The Fault Line That Could Collapse America’s HeartlandImagine waking up to a world that no longer looks the same. The ground splits open, entire forests disappear, and the Mississippi River flows in reverse. Between December 1811 and February 1812, a...
Catastrophic Collision: How Space Junk Could Erase the InternetIn February 2009, a United States communications satellite, Iridium 33, was quietly orbiting Earth, relaying data for GPS and phone networks. Then, disaster struck. A defunct Russian satellite, Co...
Black Swan Events: How to Prepare for the UnpredictableHistory has been shaped by black swan events: unpredictable, rare occurrences with massive and far-reaching consequences. These events catch the world off guard, leaving chaos in their wake. Think...
2024 Bird Flu Outbreaks: Massive Poultry Losses and Food Supply ThreatsCurrently, there is an unprecedented surge of bird flu cases in North America that should be deeply troubling to anyone who cares about their food security. Of course, the mainstream media won’t c...
What Is Hollywood Really Preparing Us For?On February 22, 2024, I was anxiously awaiting news that my sister-in-law safely delivered twins. The phone call didn’t come until long after the twins had arrived. That’s because AT&T experie...
20 Survival Lessons from the Radioflash Trailer2019's Radioflash, a movie about survival after an electromagnetic pulse kills power to more than 200 million people in the Western U.S., is looking like a film ahead of its time these days. The...
Black Swan Events We’re Preparing for in 2024A black swan event is a term coined in the 2007 book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. According to Taleb, a black swan event has 3 critical compone...
Why a Netflix Movie Has Americans Alarmed about Cyber AttacksIn the last few days, survival items have been flying off our shelves. Was there a major attack or severe natural disaster? No. A movie, executive produced by Former President Barack Obama, pre...
AI Will Disrupt the Food IndustryGrowing up, my mom always said, “Everything in moderation.” A little bit of something is okay, but an extreme amount is dangerous. Unfortunately, this mantra is no longer being applied to the food...
Stay Incognito: Top Tips to Evade Facial Recognition TechnologyThere are many things we do because we believe they make our lives easier. For example, it’s a lot quicker to access your phone using facial recognition than it is to put in a passcode or even a t...
North American Plant and Factory Disasters in 2023The large number of fires destroying food plants and factories in recent years is alarming. Fires that take place at processing facilities and food plants mean even more disruption to our already ...
Preparing for AI: Lessons from the PastWhen I was growing up, I imagined a future with robots like those in The Jetsons. While these types of robots are coming, what many of us aren’t aware of is that artificial intelligence is already...
