evolution
The evolution of science, science fiction, and mankind throughout the years.
"Shaken by a Living Wind"
On the Manistee River banks, a Potawatomi tribal leader—Simon Pokagon —heard something strange as he prepared his fishing traps. It was a bright spring morning in 1850 Michigan and except for a distant rumble, all was tranquil around the water. But the sound grew louder by the moment until finally the 20-year-old fisherman put down his traps and stopped dead in waders. “An army of horses laden with sleigh bells was advancing through the deep forests towards me,” he wrote later about the experience.
By April Cope5 years ago in Futurism
FTS
Flashing red lights fill the metallic room. Click. “Shit! They got the newest locks.” shouted the masked figure. He began kicking the door and looking for “it”. Time was running out and he just kept kicking the shiny walls. Crash! He found the circuit board to release the locks, and knowing the Fathers were on their way, he started rewiring. Knock-Knock.
By Marissa Randall5 years ago in Futurism
When Earth was Mushrooming
Long before trees overtook the land, earth was covered by giant mushrooms 24 feet tall and three feet wide, these giant spires dotted the ancient landscape. These gigantic fungi existed here on earth approximately 420-370 million years ago. Dinosaurs, on the other hand did not arrive here until around 230.5 million years ago. In other words, the mushrooms were here up to 190 million years before the dinosaurs. Don’t try to count that on your fingers and toes unless you are a gazillopede.
By Robert Taylor5 years ago in Futurism
2037: Doomsday
Prologue The year was 2037, mass chaos spread across the world as epidemics wiped out the nations. Government’s took control by dominating the human population; natural disasters spread across the land drowning the coasts and burning what was left of the land. The death rate was 2:1, bodies dropped like flies as the world turned on all living things. Doomsday had begun.
By Kendra J. Anthony5 years ago in Futurism
Worlds colliding
Once upon a time... that is how they always start. Stories have endings and every ending is a new beginning. Adeline is a being cut out of this world. She is one of those human creatures that use to sit late at night by the window and talk to stars, and wake up early to meet the sunrise. She constantly changes her mind, as if there are 100 tabs open in her head.
By Catalina Cazacu5 years ago in Futurism
Scavengers Simplicity
Catori made her resting place away from the others in the Scavenger group, after declining the invitation to stay by the fire. She felt this small room would help hold some warmth while giving her a sense of privacy. Anxiety was constant life battle for Catori, but she had learned to cope with it. She knew that being with the others could help lessen the anxiety she was feeling, but she believed that was her burden, and she did not wish to burden to them. In her previous life when her mind and the weather became stormy, she would have curled up with a book and a cup of coffee. She would lose herself for hours in those pages while sipping the full and flavorful drink. She had always been more of an introvert and the twenty-year Ice Age had done little to coax her from that shell.
By Shay Bergunder5 years ago in Futurism
The Book of Possibility
There was once a man who journeyed throughout the world in search of a little black notebook. It was said to contain wisdom beyond man’s wildest dreams. This man’s name was Neon. He was a physicist who spent most of his days in a laboratory or out in nature, trying to figure out the secrets of the universe. As he was growing up, he had heard stories of a mysterious little notebook. The tales he had heard said that this notebook had no author. No one knew the true origins of the book. Some speculated that it may have entered into our dimension through a stargate.
By Tjader Carter5 years ago in Futurism
Crappy Artifacts
Coprolite: a piece of fossilized dung Of all the data used by scientists who study the past, coprolites are by far the crappiest. They also happen to be my favorite. Archaeologists, paleoanthropologists, and paleontologists all use these natural time capsules in their investigations. At first glance, coprolites may seem a miniscule artifact. They tell us what the creator of that deposit was eating. Ok. We can assume that information from context clues, like what plants were native to a certain area at a certain point in time. But the specific diets of dinosaurs, pre-human and early human ancestors, and genetically modern humans continue to surprise and delight the people who study each of those groups as well as everyday people.
By Kimberly Byrnes5 years ago in Futurism
Neanderthal
It was cold. Very cold, even for that time of year. Olnuk tossed another knot of wood on the fire and then dove back into his pile of hides. No matter what he did it seemed that some part of his body was exposed to cold air. Right now there was a breeze running up his leg freezing his left buttock. He had no word for buttock of course, he just knew that now his bottom was cold.
By Jim Parker5 years ago in Futurism
What Makes Us Humans?
You will find numerous theories in what makes us human - several of which can be interconnected or related. The topic of people's existence has been pondered for a large number of years. Ancient Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all theorized concerning the nature of people's presence, as have countless philosophers since.
By Fahim Chughtai5 years ago in Futurism
How to Save the World
MACRO -VS- MICRO - If you read my article "Leveling Up Part 2 - Darwin was Wrong", you know what I think about his theory (if you haven't read it, now would be a good time). You also may have read about what I call "the Great Umph", a purposeful and intentional shift of consciousness that results in an evolutionary shift on the "macro" level. Where in Micro-evolution the species uses changes in the genetic makeup to create variations within the species, Macro-evolution results in the formation of a new species.
By RavensCraft 95 years ago in Futurism
