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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...
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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...