Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Cryonic preservation: 50 years later
Dr. James Hiram Bedford was a man of many talents โ a professor at the University of California and a veteran of World War I who lived a fulfilled life and traveled the world. But this man will be best remembered as the first person whose body underwent cryonic preservation. It is the practice of…
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I Never Imagined It Would Be This Gruesome
I was stunned to learn about the horrifying conditions rescue teams face while recoveringย DC plane crash victimsย from the icy Potomac River. After an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet on January 29, both aircraft went down, killing all 67 people aboard. Now, divers and emergency crews are working around the clock to bring…
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In a bustling district, a small plane crashed into a bus and exploded
Two people killed and at least six injured after a small plane, Beechcraft King Air F90, crashed into a moving bus in the busy district Barra Funda of Sรฃo Paulo, Southern Brazil on Friday, February 7. The plane and a public bus exploded on impact. Pieces of the aircraft flew off as thick, dark plumes…
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Caitlyn Jennerโs reaction to Trumpโs transgender policy marks a major shift from her earlier stance
In the past, Caitlyn Jenner has been very vocal against Donald Trumpโs politics. This time, however, her reaction to the latest executive policy the president signed differs from her earlier stance on his approach to transgender rights. Since Trump took office for his second terms, he signed a plethora of executive orders. He signed an…
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Netflix viewers โsickenedโ by new highly explicit series featuring extremely graphic scenes
Netflix viewers react to the seriesย Supersex,ย raising the question about the boundaries of mainstream entertainment. Many wrote they felt โsickenedโ by the explicit graphic scenes and threatened โto cancel their subscription.โ The series feature the life of Rocco Siffredi, an Italian adult film star who has filmed over 1,300 p*rn films over the course of his…
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