Category: Alarmism
POTENTIAL APOCALYPSE ALERT.
I come out of my self-imposed exile (caused by the fact that studying a degree, writing a book and looking for a job all take a shocking amount of time)…
The Zombie Apocalypse is COMING NOW.
At least if reports coming in from Africa are to be believed. The 'Nodding Disease' is a virulent condition affecting African children in Uganda. The symptoms include seizure, bizarre personality…
Speech jamming gun: a step toward a dystopian society?
The world may not end this year, but we might end up living in a dystopian society anyway. It looks like Big Brother is taking another step forward. I came…
Did a drought contribute to the decline of the Maya civilization?
I came across an article titled "Global warming, drought likely lead to decline of Mayan civilization." Now, word choice error aside (pretty sure the ancient civilization isn't still declining) the…
Edible microchip: good for your health?
So last Wednesday, on January 18, there was this little online movement to protest SOPA. Maybe you heard of it? (Students everywhere may have lost their minds temporarily, since English Wikipedia…
Sexocalypse
In a moment of madness I asked my twitter followers what they'd like me to write about. They said a Sexocalypse. Yeah. So, that's what I'm doing. Needless to say…
Supertuberculosis
Sadly, this isn't a post about crime-fighting tuberculosis (even though that would be cool). Ann emailed us this link last week about totally drug-resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB). There have been at…
Is Occupy Wall Street The Start of a Slow, Apocalyptic Decline?
What does a slow, apocalyptic decline look like? Almost two months ago, protests began in New York City in opposition to … stuff and things and inequality. There was definitely…
Zombie wasps promote anarchy and parasite life cycle
A few days ago, Tavia sent me a link to a story that disturbed me. Actually, it freaked me the hell out, and kicked up my paranoia by a few…