Lionel Limflipped into LifeMy life in the cult: How "serving God" unraveled into sex abuse, child neglect and a waking nightmareverified_publisherSalon - By Mary MahoneyI left the Children of God in the early 2000s. It took a long time to come out of the haze of those 30 years, but when I did, I was appalled by my former self. One of the most common questions people ask is: How could you be part of such a thing? And how could you stay? For years — as I came to …
Lionel Limflipped into ScienceWe can only save nature by using it – Responding to Ecomodernismverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterLast night saw the UK launch of the ‘ecomodernist manifesto’, produced by the US Breakthrough Institute. The manifesto calls on environmentalists to embrace technology in order to save nature. Professor Georgina Mace was one of the speakers. Here, she summarises her argument.
Lionel Limflipped into Life5 strategies for conquering fear and anxiety, from one of the most successful self-help authors in historyverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Shana LebowitzDale Carnegie is one of the most trusted authors in the self-improvement space, thanks largely to his bestseller "How to Win Friends and Influence People," originally published in 1936. His 1948 book, "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living," deals with tactics for liberating yourself from nagging …
Lionel Limflipped into ScienceMarines Are Testing A Robot Dog For Warverified_publisherPopular Science - Kelsey D. AthertonCry 01101000 01100001 01110110 01101111 01100011 00001010 and let loose the robodogs of war Robots can’t die–at least, not in the tragic, irrevocable human sense–so having a robot accompany soldiers gives them at the bare minimum an expendable scout. Spot, the little brother to Alphabet-owned Boston …
Lionel Limflipped into ScienceBritish Scientists Want Permission To Genetically Edit Viable Human Embryosverified_publisherPopular Science - Claire MaldarelliThe conversation about CRISPR is moving fast While scientists around the world continue to debate the use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system, the tool capable of precisely editing DNA on the genomic level, British scientists working at the Francis Crick Institute in London announced today that they have …