Science Fiction, Science Fact, From Slate

[minoanmiss]

https://slate.com/technology/2022/08/gattaca-25th-anniversary-genetics-crispr.html

https://slate.com/technology/2022/08/soylent-green-2022.html

Bonus: https://slate.com/culture/2022/08/idris-elba-beast-movie-lion-attack-survive-punch.html

"“the sight of Idris Elba, one of the most handsome and charming men alive, is possibly one of the few things that has a chance of stopping an attacking lion.”

Comments

[bikergeek]

Malthusians have gotten things wrong over and over again, and that's all I'm sayin'.

[corvidology]

the sight of Idris Elba, one of the most handsome and charming men alive, is possibly one of the few things that has a chance of stopping...

A lion, maybe. As for the rest of us...

[sovay]

“the sight of Idris Elba, one of the most handsome and charming men alive, is possibly one of the few things that has a chance of stopping an attacking lion.”

Without even clicking through to the article, sounds legit to me.

[acelightning73]

Maybe it was a lioness.