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Jamie Seidel
Jamie SeidelContributor

After evolving a digital heart (not the pacemaker kind) out of inky veins, Jamie just wants an excuse to learn something new. But he’s fully aware his 32 years’ experience in the news industry has given him just enough knowledge to be dangerous. International affairs. History. Defence. Science. Space. Technology. He has a fascination for them all – particularly when it comes to social fallout. Translating tough concepts into common terms is his craft. His passion is to explore the big picture encompassing world events.

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Space
‘Pyramid’ added to Ceres mysteries

‘Pyramid’ added to Ceres mysteries

FAILED planet Ceres just keeps getting stranger: Not only are we still no closer to understand its strange lights, NASA’s just spotted a 5km tall ‘pyramid’ jutting out of the dust.

Space
***SUNDAY CALENDAR SNEAKS STORY FOR NOVEMBER 2, 2014. DO NOT USE PRIOR TO PUBLICATION********* From the movie INTERSTELLAR, from Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers Entertainment. FROM CHRISTOPHER NOLAN. The look of our black hole was based on real science; equations given to our visual effects team by Kip Thorne, our executive producer, that define exactly how the black hole's gravity would warp space-time and bend light to create the otherworldly image. Their collaboration yielded great imagery and actually furthered the science of black hole research.

Are we wrong about black holes?

THEY may be black. But are they holes? It seems we may have got the universe’s most awesome phenomenon wrong: Are they instead giant fuzzy photocopiers?

Archaeology
Ancient pot linked to King David

Ancient pot linked to King David

A 3000-year-old pot carrying the name of one of King David’s rivals has sent ripples of excitement through Israel as new, rare evidence of the biblical story’s authenticity.

Space
The most incredible selfie from space

The most incredible selfie from space

AN ocean of troubles beset them. The tide of time was against them. But persistence has prevailed — and a light sail has unfurled — opening up new possibilities in space travel.

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