by | Jul 14, 2021 | Weirdness
from VICE MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We’re on Schedule. A 1972 MIT study predicted that rapid economic growth would lead to societal collapse in the mid 21st century. A new paper shows we’re unfortunately right on...
by | Jul 10, 2021 | Mirth, Weirdness
by | Jul 8, 2021 | Weirdness
from Nautilus Psychedelics Open a New Window on the Mechanisms of Perception Hallucinatory drugs may allow our brains to let go of prior beliefs. BY ANIL ANANTHASWAMY John Smithson / Public Domain verything became imbued with a sense of vitality and life and...
by | Jul 2, 2021 | Weirdness
from WIRED A New Kind of Ransomware Tsunami Hits Hundreds of Companies An apparent supply chain attack exploited Kaseya’s IT management software to encrypt a “monumental” number of victims all at once. by BRIAN BARRETT The impact has already been...
by | Jun 29, 2021 | Weirdness
from NPR When A City-Size Star Becomes A Black Hole’s Lunch, The Universe Roils by NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE An artistic image of what happens when a monstrous black hole collides with — and gulps down — a neutron star the size of a large city. Carl...
by | Jun 25, 2021 | Weirdness
from AccuWeather A lightning strike fueled baseball’s most electrifying performance By Mark Puleo Ray Caldwell pitching for the New York Yankees. (Library of Congress) Nearly 20,000 different men have called themselves Major League Baseball players since the...
