By Katabella Roberts, Epoch Times Spotify will be adding content advisories to podcast episodes in an effort to combat misinformation about COVID-19, the company’s chief executive officer, Daniel Ek has announced. In a blog post published on Jan. 30, the Swedish audio streaming service said it was “working to add […]
The Signal What is the “Havana Syndrome” that’s been afflicting U.S. diplomats since 2016? Robert Baloh on the range of explanations—and how well the evidence now supports them. The mysterious ailment afflicting U.S. diplomats around the world—the “Havana syndrome”—is, according to a report released by the Central Intelligence Agency […]
Krystal and Kyle Kulinski of Krystal Kyle and Friends talk to author Johann Hari about the dystopian future in the metaverse being envisioned by tech giants, our stolen attention spans, and more!
Our conversation with this week’s guest, Johann Hari, moves from the individual to the collective as we discuss the digital algorithms that keep us locked into online life and the ways of resetting our consciousness — both personally and societally — that can lead us to a better […]
By Rachel Haywire Outsiders are a demographic, and a very specific one at that. Foot soldiers of history used as crash test dummies for the future, their moves are mapped into larger templates that serve as blueprints for product development. The boom of Web3, now being referred to […]
Krystal and Saagar are joined by author Johann Hari to take an in depth look at how big tech companies and other society-wide factors have stolen our ability to pay attention and focus
I am neither a Sinophobe nor a Sinophile just as I am neither a Russophobe nor a Russophile. The political establishment (neoliberals and neocons) attacks these countries as enemies of humanity, and many on the far left or far right fetishize them. Russia is still a Second World […]
Kim Iversen questions whether all domestic and zoo animals will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
My guest today is Tim Flannery. Tim Flannery is a monologist and paleontologist. He was the chief commissioner of the Australian Climate Commission and Chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council. He was named Australian Humanist of the year in 2005 and Australian of the Year in 2007.
By Tony Tran, Futurism Amazon founder and Elon Musk’s favorite punching bag Jeff Bezos is assembling a team of top scientists to assist in his dream of developing immortality technology. The billionaire is funneling his money into an anti-aging startup dubbed Alto Labs, which formerly launched on Wednesday. […]
Krystal and Saagar talk with policy expert Matt Stoller about Microsoft’s decision to buy gaming giant Activision Blizzard and how it could affect the video game industry
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to breaking news on the CIA’s assessment of the cause of Havana Syndrome.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss the White House’s new mail-order Covid test website, as well as the Biden administration’s planned “public reset” in the face of falling approval numbers.
Going undercover is almost always the only way to get truth.
By Elizabeth Braw, Defense One The campaign offers an early test for the country’s new anti-disinformation agency. In Sweden, an unusual anxiety is afflicting children and young teenagers. Some can’t sleep. Some ask their parents if Russia is about to attack their country. Where did they get that […]
By Noah Millan, The Week It may not always feel like it, but we live in an age of miracles. The most recent: the first successful transplant of a heart from a non-human mammal to a human being. This was not the first successful xenotransplantation of a working […]
Sounds reasonable enough. If some Internet platforms don’t want you, start your own. By Jack Jenkins Religion News This article is the second in a series on Christian nationalism supported by the Pulitzer Center. (RNS) — It was late September when Andrew Torba, founder of the social media […]
Ryan Grim breaks down the content of the NIH emails released by the House Oversight Committee GOP.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to another round of heated confrontation between Dr. Anthony Facui and Senator Rand Paul.
Some more great heel vs. heel matches.
Senator Rand Paul asks questions to NAIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Senate committee hearing.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss a breaking announcement from Congressional Republicans.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss the validity of a new Project Veritas report on the lab leak theory.
Emily Jashinsky makes the case that humanity must rethink its relationship with technology.
With wealth inequality soaring and the power of the elites growing, is society returning to the feudal era? The demographer and geographer Joel Kotkin joins Steven Edginton in this week’s Off Script podcast to discuss his theory of “neo-feudalism”.
By Kevin Carson, Anarchist Library Reviews Abstract Preface Part One: Background Chapter One: The Age of Mass and Maneuver I. A Conflict of Visions II. The Triumph of Mass in the Old Left III. The Assault on Working Class Agency IV. Workerism/Laborism Chapter Two: Transition I. Drastic Reductions […]
By Michael Shellenberger And why did they rise from 1900 to 2000 before declining? Over the last 30 years, the United Nations, climate scientists, and governments around the world have claimed that climate change is making natural disasters including hurricanes, floods, and heatwaves more frequent. “Climate change has […]
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Kim Iversen react to Tim Green, NASA’s retiring top scientist, claims that we can terraform Mars and maybe Venus.
Inverse.Com Ready to live on Mars? It could become an option soon, if Elon Musk succeeds in his goals. The SpaceX CEO has a long-standing vision of establishing a city on the Red Planet. It would be self-sustaining, would be home to 1 million people, and would transform […]
Journalist Judith Levine makes the case against digital vaccine passports.
By Noor Al-Sibai Futurism Imagine, if you will, that future humans manage to travel to other worlds and find… more humans. According to one University of Cambridge astrobiologist, that scenario may be more likely than you’d think. In a new interview with the BBC‘s Science Focus magazine, an evolutionary palaeobiologist at […]
By Tony Tran, Futurism “They are going to eat each other if there is no other way to survive.” As if things weren’t going to be tough enough for future space colonists, experts now say that they’re likely going to face food troubles — and that might just […]
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss how religion might impact Americans’ reactions to proof of extraterrestrial life.
Kim Iversen details the alleged NIH and CDC effort to discredit some experts’ COVID-19 opinions.
Can’t wait for this to be sold to Moderna so we can “create shareholder value.” It will be given to Big Pharma for free in exchange for a campaign donation.
By Carla Delgado Discover The MTBI type indicator is one of the most popular personality tests around the world. But its original design and the results it produces lack scientific support. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, famously known as the Myers-Briggs personality test, or MBTI, is one of the […]
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — If you’re daydreaming of future travels while stuck at home during the pandemic, why fantasize about the beaches of Bali or the canals of Venice when vacationing in space could be in your future? Back in 2019, Californian company the Gateway Foundation […]
By Jeva Lange, The Week As Santa makes his way back to the North Pole in the early hours of Saturday morning, another extraordinary flight will be about to begin. The James Webb Space Telescope — “the most powerful observatory ever sent into space,” and having the humble […]
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave make their predictions on what the newly spotted ‘moon hut’ might be.
Al-Jazeera The exquisitely preserved embryo discovered in China was preparing to hatch from its egg just like a chicken. Scientists have announced the discovery of an exquisitely preserved dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago that was preparing to hatch from its egg just like a […]
By Dan Robitzski Newly shared preliminary data suggests that the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 may target and infect tissues within the respiratory tract at different rates than do the Delta variant and other predecessors. In fact, some experts say, the Omicron variant may owe its enhanced transmissibility to […]
Krystal and Saagar are joined once again by writer and podcaster Derek Thompson to consider both sides of the debate about whether Elon Musk deserves to be TIME person of the year
Team Rising reacts to Elon Musk’s ‘Person of the Year’ award from Time Magazine.
Krystal and Saagar look at the methods used by Gen Z activists on TikTok and other social media platforms to fight the effort by Kellogg’s to shut down striking union workers.
Robby Soave looks back on the 2018 net neutrality debate.
Team RIsing reacts to a new announcement from Elon Musk’s company Neuralink. They hope to start implanting its brain chips in humans in 2022.
By Andrew Sullivan Weekly Dish The journalist returns to the Dishcast for an update on the pandemic and the recent climate conference. The Covid news keeps coming, and I wanted to understand it better, especially as Omicron makes its way across the Atlantic, and as vaccine effectiveness declines. […]
By Tony Tran The Byte Apocalypse Cam If — or when — human civilization collapses, what will remain? Maybe parts of some cities. Or the Statue of Liberty, a la “Planet of the Apes.” Overall, though, there might not be a lot of evidence left behind about what […]
By Katabella Roberts Epoch Times A group of astronomers has discovered one of the biggest planets ever found orbiting a massive and extremely hot two-star system, despite previously believing that such an environment was too inhospitable for a planet to form in. The planet was discovered by Markus Janson, a professor of astronomy […]
By Jonathan McCormack “Any student of the rise and fall of cultures cannot fail to be impressed by the role in this historical succession by the image of the future. The rise and fall of images of the future precedes or accompanies the rise and fall of cultures […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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