Eyes and fingertips contribute to what makes us who we are, but when reduced to numbers, they transform a person into a biometric data point for governments to observe. Keep reading >>
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10 Most Incredible JFK Assassination Theories
It’s almost 50 years since the JFK assassination, and many conspiracies theories surrounding Kennedy’s death continue to have their adherents. These are our 10 favorites. Keep reading >>
10 Strange Futurist Scenarios for Human Evolution
When science fiction writers and futurists imagine humans of the far future, they never think our descendants are going to look exactly the same as we do now. After all, we’ll have access to powerful tools to turn us into cyborgs and hack our DNA, so there’s no limit to how we could reinvent ourselves. But just how weird could our progeny become? Here are 10 of the absolute strangest visions of our post-human future.
Awesome Library in Abandoned House
I’m very taken with James Charlick’s photo, “The Grand Library,” shot in an abandoned house during an urban exploration expedition.
The Grand Library VIA: –BOING BOING–
Jaw Dropping Long Exposure Photos from Space
These amazing long exposure photographs were taken by astronaut Don Pettit from aboard the International Space Station during Expedition 31.
As the ISS circles Earth at roughly 17,000 miles per hour, Flight Engineer Don Pettit takes 30-second exposures with a stock digital camera, then stacks those exposures into single frames that produces 10-15 minutes of exposure. The rotation is fast enough for long exposures to blur the earth into bright strips of light, as well as capturing star trails, aurora, and flashes of lightning splattered all across the surface of the Earth.
View more photos at this Flickr set VIA: –AMUSING PLANET–
CONSPIRAPORN! 