In addition to snow, 75 million people will wake up to below freezing temperatures Saturday. For many cities it will be colder than it was on Christmas Day.
Satellite image of the continental United States on May 7, 2020.
Category: futurism – Page 958
Compound found in medicinal fungus can “rapidly” reset the body clock
In the future, people getting ready for a flight — and fearing impending jet lag — might fit an assortment of additions into their carry on: masks, gloves, and maybe a medicinal mushroom hailed for delivering animalistic sex drive.
That’s because a new study suggests that a synthetic form of cordycepin, a compound found in a medicinal fungus with a reputation for keeping bedroom doors closed, may help ease the pain of jet lag.
NeoTechnocracy – The Future is Worse than You Think
Dystopia is closer than you think.
This is the short closing speech I delivered at the 2019 Dark Futures meetup in Toronto. Not my finest speech but, since event organizer and futurist Nikolas Badminton kindly gave me a video of my keynote, I thought it may be good to share it publicly and gather your critical feedback. Feel free to post your comments below.
Title: NeoTechnocracy: The Future is Worse than You Think.
How India’s curb on Chinese FDI will leave ‘void’ in start-up scene
India’s recent move to curb foreign direct investment (FDI) from countries including China may stymie the expansion of Chinese technology giants in the country, leaving start-ups in the world’s second most populous nation scrambling for funding and hi-tech know-how, experts say.
The stakes of Chinese firms like Alibaba and Tencent in some of India’s most lucrative start-ups, such as Paytm and Dream11, may be threatened by new investment restrictions, experts say.
Boeing’s Stealth YF-118G ‘Bird of Prey’ Was Straight Out of Science Fiction
Boeing donated the sole YF-118G Bird of Prey to the museum in 2002 and it has been on display since 2003 – where despite its stealthy technology is ready to be seen and photographed by visitors.
By Peter Suciu
Canoe Grew from Mushroom May Help the Environment
A Nebraska college student, Katy Ayers, grew a canoe from mushroom roots with the help from a company called Nebraska Mushrooms. The canoe has the same shape as others and the ability to flow on water. To read more click here.
Marines will help make it clear that China can’t expel America from South China Sea
Beijing’s desire to turn the South China Sea into a personal lake for President Xi Jinping is getting pushback from an unexpected source, the United State Marine Corps. When people think of the Marines, they generally think of assault troops and aggressive attacks on fortified positions, so sea control might seem a stretch for the Corps.
But Marines are adaptive. Actually, the Marines are going back to the future. The seizure and defense of advanced naval bases has been a major part of the Marine Corps’ mission for over a century; but since World War II, the seizure portion — better known as amphibious warfare — has overshadowed the defensive mission. The Marine Corps commandant, Gen. David Berger, is rebalancing the Marine Corps for a closer integration with the Navy after the two sea services had drifted apart for several decades.
To understand this, we need to understand the threat posed by Chinese build-up in the Indo-Pacific Region.
