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The Void
"Yes Nicodemus! I understand that! But it's lofty! Those are ideals you hold high in your mind! It's true to you because you want it to be so! Look at the ground we stand on and see all is but a play on this universal mistake! I am not saying you need to agree, but if we are discussing matters of truth this must be the case."
By Nicholas Goodman8 years ago in Futurism
The World as We Know It (Pt. 1)
The world as we know it can be a fascinating place. A place where we can adventure into the unknown, and obviously that's where this is heading. Perhaps a space adventure that we take too far or a cross with a teen life story, who even knows?
By Joe Baines8 years ago in Futurism
Invasion Earth
Alien invasions of Earth have been a staple of science fiction storytelling since H.G. Wells. From then to today we have had stories of humanity versus an alien threat retold to us in many different ways. Many of us have almost always enjoyed these forays into human nature, but sometimes there is just something missing. There are occasions when the writers display a lack of thought into the science behind alien motivations in favour of a romp through science-fiction tropes, but to some of us—myself included—the science behind the whys and wherefores are just as important as the narrative on the whole.One of the most common reasons we see in fiction for aliens invading the Earth is territory; the act of taking our home world for themselves, wiping out us pesky natives in the process. On the surface, this seems to be a logical reason for the launching of an invasion and a believable one. Let's put aside the idea of using science-fiction as an analogue to explore real issues for a moment, and we can see this concept start to unravel. How? It comes down simply to the level of technology these aliens can employ. They're putting together an invasion force, and constructing the machines and/or equipment needed to do so. They also must have ships that are capable of transporting an entire population insanely long distances. Clearly, if they can put the resources into something like this and have the tech available to sustain themselves on such a journey, why would they not look at the prospect of space habitats? Is there a particular reason that they're unable to colonise a slightly less suitable world such as we are planning to do onMars.It would be far less effort for them to construct their own colonies in space or on worlds where the natives won't be a problem.
By Simon Mcbride8 years ago in Futurism
Best Science Podcasts to Make You Smarter
Though it used to be the mark of a nerd in school, being a fan of science is now cooler than ever before. With all the amazing discoveries today's leading minds are bringing forward, it's only natural to want to learn more about the universe around us — and the inner workings, too.
By Cato Conroy8 years ago in Futurism
Wagner Holbrook
Wagner Holbrook deserves to die, and nobody knows it but me. Why me? Well, let’s just say I know him well. He grew up privileged with everything he could need, but he still filled wants and desires at the emotional expense of everyone he met. He lived his early life like no one could touch him, grabbing everything that he saw. One grandfather was a war hero. The other was quiet and worked as hard as his body would let. But the qualities he inherited were the greed and alcoholism of his father. He developed a crookedness and easily adapted to the lifestyle of the bar clown. His desktop was cluttered with work he knew he would never finish, and, as he obsessed, his fiancé suffered.
By Wesley Hopkins8 years ago in Futurism
Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe
Are we the only living things in the universe? That is a scary question to think about. Our observable universe stretches out 90,000,000,000 light years in diameter containing 100,000,000,000 galaxies each with 100,000,000,000 stars. Recently we just found out that planets are very common too. So, there should be lots of opportunity for life to develop and exist, but where is it? Shouldn't the universe be teeming with spaceships? Even if there are any alien civilizations in other galaxies, there is no way we'll ever know about them. Anything that is outside of our galactic "Local Group" is pretty much out of our reach forever, because of how fast our universe is expanding. Even if we had science fiction technology that could make our spaceships travel at the speed of light, it would literally take billions of years to reach these places. Traveling through the emptiest places in the universe.
By Jake Thunberg8 years ago in Futurism
Undoing Logic 1
Chapter 1: Remnants of the Past It was said that the height of humanity was wonderful. They achieved perfection in technological growth. It was thought that humanity would soon be able to achieve immortality, but that dream was never to come. At the end of the 30th century humanity was wiped out except for a sparse 2 million or so. The count wasn’t accurate at the time.
By Chad Bicknell8 years ago in Futurism
The Judgement Bell (Chapter III)
CHAPTER III UNEXPECTED GIFTS The entire Department at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University was called in for a 2:00 AM delivery of the Brandt Foundation Book Donation. There were easily 50 people there to oversee the curating and cataloguing of all the books in the donation. Each book would be logged then photographed. The next step would be to examine each page thoroughly by at least two people to find any and all abnormalities that could either be fixed or noted to maintain its provenance. The Brandt Foundation gave a good portion of its estate to Beinecke which equaled a couple hundred books at the least. In order to make the process go a bit faster, groups were pre-assigned, and the list was posted outside the receiving area. This would give everyone a chance to get acquainted with everyone in their assigned group.
By Tom Szostak8 years ago in Futurism
Every 'Star Trek' Film Ranked from Best to Worst
The Star Trek universe is immersive, massive, and filled with popularity. It oftentimes teaches us more about the wide universe beyond than any of the must watch space documentaries could ever do. Even for younger generations, these movies have launched people through the cosmos with stories of unprecedented adventure, wild imagination, and tyrannical villains, all of which have drawn out the superimposing perfection so acquainted with every StarTrek title. Even though they may all have some amazing quality of storytelling and filmography, showcasing the brilliance of being lost in the wilderness, they all can't be the best.
By Salvador Lorenz8 years ago in Futurism
Hello to My Present Life
There we were... Surrounded by trees that were forever flowing within the cool breeze... We stand facing each other with something precious and dear to us in our arms, I remained holding my infant self, while Present was holding a little bear; a bear that resembled Winnie the Pooh... my sister's favorite childhood character.
By K. Alexandra8 years ago in Futurism
Cold Waters
Walking the cold barren streets alongside the empty piers in the dead of winter, he stared out into the fog-filled waters. Awe filled his mind as he continued to glance towards the cool calm water reflecting the bright colors of the city behind him. He wasn’t a philosopher, but still he had moments where he contemplated on the world’s state. This time he began to think about the strange fact that much of the water on Earth, or what was left of it, had remained as it had been years before. Others may have pondered upon this idea and had came up with conclusions, but he didn’t want conclusions, he liked the abyss like it was: unknown.
By Alex Boyko8 years ago in Futurism
