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Best Science Podcasts to Make You Smarter
Though it used to be the mark of a nerd in school, being a fan of science is now cooler than ever before. With all the amazing discoveries today's leading minds are bringing forward, it's only natural to want to learn more about the universe around us — and the inner workings, too.
By Cato Conroy8 years ago in Futurism
Wagner Holbrook
Wagner Holbrook deserves to die, and nobody knows it but me. Why me? Well, let’s just say I know him well. He grew up privileged with everything he could need, but he still filled wants and desires at the emotional expense of everyone he met. He lived his early life like no one could touch him, grabbing everything that he saw. One grandfather was a war hero. The other was quiet and worked as hard as his body would let. But the qualities he inherited were the greed and alcoholism of his father. He developed a crookedness and easily adapted to the lifestyle of the bar clown. His desktop was cluttered with work he knew he would never finish, and, as he obsessed, his fiancé suffered.
By Wesley Hopkins8 years ago in Futurism
Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe
Are we the only living things in the universe? That is a scary question to think about. Our observable universe stretches out 90,000,000,000 light years in diameter containing 100,000,000,000 galaxies each with 100,000,000,000 stars. Recently we just found out that planets are very common too. So, there should be lots of opportunity for life to develop and exist, but where is it? Shouldn't the universe be teeming with spaceships? Even if there are any alien civilizations in other galaxies, there is no way we'll ever know about them. Anything that is outside of our galactic "Local Group" is pretty much out of our reach forever, because of how fast our universe is expanding. Even if we had science fiction technology that could make our spaceships travel at the speed of light, it would literally take billions of years to reach these places. Traveling through the emptiest places in the universe.
By Jake Thunberg8 years ago in Futurism
Undoing Logic 1
Chapter 1: Remnants of the Past It was said that the height of humanity was wonderful. They achieved perfection in technological growth. It was thought that humanity would soon be able to achieve immortality, but that dream was never to come. At the end of the 30th century humanity was wiped out except for a sparse 2 million or so. The count wasn’t accurate at the time.
By Chad Bicknell8 years ago in Futurism
The Judgement Bell (Chapter III)
CHAPTER III UNEXPECTED GIFTS The entire Department at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University was called in for a 2:00 AM delivery of the Brandt Foundation Book Donation. There were easily 50 people there to oversee the curating and cataloguing of all the books in the donation. Each book would be logged then photographed. The next step would be to examine each page thoroughly by at least two people to find any and all abnormalities that could either be fixed or noted to maintain its provenance. The Brandt Foundation gave a good portion of its estate to Beinecke which equaled a couple hundred books at the least. In order to make the process go a bit faster, groups were pre-assigned, and the list was posted outside the receiving area. This would give everyone a chance to get acquainted with everyone in their assigned group.
By Tom Szostak8 years ago in Futurism
Every 'Star Trek' Film Ranked from Best to Worst
The Star Trek universe is immersive, massive, and filled with popularity. It oftentimes teaches us more about the wide universe beyond than any of the must watch space documentaries could ever do. Even for younger generations, these movies have launched people through the cosmos with stories of unprecedented adventure, wild imagination, and tyrannical villains, all of which have drawn out the superimposing perfection so acquainted with every StarTrek title. Even though they may all have some amazing quality of storytelling and filmography, showcasing the brilliance of being lost in the wilderness, they all can't be the best.
By Salvador Lorenz8 years ago in Futurism
Hello to My Present Life
There we were... Surrounded by trees that were forever flowing within the cool breeze... We stand facing each other with something precious and dear to us in our arms, I remained holding my infant self, while Present was holding a little bear; a bear that resembled Winnie the Pooh... my sister's favorite childhood character.
By K. Alexandra8 years ago in Futurism
Cold Waters
Walking the cold barren streets alongside the empty piers in the dead of winter, he stared out into the fog-filled waters. Awe filled his mind as he continued to glance towards the cool calm water reflecting the bright colors of the city behind him. He wasn’t a philosopher, but still he had moments where he contemplated on the world’s state. This time he began to think about the strange fact that much of the water on Earth, or what was left of it, had remained as it had been years before. Others may have pondered upon this idea and had came up with conclusions, but he didn’t want conclusions, he liked the abyss like it was: unknown.
By Alex Boyko8 years ago in Futurism
'Doctor Who': There's a Rose Tyler Spin-Off Show that Never Made It to TV
In the long-running BBC television series, Doctor Who, the Doctor is well-known for travelling through time and space with a number of companions, who accompany the Doctor on his travels.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Futurism
No Time to Love (Chapter Two)
In New York City again. I've been here many times during different decades, as if my body keeps trying to bring me back home, but continues to overshoot it. I know it's the Big Apple because of the telltale markers; car horns, yelling, doors slamming. I'm not sure what the exact date is till I have climbed out a teenaged boys room that I must have appeared in last night before he woke up.
By NeTanya Hackett8 years ago in Futurism
Language of Wonder
Throughout history the question has arisen many times as to what makes us human. What differentiates us from the common ape? Science has shown we share a majority of our DNA with other wild primates. Regardless, Humans have qualities that make us the superior being, both physically and mentally. As humans we have the ability to question and have a fascination for things that don’t solely contribute to our survival. We retain a passion for things of vanity, and a love for knowledge that comes with a thirst to ask why.
By Chris Coleman8 years ago in Futurism
The Last Guardian
Premise Set in the fantasy world of Keenan's Guardians25, The Last Guardian is an action-adventure film that will explore Earth's last guardian given her special abilities... and responsibilities to protect us from alien threats. The Last Guardian will serve as a prequel follow-up to the Guardians25 novels, depicting how the guardians protected the galaxy before the events that take place in The Book of Sirrah.
By Donnell Keenan8 years ago in Futurism
