On behalf of all the weirdos, congratulations to Tim Burton.
- The influence of psychedelics and mind-altering substances in ancient rituals and governance.
- Why aging comes in dramatic waves in our 40s and 60s.
- Monkeys give each other names, like we do.
- Seven years later, what can we make of Oumuamua, our first confirmed interstellar visitor?
- Christopher Bledsoe and the UFO cult of Intelligence, Pt. 6.
- Billy Cox: Elizondo’s ‘Imminent’ stands alone.
- Professor Jeffrey J Kripal: ‘Thinking about a UFO as some kind of extraterrestrial spaceship is naive’.
- Here’s an interview with parapsychologist Dr. Dean Radin on the DemystifySci Podcast.
- As part of Anomacon 2024, here’s Jessi Doyle’s presentation about hunting high strangeness in Southern Appalachia.
- No, you were not paranoid: Facebook *is* listening to your conversations.
- The National Novel Writing Month organization (NaNoWriMo) recently endorsed the use of generative AI. It did not sit well with their sponsors.
- Canva is super-hiking its subscription fees due to AI features nobody asked for.
- Ted Chiang: Why AI isn’t going to ‘make’ Art.
- Elon Musk’s attacks on Kamala Harris become more unhinged, with help from AI.
- Red Pill of the Day: Elon Musk believes only people like him (read: rich ‘alpha’ males) should be running the world.
Quote of the Day:
Ah. Well… I attended Juilliard… I’m a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I’ve seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT… NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU’RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY… NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? You think I’m qualified?
Beetlejuice (1988)
