by | Apr 23, 2019 | Weirdness
from Futurism Pepsi Plans to Project a Giant Ad in the Night Sky Using Cubesats Pepsi says it’ll use an artificial constellation, hung in the night sky next to the stars, to promote an energy drink. by Jon Christian Orbital Billboard A Russian company called...
by | Apr 22, 2019 | Weirdness
from Vanity Fair HOW SILICON VALLEY TURNED YOUR BURRITO INTO A CAPITALIST NIGHTMARE The food-delivery industry wasn’t broken, but venture capital set out to disrupt it anyway. The result is overpriced services that frustrate restaurants, are hated by drivers, and...
by | Apr 21, 2019 | Culture Music Art, Literary News, Weirdness
from The Guardian The rise of robot authors: is the writing on the wall for human novelists? Artificial intelligence can now write fiction and journalism. But does it measure up to George Orwell – and can it report on Brexit? by Steven Poole An industrial robot writes...
by | Apr 14, 2019 | Weirdness
from National Geographic Confirmed: New phase of matter is solid and liquid at the same time The mind-bending material would be like a sponge made of water that’s leaking water. BY ADAM MANN SOLID, LIQUID, GAS … and something else? While most of us...
by | Apr 12, 2019 | Weirdness
from Metro UK People are putting cannabis up their bums and vaginas to have better sex by Jasper Hamill This packet contains a cannabis suppositry (Image: Foria) Here in the UK, most cannabis users eat, smoke or vaporize weed to get high. But in US states where it’s...
by | Apr 10, 2019 | Weirdness
from France 24 Mapping Armaggedon: Earth’s looming tsunamis and mega-quakes A landslide from Anak Karkatau triggered a tsunami that killed 437 people and injured 30,000 in December 2018 AFP/File As villagers along the Sunda Strait were finishing their meals on...
