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Why the Moon Alters Human Behavior
Is it a coincidence that lunatic and lunar derive from the same root? Both of these words derive from the word "Luna," which means moon.
By virtual Spec8 years ago in Futurism
Science, Religion, and Our Future
One thing I find in great abundance while observing the behaviors and beliefs of my fellow people is an utter lack of realization that we are a kind of ape, "monkey" if you wish to speak in modern slang. It’s always important to understand where we came from, to know the origins of our thought, so that we can recognize outdated and progressively harmful behaviors with a sense of urgency in order to eliminate them. People really do walk, talk, flirt, and fight just like monkeys, just slightly more advanced.
By Jacob Copeland8 years ago in Futurism
The Kurious Star
A star is born within a huge, cold cloud of gas and dust, known as a nebula. These clouds start to shrink under their own extreme gravity. As the cloud gets smaller, it breaks into clumps. Each clump eventually becomes so hot that nuclear reactions start. When the temperature reaches 10 million degrees Celsius, it gives birth to a new star.
By Celestia Morelle8 years ago in Futurism
A Kurious Kuri
#KuriStory Onyx draped the galaxies. Stars speckled and danced like fireflies against the curtains of indigo darkness and the occasional flurry of comets fired by in embers, amber and golden.
By Darcy Behati8 years ago in Futurism
The Girl With Blue Pigtails
#kuriStory #HeyKuri On a window ledge above the dark fathomless world, there was a tiny bird, a dazzling blue bird with a crimson sheen on its under belly. It would come every day and sit and chirp outside Shellie's window, in the hope of food. It would wait, patiently, while cars floated by in the many fly lines while a purple sun rose high, making the methane in the sky shimmer in streaks of pinks and blue. The colours illuminated a sea of high rises, steel platforms, and substantial buoyant rocks
By Carla Day8 years ago in Futurism
The 'Looper' Paradox: Why Cid STILL Becomes the Rainmaker!
Writer and director Rian Johnson has recently PISSED OFF a lot of Star Wars fans over his film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I'll write about these people later, but today, I'm gonna be talking about another one of Johnson's films, which is better than The Last Jedi, and one of my new favorite movies: Looper.
By Jonathan Sim8 years ago in Futurism
Kuri
I am dying. I’ve been dying since the day I was born. This seems a little grim, especially because I’m so blunt about it, but I’m alright. I know someday it’s possible I can overcome it. Besides, without hope, how will it happen? #KuriStory
By S. Nicole J8 years ago in Futurism
Kuri's Search for Knowledge
Kuri rolled along the rough rocks of his home planet, zipping towards his cave. The only sound that he heard was that of his wheels zooming, with the occasional pebble clattering through. He was returning home following a day of travel, the same as the day before that and the day before that and the day before that.
By J.C. Marie8 years ago in Futurism
A Flower Made of Snowflakes
The Initiate heard his master’s voice as he sat, and he wasn’t sure if it was in his mind or his master was somewhere near by, hidden by the blackness of night. The snow had been steadily falling for days, covering him in a frigid sheet of white, and it was all he could do to keep from being consumed by the cold entirely. Occasionally, his body would convulse violently, spasming the excess snow off, only to have it replaced a few minutes later.
By Alex Brown-Irwin8 years ago in Futurism
The Royal Family of Magic
Prelude I was born years ago. When? That is a question that takes some explaining. Usually when I say that people think about 40 or 50 years ago, but that is not even close to what I mean. I was born over 62,000 years ago. How am I alive is the question that comes to a person’s mind next; the answer requires a bit of explaining.
By Rakwon8 years ago in Futurism
The Wrong Answer
The paper says ‘full communism,’ just like every other piece of paper printed out before it. In the control room, in response to a thought-command from me, the lead technician jabs the button for recalculation again, and again, and again…
By Maddison Stoff8 years ago in Futurism
Review: 'The Cloverfield Paradox'
I think enough of you are aware of my love for the Cloverfield franchise. The excitement and intrigue going around at the start of 2008 for this film was positively unprecedented. They created the perfect way of presenting a trailer. It explained very little and got plenty of bums on seats.
By David Grice8 years ago in Futurism