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July 15, 2021
July 14, 2021
It’s coming…
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 schedule. By Nafeez Ahmed A remarkable new study by a director […]
July 13, 2021
Casino Twitch
from WIRED Twitch Streamers Rake in Millions With a Shady Crypto Gambling Boom The company says it is “closely monitoring gambling content,” but legal experts told WIRED that some promotions may be illegal. by CECILIA D’ANASTASIO One attorney who specializes in online gambling law says he has recently been fielding lots of questions from US-based […]
July 10, 2021
July 9, 2021
The Eighth Greatest Invention Ever
from The New Yorker The Myth of the Cast-Iron Pan By Jiji Lee and Laura Mishkin Birth A cast-iron pan is forged in the flames of a volcano, by the mighty god Hephaestus. When the pan is the color of obsidian, and its weight equals that of a mountain, it is carefully placed in a cardboard box, and […]
July 8, 2021
Mushroom Boom
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 verything became imbued with a sense of vitality and life and vividness. If I picked up a pebble from the beach, it would move. It would glisten and […]
July 7, 2021
NFT Boom
from The Observer NFTs Generated $2.5 Billion in Sales in the First Half of 2021, New Reports Indicate By Helen Holmes According to new marketplace data, NFTs have generated $2.5 billion in sales in 2021 so far, with monetary interest surging significantly in the second quarter. According to NonFungible.com, buyers of NFTs have clocked in at 10,000 to […]
June 27, 2021
Dragon Man
from BBC News Scientists hail stunning ‘Dragon Man’ discovery By Pallab Ghosh IMAGE COPYRIGHT KAI GENG The Dragon Man’s skull is huge, with a brain size about the same as the average for our species Chinese researchers have unveiled an ancient skull that could belong to a completely new species of human. The team has […]
June 26, 2021
Rest In Peace, Madman
from UnHerd John McAfee: America’s last real wild man The creator of the first commercial anti-virus software was one of a kind BY BEN SIXSMITH John McAfee, who died yesterday, was one of the oddest men of our times. You might have thought Elon Musk was the most eccentric man in tech, with his fondness for […]
June 25, 2021
Lightning Caldwell
from AccuWeather A lightning strike fueled baseball’s most electrifying performance By Mark Puleo Nearly 20,000 different men have called themselves Major League Baseball players since the inception of the league, and the vast majority have been entirely forgotten in the immensity of the sport’s history. Ray Caldwell’s career was heading in that direction. Despite having a […]
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