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Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/live-like-you-re-dying Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch It seems that underneath our modern and somewhat glamorized understanding of what it means to live like we’re dying, lie much more sober and pragmatic questions that we rarely ever take the time to ask ourselves. If you only had just one week left […]
Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/the-man-who-accidentally-created-the-cias-mind-control-drug Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch The CIA was convinced that the Soviet Union had discovered a drug or technique to control minds, and as a response, they launched a top-secret program called MK-Ultra. MK-Ultra’s main purpose was to conduct covert experiments centered around behavior modification. The alleged race for […]
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Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/are-humans-inherently-good-or-evil Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch Psychology and neuroscience both tell us that morality developed out of an evolutionary need. People that distinguish good from bad and do so predictably are much better at banding together and making social companions than those who are not. Are humans inherently evil? Stay […]
Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/human-sacrifices-secrets-of-the-manhattan-project Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch The Manhattan Project was the code name given to the American-led effort to research and build a functional atomic weapon during World War II. The result of these efforts was the construction of the world’s first ever atomic bombs. How did this project affect […]
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Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/psychology-of-a-serial-killer-the-jeffrey-dahmer-story Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch Dahmer’s story makes for a chilling example of a psychopath whose appearance of normalcy played a huge part in his ability to get away with so many atrocities. Yet, it is also this facade that causes us to wonder how a person who seems […]
