NFTs and Central Bank Digital Currencies | Lamont Black, Ph.D.

Lamont Black This is module 9 of 10 for the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency course. Module 8 > Module 10 Readings Non-Fungible Tokens ERC-721 Tokens Central Bank Digital Currencies + Self-Directed Lear ...

Blockchain and NFTs: Power to the Creators | Adrian Pennington

Dec. 13, 2021 (Streaming Media Europe) -- Some say NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are a novelty, a status symbol for the crypto rich, and a bubble that's bound to burst. Others argue that NFTs will funda ...

On Domed Cities and Doomed Dreams | John Michael Greer

Dec. 15, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- Recently I’ve been reading the writings of the American philosopher William James. You won’t see much discussion of his work among philosophers nowadays, and that’s n ...

The Cult of Covid (enough to make Goebbels drool) — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 14, 2021 Take a look at this video. It’s over 10 minutes long so feel free to skim. You’ll quickly get the idea — but I strongly suggest you catch the climactic ...

The Omicron Shame: Why is the World Punishing instead of Helping Africa? | Ramzy Baroud

Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise. (Photo: Marta Villa Monge, via WHO) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 13, 2021 The decision by several governments across the glo ...

NYC’s Zombie Crisis — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust November xx, 2021 All around the Big Apple, mask-wearing, vaccine-craving, mandate-supporting zombies have been roaming the street for months. But that’s not the reason w ...

Check Yer Balance — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 8, 2021 Balance: A harmonious or satisfying arrangement or proportion of parts or elements The time period was early in the year 2000. I was walking through Manh ...

Reminder: The rich are vampires — Mickey Z.

Still image from Mark of the Vampire (1935) with Carroll Borland and Bela Lugosi Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 5, 2021 “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me ...

Meet the Godfather of Vaccines — Mickey Z.

Collage: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 2, 2021 “A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.” (Vito Corleone) Vaccinologists consider the Stanley A. Plot ...

An Empire of Dreams | John Michael Greer

Dec. 1, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- There’s a fond belief among the comfortable classes of our time, and for that matter every other time, that the future can be arranged in advance through reasonable di ...

Pretexts and Variants and Surprises, Oh My! — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 29, 2021 On November 27, CNN released a new article with this clickbait title: "World is put on high alert over the Omicron coronavirus variant.” Those who got t ...