I am sure that everyone reading this has spent a significant amount of their life inside a grocery store.  So much so, that I bet you already take it for granted.  Take a second and consider the sheer abundance that exists within the four walls of your local supermarket.  How do they get a seemingly […]

Archbishop Ron Feyl-Enright has been an exorcist for 40+ years.  In that time, he has seen and heard some crazy stuff.  Levitation, skin changing color, unearthly screams, diabolical voices are just a few of the phenomena he has encountered.  Due to an increasing amount of requests for exorcisms in 1981, Archbishop Enright decided to form […]

If it turns out that robots do become both independently intelligent and ubiquitous, they may want the same rights as humans.  This is not without precedent, as certain rivers and even corporations have legal standings as people.  What would this mean for robot kind?  Could they be held responsible for harm dealt to a human?  […]

If science fiction has taught us anything, it’s that robots are coming for us.  They will invade every part of our society, become self-aware, then enslave the human race.  I call this The Robacalypse.  How accurate is this bleak vision of the future?  According to AI and Robotics expert David Gunkel, this is not very […]

In this day and age, a president’s sex life is an open book.  The press loves exposing mistresses, love children, and wild sexual escapades.  Believe it or not, this was not always the case.  From about 1900 until the mid 1980’s, a president’s personal life was kept private.  This is what allowed JFK, Lyndon Johnson, […]

Of all the pop culture influences in my life, Back to the Future has had the most profound impact on me.  When I heard about Brad Gilmore’s book ‘Back from the Future’, I leapt at the opportunity to discuss my favorite movie of all time.  We talked about the long road to get this movie […]

For all the despicable acts the Nazis perpetrated while in power, I have always been fascinated by how they are portrayed in pop culture.  From the Indiana Jones movies where they are chasing powerful religious artifacts, to Marvel’s Captain America where they create super-humans and strange technology, the Nazi’s always seem to be obsessed with […]

I am guessing that when you her the term ‘Survival of the Fittest’ you immediately think of sharks, an alpha male gorilla, or a lion on the Savannah.  But what about dogs?  I bet you think they are too friendly to be considered ‘The Fittest’.  You may be wrong.  According to Dr. Brian Hare, friendliness […]

*BONUS* – The Epilogue Walter’s survival story wasn’t the end of the tale.  Struggling with PTSD, Walter had a rough road ahead of him.  Things got dark, but eventually he got back to scuba diving, and flying.  Plus his plane is discovered 25 years after it went down! Fascinating Nouns on Social Media Facebook Twitter […]

Surviving the Shark Filled Sea As an adult, I realized I had an irrational fear of sharks.  Given that I grew up in rural Illinois with the nearest shark about 3000 miles away, this fear didn’t make sense to me.  I went through my childhood memories, and found the source of this fear:  A Reader’s […]