Why is Antarctica mostly off-limits? What secrets does it hold? by the-swerve-podcast in offbeat

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Some Theories: 1) Military Activity: Unsafe due to military testing 2) Natural Resources: Rich in natural resources such as Oil, Gas, and Minerals (Gold)? Yeah okay, humans could leave that stuff untapped 3) Environmental Protection: Antarctica is a fragile ecosystem 4) Scientific Research: Restrictions are in place so there is no interference to the science 5) Conspiracies: Ancient ruins, Secret bases, or Extraterrestrial activity

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Why is Antarctica mostly restricted? by the-swerve-podcast in conspiracy

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Some Theories: 1) Military Activity: Unsafe due to military testing 2) Natural Resources: Rich in natural resources such as Oil, Gas, and Minerals (Gold)? Yeah okay, humans could leave that stuff untapped 3) Environmental Protection: Antarctica is a fragile ecosystem 4) Scientific Research: Restrictions are in place so there is no interference to the science 5) Conspiracies: Ancient ruins, Secret bases, or Extraterrestrial activity

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Why is Antarctica off limits? by the-swerve-podcast in history

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Some Theories: 1) Military Activity: Unsafe due to military testing 2) Natural Resources: Rich in natural resources such as Oil, Gas, and Minerals (Gold)? Yeah okay, humans could leave that stuff untapped 3) Environmental Protection: Antarctica is a fragile ecosystem 4) Scientific Research: Restrictions are in place so there is no interference to the science 5) Conspiracies: Ancient ruins, Secret bases, or Extraterrestrial activity

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"Real magic" - is it possible for human consciousness to directly influence or manipulate our physical reality? Dean Radin is a senior scientist at the Institute of Noetic Science who has documented many experiments suggesting this may be the case. What say you? by the-swerve-podcast in Physics

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Hoping more in depth studies continue to be done in this area. Very fringe science, but some of the results make one wonder if we are missing something big.

“Operation Paperclip” was a covert program executed by the US government in which 1,600 German scientists were taken from Germany post-WW2 to be employed by the US government. Many of these German professionals were known members of the Nazi party or known to be involved in war-crimes. What say you? by the-swerve-podcast in conspiracy

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Yeah, it is one of those in between a rock and a hard pace situations. Still feels like some accountability for atrocities could have been put in place in hindsight.

Have you heard of the “Missing 411” phenomena? Refers to clusters of unexplained disappearances in national parks throughout North America. David Paulides, a former police detective documents these missing persons cases and the strange occurrences associated with them... What say you? by the-swerve-podcast in conspiracy

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Yeah, the whole Missing 411 phenomenon feels like a loose creation to add a layer of mystique or supernatural activity to missing person cases.