- Far from being chastened after 2012, the GOP is even more extreme.
- Military historian Gwynne Dyer thinks we should largely ignore terrorism.
- Syrian jihadists are reportedly dosing themselves with Captagon.
- Zoltan Istvan thinks prescription pills may replace brain chips.
- Creative people are apparently microdosing themselves with LSD.
- More research suggests genes don’t determine genius.
- Paul Mason thinks technology will be the death of capitalism.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson believes venture capital won’t get us to Mars.
- How plausible is human-like artificial intelligence?
- Oliver Stone is trying to prevent his Snowden film from being leaked.
- The late artist Paul Laffoley was like an occultist from outer space.
- Buzz Aldrin says that JFK wanted us to go to Mars, not the moon.
- Ron Popeil, inventor of the Pocket Fisherman, is always fishing.
- Street lamps + bleeding-edge technology could improve upon 911.
- Economics demand that stadium design be radically reimagined.
- The U.S. gov’t believes driverless may arrive sooner rather than later.
- The San Fran taxi industry is showing some resilience despite Uber.
- Old Print Article: The electric bicycle is the future of transportation.
- A brief note from 1896 about a free-love co-op.
- A brief note from 1901 about a picture phone.
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