I don't think the article addressed a good reason why some people love CT which is they want to feel they are aware of special knowledge. There is a certain mystique to thinking you know something all the rest of us "suckers" don't know, hence the name "sheeple" used to describe people who supposedly follow what they…
I wondered if "junk" DNA is there to form a buffer for quick evolutionary changes. Given that the plant itself had three evolutionary "purges" of DNA does that mean it's only had three big changes? If you looked at fossilized ancestors of the plant would it look pretty much the same? Humans and other forms of life are…
Just about every animal on earth has already evolved ways of killing humans right now, if we're talking about taking the average person out to the wilderness.
Nice article but as others have pointed out, this has basically nothing to do with Ecotopia. If you were attempting to tie the book to a movement I'd say you would have been better off connecting todays Off Grid movement and sustainable housing/farming folks than any "shining city on a hill" futuristic idea.
Um...okay...yeah, I loved the movie Zombieland but if this trailer is any indicator of the quality (or lack thereof) then no thank you. This came off more like Married with Children with zombies than anything that relates to the actual movie. Too bad too I really thought a zombie tv show might take the comedy and tone…
Fox may be sending letters but Etsy like Honey Badger don't give a shit. As learned from many a night on Regretsy, Etsy will not do anything about copyright or any other kind of policing on their site because it "might" make someone "feel oogey". Seriously they don't follow their own rules unless you say they don't…
I read another article about this ring and it's size is somewhat off in that it's a large ring much bigger than a thumb size (even with a gloved hand). I get English archaeologists might be a bit uptight but I swear thats a cock ring.
Well now I have to go watch War of the Copraphages episode of the X Files for more cyber cockroach fun..
I was going to say the same thing, he was really the one who got this ball rolling by having his "research" appear on Unsolved Mysteries in the early 90's. He created an algorithmic calendar using the I Ching which mysteriously (his idea) dropped off on December 21, 2012. Because that lined up (how who knows) with the…
I'm a huge fan of dystopian and post apocalyptic fiction and I think the real reason people are drawn to it is the lack of responsibility. There is something highly attractive about a world where you no longer have to worry about those bills, your credit rating and following rules. You aren't driven by the idea that…
They get wolf DNA from fecal samples so maybe it's a safer albeit smellier way to collect DNA.
Time travel, if the infinite universe theory is correct would be self encapsulating. If you went back and killed Hitler (or better yet why not steal him as an infant and have him raised by people would hopefully teach him tolerance) that would create a new timeline, from which other timelines would then split off…
The Buffy episode "The Body" was significant because it took a "horror/fantasy" genre show with fun sort of scary characters to another level. Joyce was well established as a character and with her death and how it was dealt with on the show it took the show from fantasy death (poofy dusty vamp death) to actual…
The reason that Blade Runner had so much visual depth came from the fact that the art department got to work through a writers strike during the films developement. The art department used the extra time to "flesh out" the small details that they ordinarily wouldn't have had the time or budget for. So we can thank a…
Despite what Whedon said about Anya's death I think it did have meaning. Anya as a character had gone back and forth whether she was good or evil. She caused the death of her friend Halfrec by her ambivelence, being a vengence demon, then human, then a demon, then wanting it all returned back to normal and wanting to…
Reminds me of quite a few science fiction stories I've read about a public relying on pills to keep from getting sick but at what cost and controlled by what agency.
In light of three movies coming out in quick succession that feature archery I would think that archery will take an upswing in popularity. Doesn't hurt that if you are going to feature something in a movie it look as technically correct as possible but most movies don't bother. It'll be interesting to compare the…