back on their feet with an urban beekeeping program aimed at developing social and professional skills.

(ANTIMEDIA) — President Donald Trump, who fancies himself a champion of the coal industry, may want to start thinking about changing his tune. A new report from Bloomberg, released Thursday, says the renewable energy sector is gaining ground at a far quicker pace than previously predicted.

(ANTIMEDIA) — Date rapists often prey on those who fail to see their drink has been spiked, but three high school students in Florida may have just developed a tool to outfox the predators. Their Smart Straw exposes the most common date rape drugs that would otherwise be invisible.

(ANTIMEDIA) Both anecdotal evidence and clinical research are beginning to show the promise of cannabis in treating a variety of health issues. According to one family in the U.K., cannabis helped a dying teenage boy recover fully from complications from leukemia. The family recently appeared on the British talk show, This Morning, to discuss their experience.