CHOOSE ONE OF THE NIGHTMARISH RESEARCH QUESTIONS BELOW TO EXPLORE|
SURGICAL DRONE STRIKES TO YOUR DNA |
To what extent could targeted epigenetic manipulation--by a government operating a dystopian surveillance state, for instance--enhance or permanently hyper-sensitize the human amygdala's response to fear stimuli across multiple generations, and what are the ethical ramifications? |
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ALL ALONE IN THE VOID OF SPACE |
Given the accelerating expansion of the universe driven by dark energy, what are the ultimate cosmic and physical limits of causal isolation, where distant galaxies move beyond the cosmic horizon, leaving any future intelligent life trapped in an empty, cold, and eternally dark pocket of spacetime? |
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SUPERMUTANTS ROAMING THE WASTELAND |
Could a sudden, global environmental catastrophe (e.g., a massive meteor strike, nuclear war, rapid climate change) select for a specific set of rare genetic traits that, over time, could lead to the emergence of a new, radically divergent and resource-aggressive human subspecies?
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GAY FROGS AND GHOSTS |
Is there a correlation between conspiratorial thinking and the adherence to beliefs in the supernatural such as ghosts, curses, or occult practices? |
| "YOUR JEFFREY DAHMER FUNKO POP IS SO ADORABLE!" | How does the modern commercialization and aestheticization of morbid imagery (skeletons, gravestones, blood-spattered knives) in Western culture impact societal comfort levels with genuine death and grief? |
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ETSY WITCHES FOR HIRE |
Does a higher reliance on superstitious behaviors--for example, avoiding black cats, lucky charms, etc.--correlate with an individual's perceived lack of control in socio-economic or political domains? |
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BIGFOOT FEASIBILITY |
What population size would be required for a large-bodied, ape-like hominid species to remain viable and undetected in the temperate forests of North America, given current rates of habitat fragmentation and human encroachment? |
| METAPHORICAL MONSTERS | How have central monster archetypes such as vampires and ghosts evolved in Western literature and film to reflect specific anxieties of their contemporary periods (e.g., plague, capitalism, nuclear war)? |
