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Ep. 108 - A Little This A Little That Vol. 9
This week we took it a little easy on ourselves for research because our next couple topics are big ones. We talk about the electoral college and how/why it began. We talk about how awesome 3D printing is and just how awesome technology has become over a relatively short amount of years. Of course we hit some tangents here and there...it's what we do! So go ahead and grab yourself a beer and your favorite piece of technology (we all know it's your phone) and settle in as we bring on the weird!
By Bring On The Weird5 years ago in Futurism
PLANTING 1 TRILLION TREES MIGHT NOT ACTUALLY BE A GOOD IDEA
Tree-planting campaigns have taken off, with everyone from YouTube creators to high-powered CEOs embracing trees as a solution to the climate crisis. But even as the arboreal campaigns have grown, dozens of scientists have warned that planting all those trees could potentially cause more harm than good. Others point to another solution with a more proven track record and that might be more deserving of global support — empowering the people who live in and safeguard forests already.
By Lana Ridlon5 years ago in Futurism
Waking Up: November 2020's Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Gemini
On Monday, November 30th, at 4:30 AM, there will be a Lunar Eclipse at 8'38 degrees Gemini. The Lunar Eclipse will be visible from the Americas, Oceania, most of Asia, as well as parts of Europe (such as the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia) affecting these parts of the world the most. Here's what to expect.
By Kaitlyn Maura5 years ago in Futurism
The black beach
The Beach The sky was covered by heavy black and grey clouds. Every now and then a bright ray of sunshine came into view shining over the coast and sand. Ottie and I were wondering which rest stop He was going to take as we watched the waves curl over the rocks and sand. We finally find a pull off which was not a rest stop but was good for me and Ottie since we both didn’t need toilet paper. I grab the collar and leash and get Ottie ready for any other person on the beach. There was never any but I always was prepared. Fred tells me he has a surprise for me in the trunk. He tells me to meet him on the beach and he will show me there, so me and Ottie start are winding walk through the black sand. I still am too young to understand why the sand is black, Fred tells me the powers before us had made mistakes that turned the sand black and the sky almost forever grey.
By Isiac Sawall5 years ago in Futurism
Disney Has Stolen Royalties From George Lucas’ Ghost Writer For ‘Star Wars’
Alan Dean Foster is a name that would likely be familiar to avid readers of Star Wars novels. In fact, he was the ghost writer for the first novel ever made for the franchise, which was the original film's novelization, released in November 1976 (six months ahead of the film's release. He later wrote the first Expanded Universe novel, 1978's Splinter of the Mind's Eye, which was based on ideas from George Lucas for a low budget Harrison Ford-less sequel film that could have been made had the original film not been successful. 2002 saw the release of Foster's The Approaching Storm, which preceded the release of Attack of the Clones and explains the "border dispute on Ansion."
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
I danced by the pale moon light
If I told you what that was a picture of would you believe me.... Well since I was very young I’ve learned to just tell it like it is not thinking of the ramifications just to do the right thing. The cold hard truth is People Can’t Handle The Truth. They know it, you know it, we all know it. That is why Hollywood was created so that the public could be eased into things one plane crash or one UFO invasion or one serial killer at a time. Movies of course or just like a good comedy depict a real life situation or event. The more you tell the scarier or funnier because as humans it is our instinct to look inward whenever we see hear or touch something new. For instance when a joke is told you immediately think of the time that happened to you.
By Katherine Lovell5 years ago in Futurism
