Tamlin Magee
UFO Hunters Built an Open-Source AI System To Scan The Skies
The Sky360 project is building a worldwide network of automated cameras to keep watch for strange aerial phenomena.
DMT Users Are Using AI to Draw the Strange Beings They Meet While Tripping
A new book compiles the experiences of people who say they've met extradimensional entities while on the psychedelic drug.
Silicon Valley’s Latest Fascination is Exploring ‘DMT Hyperspace’
Amateur psychonauts have been ‘mapping’ DMT’s psychedelic realms for years. Now, VCs and AI enthusiasts are studying the mysterious drug’s effects.
A Cult That Worships Superintelligent AI Is Looking For Big Tech Donors
Amidst the hype over ChatGPT, artists are forming religious movements to worship our future machine overlords—and change them for the better.
The World’s Most Infamous Tax Haven is About to Kill Hundreds of Stray Cats
The Cayman Islands’ £500k ‘Darwin Plus’ initiative has led to a contentious debate around animal rights and environmental conservation.
Bigfoot Believers Uncovered a Lost Manuscript About the ‘Soviet Sasquatch’
Recently recovered and translated into English, the text reveals for the first time the USSR’s expeditions to find the legendary Yeti.
Redditors Revived an Obscure Cult That Believes a 'Mass Harvesting of Souls’ Is Imminent
Amid the pandemic, a “trance channeling” group from the 1980s has seen a resurgence online. But why now?
This Mystical Book Was Co-Authored by a Disturbingly Realistic AI
Occult author Alley Wurds is using machine learning to unlock ‘the subconscious mind of the internet.’
Facebook Ads Told Me To Become a Certified Cryptozoologist, So I Did
How a sketchy online degree program led me on an IRL quest for legendary creatures during the pandemic.
Before TikTok, Witches Traded Their Spells on This Ancient Internet Forum
At a time when 'Satanic Panic' ran wild, PODSnet helped connect occult practitioners on the early internet. Now, it's preserved as a digital grimoire.
For UFO Hunters, the Owls Really Aren't What They Seem
Ominous owl sightings have led some paranormal enthusiasts to link the birds with alien abductions and other unexplained phenomena.
Internet Occultists Are Trying to Change Reality With a Magickal Algorithm
The Sigil Engine adapts an ancient practice for the internet age, creating mystic symbols that true believers say can bend the universe to their will.