Nathan Apodaca, the guy from Idaho who made you look up "fleetwood mac song from ocean spray video" has taken advantage of is rise to internet fame. Now, you can be the Nathan for Halloween But only while supplies last! This article here has an interview from Ocean Spray's Head of Global Corporate Affairs and Communication,... Continue Reading →
Dancing in the Moonlight Wormhole
What started as a post about NASA's recent breaking news about finding water on the sun-side of the Moon, turned into a search for the original artist of the track, "Dancing in the Moonlight". To get me into the groove for writing a post about the Moon, I looked up "songs about the moon". Here... Continue Reading →
Brian Cox LIVE Q&A – Sunday October 25 2020
(LINK TO VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM) Sunday is a day of rest. Hope you are enjoying the day, I certainly am. As a matter of fact, I found a treat on my timeline this afternoon, on my Twitter List called “Science Rulz! 🔬🌡🧪🧬🦠” https://twitter.com/i/lists/1307856083935993857 While scrolling along, I found a post from Brian Cox. Dr.... Continue Reading →
The Soaring Twenties
If you have been paying attention, you can see that the 2020s are going to be special. Similar to the Roaring Twenties (from 1920-1929), there is another "Cultural Civil War" going on: "These conflicts–what one historian has called a “cultural Civil War” between city-dwellers and small-town residents, Protestants and Catholics, blacks and whites, “New Women”... Continue Reading →
Twitter API Burns Down, Real Journalism Rises Out of Ashes
Around 5pm EST, Twitter addicts like myself were denied our fix. What do addicts do when they run out? Look for more. Here at DownCulture, we searched the web as soon as we got word. Like most of you, we found out via DownDector. We then furiously researched and scoured our sources (aka we clicked... Continue Reading →
The End of the Universe According to Monkeys
On a recent podcast episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage, guest Brian Greene made a claim that suggested if we were to wait long enough (and able to see the end of the universe) that a brain would manifest itself in space. Here's the transcript I took from the audio, around the 17min40sec mark. "[...]... Continue Reading →
Why Did You Go, Joe?
Joe Rogan is a former American Judo Champion, he lives in California, and has several chickens. He also has a lovely golden retriever named Marshall. Joe Rogan also just signed a deal with Spotify worth more than 100 million gagillion fafillion dollars. Apparently this is a big move. https://www.twitter.com/joerogan/status/1262812859983151104 In the last few years, YouTube... Continue Reading →
Mark Manson Swears A Lot
Author, blogger, and internet entrepreneur - Mark Manson - has a potty mouth. Here is just a small sample of his blasphemous writings: Is No One Safe from the Bullshit? (Subscribers Only) "Who The Fuck Am I" The Ultimate Guide to Personal Values 5 Books That Explain Why It Seems the World Is So Fucked Fuck... Continue Reading →
Consciousness and Bats
I just downloaded a book by Annaka Harris titled, "Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind". Unlike her husbands book, "Waking Up: A Guide to Spiritually Without Religion" - her book seems more digestible. Right off the bat (no pun intended), like a seasoned author, she defines what she is discussing.... Continue Reading →
The 3 Factions of Artificial Intelligence
“Hydrogen…, given enough time, turns into people." -Edward Robert Harrison, 1995 There isn't a consensus on the When and What of AI. When will this change happen (if ever)? What will this change mean for the future of humans? According the physicist and cosmologist, Max Tegmark - author of Life 3.0: Being Human in the... Continue Reading →