The Tech Bro Problem

Sergi Santos was pissed. The Barcelona based inventor had travelled to the Ars Electronica Festival in 2017 to promote his prototype interactive sex doll named Samantha when she was gang raped by drunken attendees.

"The people mounted Samantha's breasts, her

Consent and Existence

Somewhere in the 21st century celebrity depression not only became a thing, it became a career. An anonymous writer with the viral twitter handle “So Sad Today” took to social media in early 2012 to describe her

The Intrinsic Arrow of Ethics

Back in 2012, Steve Jenkins surprised his partner Derek Walter with what he was told was a baby "micro pig". The animal loving couple lived in a small bungalow already home to two dogs and three cats, and quickly realized

So Fucking Special?

Mumbai’s beleaguered rail system is the most overcrowded on the planet, handling 7.5 million constricted commuters each day. Passenger cars designed for 200 people now cram in over 500 and local railway officials had to invent a new term called

Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

On March 15, 2019 an asshole opened fire in two mosques in Christchurch New Zealand killing fifty people during Friday prayers. As he was exiting his car on the way to commit carnage, his last act was to adjust his

AI Parenting for Beginners

Many people love the idea of bringing a new life into the world, until they become parents themselves. A recent study on happiness and child rearing showed that having a kid is one of the worst outcomes for what researchers

Undeniable Divinity

The global cosmetics industry is now worth over $500 billion per year, indicating that people care quite a bit about being observed. Quantum experiments seem to show that strangely the universe feels the same way. The iconic double slit experiment

Nothing Really Matters – Anyone Can See

Before he shot himself in the head on the campus of Harvard University on a pleasant September day in 2010, Mitchell Heisman penned the longest suicide note in history.  The 1,900-page tome detailed the specific philosophical reasons he couldn’t carry

Double Rainbow, All the Way Across

Back in 2010, Yosemitebear62 busted the internet with his iconic double rainbow video, now viewed 46 million times. If you are ever in doubt of how to properly enjoy creation with utter abandon, this Youtube offering is an excellent place

What the Fuck?

What the fuck does it all mean? Seriously. The age-old question of why we are here and what we are supposed to do regularly drives people to end their lives. It causes countries to go to war. Perfectly healthy people