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Saturday January 6th, 2018 evening edition

image for Music From Another Planet – Blind Willie Johnson

Yet his music was sent into outer space by NASA, on a mission to introduce alien civilisations to planet Earth and the human experience.

They offer a direct line into the soul of the artist, there for anyone willing to listen.

No matter our backgrounds or experiences, these works say something that feels true to us all.

In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe into outer space, aiming to gather data from Jupiter and Saturn.

After completing its initial mission in 1980, it began a larger adventure to explore the farthest regions of our solar system.

In 2012, it left the outer heliosphere and became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space.

For someone considered one of the Greatest bluesmen of all time, we don’t know a lot about Blind Willie Johnson. »

Magic mushroom compound might treat depression by reviving emotional responsiveness in the brain

Authored by psypost.org

Magic mushroom compound might treat depression by reviving emotional responsiveness in the brain.

New research suggests that psilocybin-assisted therapy helps alleviate treatment-resistant depression by reviving emotional responsiveness in the brain.

The study, “Increased amygdala responses to emotional faces after psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression“, was co-authored by Lysia Demetriou, Matthew B. »

Warrantless phone, laptop searches at the US border hit record levels

Authored by zdnet.com

But it's more than triple the number of searches conducted in 2015, when the agency searched 8,500 devices.

The new numbers represent the highest number of device searches since its parent department Homeland Security was founded in 2003.

Device border searches remain a contentious and controversial topic, one that has piqued the interest of several lawmakers, who want to rein in that power. »

Jemaine Clement Confirms ‘Flight of the Conchords’ HBO Special and U.S. Version of ‘What We Do In The Shadows’—Exclusive

Authored by indiewire.com

Jemaine Clement, one half of the comedy music duo, told IndieWire on Friday that he and Bret McKenzie will indeed be filming a special this year for HBO.

Clement was light on the details, but it appears that the duo will be shooting the special for HBO timed to their upcoming U.K. concert tour.

Clement and McKenzie, who previously did a series of American festival tour dates in 2016, will hit the U.K. and Ireland this March and April. »

Netflix Comes Out for Net Neutrality, Tells FCC 'We Will See You in Court'

Authored by thewrap.com

The streaming giant retweeted its support for the Internet Association’s Friday announcement it would “intervene in judicial action to preserve net neutrality protections.”

“In 2018, the Internet is united in defense of #NetNeutrality,” retweeted the Netflix account.

As The Atlantic pointed out , Netflix and its chief executive, Reed Hastings, have sent mixed signals on net neutrality in recent years. »