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Whole brain emulation (WBE), mind upload or brain upload (sometimes called “mind copying” or “mind transfer“) is the hypothetical futuristic process of scanning the mental……
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Although being scared may possibly not be a pleasant sensation, the capability to sense fear is clearly fairly essential, making certain that creatures respond accordingly to harmful……
On the most southernmost tip on New Zealand’s South Island is a place called Slope Point. It hosts some of the strangest-looking trees in the……
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These days, monsters feel as American as apple pie. They star in our movies, and turn our Six Flags theme parks into Fright Nights. Tom……
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The Man Sigmund Freud is the father of psychoanalysis. He was a physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and influential thinker of the early twentieth century. He……
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Nobody wants to be in prison — if they do, then the prison’s doing it wrong. Plenty of prisoners have dreamed of escaping and living……
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The specific point on Earth that reigns as the planet’s hottest place turns out to be a very complex, loaded question. What defines ‘hottest’ exactly?……
A mysterious prankster who has been dressing up as Pennywise the evil clown from the popular “It” films and trying to scare passers-by has been……
Alone with their thoughts. In 1654, scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote: “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a……
The Saurian Monster must have left a ghoulish sight in the wake of his macabre stride. It all started in October 1886 when workers found……
Unlucky people. Have you ever got a sneaky suspicion that the universe is sometimes trigger-happy to assassinate you? However, you haven’t met Ann Hodges. She……
Peter Stumpp (alternately spelled Stumpf, Stubbe or Stuppe) was a mid-16th century German farmer who was executed on Halloween in 1589. Unfortunately, we only have……
Everyone knows of hypnosis because of four infamous words: “You’re getting very sleepy.” But aside from old Hollywood films and sideshow parlor tricks, hypnotism is……
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Crow rides on the back of an eagle. Phoo Chan, a talented California-based bird photographer whose photos have been featured by National Geographic, has captured an……
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