The most unrealistic thing about Don’t Look Up is that neither Leonardo DiCaprio nor Jennifer Lawrence get threatened to death –or murdered– by a deranged ‘comet denier’.
- Climate scientist Peter Kalmus explains why Don’t Look Up perfectly captures the madness he and his colleagues observe in the lack of interest in climate change [Spoilers Warning].
- Scientists predict the Thwaites glacier (a.k.a. The ‘Doomsday glacier’) could break in as little as five years.
- Deadly superbug yeast sickens patients at Oregon hospital.
- The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence.
- 30 years ago, a Soviet cosmonaut got stranded in space after the collapse of the USSR.
- Keith Basterfield fact-checks all the hoopla surrounding NASA’s decision to hire theologians.
- The origins of Lazar’s “S4 security ID badge” and the roles of John Lear and Bill Cooper.
- A fan of black coffee and dark chocolate? It’s in your genes, a new study says.
- A conversation with pioneering biologist E.O. Wilson (1929–2021).
- The mystery of the number 3 and the key to existence.
- Head lice on South American mummies (EEEEEUH!) shed light on ancient virus spread (OOOOOOH!).
- ‘Da Vinci Code’ author Dan Brown settles lawsuit alleging he led a secret life –unfortunately, this ‘secret life’ did not involve ancient brotherhoods or secret societies.
- The apartment from Rosemary’s Baby is actually haunted.
- And here is a list of haunted lakes.
- The rare hallucination that makes you see tiny people.
- Red Pill of the Day: “Psycho squirrel, qu’est ce que c’est…” ♫
Thanks to all the people who will make my doomsday more endurable.
Quote of the Day:
In one scene, Mindy hyperventilates in a bathroom; in another, Diabasky, on national TV, screams “Are we not being clear? We’re all 100% for sure gonna fucking die!” I can relate. This is what it feels like to be a climate scientist today.
Peter Kalmus, commenting on Don’t Look Up.
