Web Nuggets 1

Some of the interesting articles I have bumped up against while surfing the information superhighway...

Ruins of Bustling Port Unearthed at Egypt’s Giza Pyramids- livescience.com

“The remains of a bustling port and barracks for sailors or military troops have been discovered near the Giza Pyramids. They were in use while the pyramids were being built about 4,500 years ago.”
(found via grahamhancock.com)

NASA to Make Water on the Moon and Oxygen on Mars - Discovery.com

“NASA is planning missions to demonstrate how to make water on the moon and oxygen on Mars.”
(via grahamhancock.com)

20 Year Old Hunter S. Thompson’s Superb Advice on How to Find Your Purpose and Live a Meaningful Life - Brainpickings.org

“It is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it.”

(via disinfo.com)

A New Scientific Model That Defines Alien Intelligence - IO9.com

“Should we ever detect an extraterrestrial civilization, or any kind of alien life for that matter, it's a safe bet they'll look very different from us. They'll also probably think in a way that's completely foreign to what we're used to. Here's how experts believe we might be able to predict what the minds of aliens will be like."

Private SNAFU - Booby Trap

This is one of 26 Private SNAFU cartoons made by the US Army Signal Corps. Originally created by Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and Phil Eastman, most of the cartoons were produced by Warner Brothers Animation Studios...

Snack Bar Space Animation

Schrödinger's Cat - 60-Second Adventures in Thought

Madness - Shots of Awe

"Society Trap" - Joe Rogan

Yes, yes, yes!!!  Contains some harsh (NSFW) language and ideas. 




(image by: Bisparulz)

Specialty Coffee: The Pursuit of Deliciousness

Nujabes

Saw a post on Reddit the other day about this DJ.  Amazing stuff. I was surprised that I had never heard of him before.  Unfortunately, Nujabes passed away in 2010 in a car accident. Check out his stuff:

Cool animation of 17th Century London

Cool animation of 17th century London (pre fire) done by a group of students from De Monfort University.  You can check out their blog at Pudding Lane Productions. 


(via Openculture.com)

The Universe in a Glass of Wine

Eight Writers and the Walks That Inspired Them

 (Click for a larger version via  The New York Times) 

THE TRANSCENDENCE - Jason Silva, David Lynch, Terence Mckenna, Ram Dass, Russel Brand

via graham hancock)

Terence McKenna - Reclaim your mind

The Future of us: Transcension Hypothosis

The Future of Us: Transcension Hypothosis

Sun Gazing 101

Super Human Abilities Confirmed by NASA...

The Internet often can have some way out there concepts, ideas, conspiracies, which all have their place in the human story. But this is one of the most intriguing ideas I've come across in a while. The idea is that instead of getting our nutrition from the "normal" way we can get all we need from "Sun gazing (also known as sun-eating) [which] is the strict practice of gradually introducing sunlight into your eyes at the lowest ultraviolet-index times of day – sunrise and sunset."

Read on at the link above or watch the documentaries below and start staring at the sun.