Scott Douglas Jacobsen
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen is the publisher of In-Sight Publishing (ISBN: 978-1-0692343) and Editor-in-Chief of In-Sight: Interviews (ISSN: 2369-6885). He is a member in good standing of numerous media organizations.
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Fumfer Physics 44: Neutron Star Mergers, r-Process Nucleosynthesis, and Cosmological Implications
Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Rick Rosner examine gold as a tracer of rare astrophysical events. Rosner explains that elements heavier than iron, including gold, cannot form through ordinary stellar fusion but arise from extreme environments such as supernovae and neutron star mergers via rapid neutron capture (r-process). He emphasizes spectroscopy as the key method for detecting elemental abundances and notes ongoing uncertainty about the relative contributions of different cosmic sources. While anomalies in element distribution or early galaxy formation invite scrutiny, Rosner argues they typically refine rather than overturn established frameworks like the Big Bang, underscoring science’s iterative, evidence-based progression.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout 22 hours ago in Geeks
Daniil Ukhorskiy on Universal Jurisdiction, ICC Prosecutions, and Atrocity Crime Accountability in Ukraine
Daniil Ukhorskiy is a Kyiv-based lawyer and investigator specializing in documenting atrocity crimes in conflict-affected settings and working with survivors of serious human rights violations. He is the Legal Coordinator for Ukraine at Legal Action Worldwide. He has worked on violations committed during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since March 2022. His broader interests include corporate accountability and environmental rights. He holds a BA in Jurisprudence and a BCL from the University of Oxford. He previously worked for the Clooney Foundation for Justice, investigating atrocity crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsena day ago in Interview
Fumfer Physics 43: Big Bang Cosmology, Rare Matter, and Why People Believe Nonsense
In this exchange, Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Rick Rosner examine tensions within Big Bang cosmology, including the Hubble tension, angular diameter distance, and the limits of standard models. Rosner reflects on how specialists might challenge his ideas, while Jacobsen emphasizes grounded, mainstream scientific caution. Their discussion then shifts to rare materials in the universe, contrasting heavy elements like gold with the possible rarity of life itself, including wood and DNA. The conversation closes with a reflection on why people believe creationism, anti-vaccine claims, and other misinformation, stressing cognitive bias, social reinforcement, and incentives for spreading falsehoods.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 days ago in Journal
Churchill, Alcohol, and the Burden of Leadership Decision-Making
Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in 2009. She operates a boutique national security law practice. She serves as President of Scarab Rising, Inc., a media and security strategic advisory firm. Additionally, she is the Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Outsider, which focuses on foreign policy, geopolitics, security, and human rights. She is actively involved in several professional organizations, including the American Bar Association’s Energy, Environment, and Science and Technology Sections, where she serves as Program Vice Chair in the Oil and Gas Committee. She is also a member of the New York City Bar Association. She serves on the Middle East and North Africa Affairs Committee and affiliates with the Foreign and Comparative Law Committee.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen3 days ago in Humans
UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine: March, 2026 Brief Updated Figures and Findings
March 2026 findings by the UN Commission on Ukraine documented independently verified patterns of Russian abuses, centering on 1,205 Ukrainian children subjected to deportation or forcible transfer. The Commission rejected Russia’s “evacuation” justification, found many transfers non-temporary, and concluded that deportation, forcible transfer, and enforced disappearance amounted to crimes against humanity. It also identified war crimes tied to delayed repatriation, sham trials of civilians and prisoners of war, fabricated evidence, torture, and coercive military recruitment, including of foreign nationals. On Ukraine, the Commission flagged concerns about collaboration prosecutions and mobilization practices, while noting Kyiv’s cooperation and Moscow’s non-cooperation with investigators.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen4 days ago in History
Eric Woodward Foundation Investigative Journalism Foundation Findings
The Investigative Journalism Foundation reported that Eric Woodward’s publicly promoted foundation did not match its original charitable presentation. Woodward had pledged to transfer about $55 million in real estate into a charitable structure, but the IJF found the properties remained tied to a for-profit company. The foundation was never registered as a charity, failed to prepare annual financial statements for years, reported only $8,117 in donations over five years, and showed troubling discrepancies in governance, event spending, and financial transparency.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen6 days ago in Humans
Anna Vlasenko on Canadian vs German Media, ARD, and Wartime Reporting in Ukraine
Anna Vlasenko is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian journalist, media producer, and fixer who has reported on Russia’s full-scale invasion for international outlets. Public profiles identify her work with German broadcaster ARD and as a freelance writer for The Globe and Mail. Her bylines also appear in Global News, including field reporting from liberated villages, civilian convoy attacks, and war-crimes investigations in 2022. In 2023, she was shortlisted for the Kurt Schork Awards’ News Fixer category, recognition reserved for journalists and fixers covering conflict, corruption, and injustice. Her work sits at the intersection of local knowledge, frontline reporting, and cross-border production today.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen9 days ago in Interview
Mount Nebo: Improvised Travel, Biblical History, and Grief in Jordan
After an improvised crossing from Israel into Jordan, a taxi ride to Mount Nebo became a strange, comic, and quietly mournful detour. Arriving an hour early, I wandered the desert hillside with figs, whole kiwis, and water, hearing only a disembodied groundskeeper, meeting a dog, and watching a distant Bedouin goatherder. The landscape felt harsh yet alive, an oasis of silence, history, and endurance. Inside the sanctuary, cooler air, Byzantine ruins, mosaics, and biblical memory deepened the visit. Yet the journey was shadowed by grief: it unfolded during a birthday week and just before my father’s funeral, giving the beauty a muted, tragic undertone.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen9 days ago in Wander
Toronto Consulate Shooting, Synagogue Attacks, and Antisemitic Violence in Canada
Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in 2009. She operates a boutique national security law practice. She serves as President of Scarab Rising, Inc., a media and security strategic advisory firm. Additionally, she is the Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Outsider, which focuses on foreign policy, geopolitics, security, and human rights. She is actively involved in several professional organizations, including the American Bar Association’s Energy, Environment, and Science and Technology Sections, where she serves as Program Vice Chair in the Oil and Gas Committee. She is also a member of the New York City Bar Association. She serves on the Middle East and North Africa Affairs Committee and affiliates with the Foreign and Comparative Law Committee.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen13 days ago in Criminal
Rickard Sagirbay on Philosophy, Science, and Human Potential: or, Intelligence, Stoicism, and Spiritual Inquiry
Rickard Sagirbay is a Swedish author and online writer of Turkish family origin, born in 1984, who blends philosophy, metaphysics, science, and self-development. Active in niche high-IQ communities including OLYMPIQ, ISPE, and Mensa, he is a multilingual thinker interested in truth, logic, reincarnation, and human potential. His bibliography includes numerous self-published titles, among them "The AI-integrated Human Evolution" and "2150 The World Upside Down." Sagirbay emphasizes endurance, personal transformation, and intellectual growth, often framing life as a struggle through darkness toward greater insight, resilience, and evolving self-understanding in both mind and spirit over time.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen13 days ago in Interview
Mykhailo Yurov on KyivPride, Demiromantic Identity, and LGBTQI+ Advocacy in Wartime Ukraine
Mykhailo Yurov is a Ukrainian LGBTQI+ advocate and project manager at KyivPride, the organization behind one of Ukraine’s most prominent Pride initiatives. KyivPride’s official team page lists him as Project Manager, and the group describes its work as year-round advocacy, education, community support, and human rights protection. Based on this interview, Yurov has worked with KyivPride since January 2024, helping manage budgets, documents, donor communication, and major public events, including the KyivPride Festival and March. His public-facing work sits at the intersection of queer visibility, civic organizing, and wartime resilience in a society still negotiating equality, safety, and democratic inclusion.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen14 days ago in Humans
Three Generations of Ukrainian Women on Soviet Memory, War, Faith, and Independence
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Anastasia Bura (Translator, English-Ukrainian) Liubov Polischuk is a Ukrainian interview participant whose recollections focus on Soviet and post-Soviet life. In the conversation, she discusses scarcity, propaganda, military surroundings, restricted travel, prayer, and Ukrainian independence. Her comments emphasize lived experience across political change, including daily survival, faith, memory, and wartime moral perspective over several decades. Tetiana Shuliaka is a Ukrainian interview participant describing civilian life during Russia’s war against Ukraine. In the conversation, she recounts nightly drone threats, prayer, fear of missile strikes, and the pressures of self-defence. Her remarks connect contemporary danger to longer Soviet patterns of military industry and constrained freedom for civilians. Anastasia Bura is the youngest participant in this group discussion and is the translator (English-Ukrainian) in this interview.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen15 days ago in Journal
