When we humans become more intelligent, in the many meanings of that word, we help ourselves, our families, our communities, our nations and our planet Earth.

In our day-to-day lives, improved awareness and perception might help us do a better job, decide about new opportunities, connect with people in good ways, create more harmony with our loved ones, enhance our personal health or many other positive outcomes.

Perspective and context about how we fit into the bigger scheme of things can be useful. What is the role of one human, a family, a team or organization, a nation? What can we understand and what can we accomplish? And are there visitors who can help us in some way?

And, if there are dangers involved, maybe we should have some awareness of these too.

MEDIA MESSAGES

The news media and various kinds of "open source" information such as movies, TV shows, books, articles and other communications platforms can provide good resources for us.

Figuring out what is accurate or not is sometimes difficult, but not impossible.

By checking many sources and resources, we can put the pieces together and hopefully come up with a fairly accurate picture of various kinds of situations.

We might learn if it is a good time to buy or sell a house or to look for a better job. New developments related to our health and fitness could be of interest. Sciences, athletics and sports, creative arts, the environment and the natural world, social trends and many other conventional topics can be very interesting and of practical value.

Unconventional topics can also be interesting and maybe even useful. This is where our "mainstream media" might be able to provide improved coverage.

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