Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Until The Cows Come Drone

The brainwashing methods of isolation, engulfment and fear can lead anyone to a cult. I should know – I was in one.
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How Cult Leaders Brainwash Followers For Total Control
aeon.co
The brainwashing methods of isolation, engulfment and fear can lead anyone to a cult. I should know – I was in one.
WE'RE ALL NUMB
The Psychology Of Why It's So Hard To Keep People Talking About Millions Losing Health Care
vox.com
And why we keep talking about Russia instead.
MOOVERS AND SHAKERS
The Surprising Complexity Of Cow Herds
wired.com
A model shows that cow herds may be extremely dynamic, secretly contentious gatherings of warring interests.
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This $30 Gadget Lets You Check Your Eyesight At Home
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DISASTERS WAITING TO HAPPEN
DEATH FROM ABOVE
The End Will Be Delivered By Amazon Drone
theoutline.com
If something else doesn't kill us first.
UH OH, HERE COMES THE SUN
FEMA Is Preparing For A Solar Superstorm That Would Take Down The Grid
motherboard.vice.com
The looming threat of extreme space weather has FEMA preparing for the perfect solar storm, and an unimaginable power grid disaster.
NOPE, NEVER SWIMMING THERE
WATCH: Uhh, What The Hell Is Living In This River?
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Something — or things — is lurking beneath this river in Florida, and we're not sure we want to know what it is.
SMOKE SIGNALS
Could The Grenfell Tower Disaster Happen In New York?
nymag.com
Don't be complacent: High-rise building failures are never accidents, and contempt for the poor is global.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
ANIMALS: THEY'RE GOOD
Brilliant Elephants Jump Into Action, Figure Out How To Save Calf That Fell Into Pond
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Elephants famously have great memories, but they're also pretty quick on their feet, as these two adults in Seoul's Grandpark showed when they figured out how to rescue a drowning young elephant.
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