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REWRITTEN | 1 Billion Followers Summit & Google Veo AI Film Award Entry

Daniel Wood

REWRITTEN is a sci-fi short film generated using Google Veo, produced by What Then Studio as an official entry for the 1 Billion Followers Summit. This narrative explores the intersection of AI filmmaking, memory manipulation, and human perception. Watch: REWRITTEN Synopsis & Scene Breakdown The story follows James Carter, a...

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What If Aliens Are Pure Energy? The Post-Biological Theory

Daniel Wood

Watch: The Post-Biological Theory What is the Post-Biological Theory? The Post-Biological Theory suggests that biological life (flesh and blood) is merely a temporary "boot loader" for intelligence. According to this hypothesis, advanced civilizations inevitably merge with or transition into pure energy or synthetic substrates to overcome the physical limitations of...

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Are Octopuses Aliens? The Science Behind the Viral Theory

Daniel Wood

Watch: The Science Behind the Theory Is the Octopus Alien Theory Real Science? The theory that octopuses are extraterrestrial stems largely from a **2018 scientific paper** titled "Cause of Cambrian Explosion – Terrestrial or Cosmic?" The study, signed by 33 researchers, revived the concept of Panspermia, proposing that frozen octopus...

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Half human, half alien man with bubbles showing DNA, ancient humans, alien, Capitol building, and text Are We Part Alien?

Alien DNA Found in Humans? The Dr. Rempel Study & The Nephilim

Daniel Wood

Watch: The Investigation into Alien DNA What is the "Alien DNA" Claim? The theory of alien DNA in humans centers on a controversial study by Dr. Max Rempel. Using data from the 1000 Genomes Project, Rempel identified 348 genetic variants in 11 families that did not match either parent. He...

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Several dogs sitting in front of a house at night watching approaching zombies under the text 'When the zombies rise and your dog knows first.'

Zombie Apocalypse: Can Your Dog Actually Save You?

Daniel Wood

The Canine Advantage in a Collapse Scenario In a hypothetical Zombie Apocalypse, a dog acts as a biological early warning system. With a sense of smell 10,000 to 100,000 times more sensitive than a human's and the ability to hear higher frequencies, dogs can detect approaching threats (such as the...

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