Tag: EXIST

18 JAN

British Liberal stalwart becomes latest to warn of looming war threat that doesn’t exist

Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown has written an article in Britain’s Independent newspaper with the scary, clickbaity headline ‘Because of Trump and Brexit, we are closer to war than we have been for decades.’ Ashdown is a respected stalwart of the British political establishment – an avuncular, heroic former soldier and diplomat it is […]

11 JAN

A country that doesn’t exist: The twilight zone of Transnistria

Bill Fink January 9, 2018 Share this article A breakaway, ex-Soviet region that issues its own passports and isn’t recognized by the rest of the world? That’s only half the appeal of visiting this nation in limbo. Small men in big hats boarded our bus to ask for passports. Our guide hissed out a warning: […]

10 DEC

The Dirty Secret of the IPCC’s Plan to Avert Climate Disaster: BECCS (Carbon Capture Technology) Doesn’t Yet Exist.

The Paris agreement on climate change charts a narrow path to avoiding a global apocalypse. Just one problem: Its centerpiece is a technology that basically doesn’t yet exist. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a2b3cbf15e73c599bf9542b/master/pass/Wired.jpg Feed: All Latest

10 NOV

Humans wouldn’t exist if dinosaur-ending asteroid hadn’t struck where it did

Published time: 10 Nov, 2017 12:41 Edited time: 10 Nov, 2017 12:42 The catastrophic asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago may not have been so devastating had it hit almost anywhere else on earth. It means dinosaurs could still rule the earth and humans may never have evolved at all. […]

13 OCT

Here’s the real reason ‘two Mexicos’ exist

Imelda Medina/Reuters Mexico is a country with a booming, high-value manufacturing sector and sophisticated business class a booming, high-value manufacturing sector and sophisticated business class. But it’s also a country with extreme poverty and dependence on subsistence farming in some areas. These extremes gave rise to the phrase “Two Mexicos” —and raise questions about the role […]

12 OCT

Tim Cook says the tech “doesn’t exist” for quality AR glasses yet

The “Sword of Damocles” head-mounted display, the original augmented reality headset, circa 1968. Augmented reality has gotten a lot more mobile in the past decade. (credit: Ivan Sutherland) Apple CEO Tim Cook believes augmented reality’s rise will be as “dramatic” as that of the App Store, but he doesn’t believe AR glasses or similar wearables are […]