Unfreezing The Ice Age: The Truth About Humanity’s Deep Past

Plus, the 'rainbow island' most travellers don't know.

The Futurist uncovers unique and inspiring topics that feed your curiosity. Curated articles on technology, science, and culture delivered to your inbox. Not for you? Unsubscribe anytime below. /story THE BIZARRE AND UNSETTLING RISE OF TRUE-CRIME MAKEUP VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK TikTok user @fatalfaye delicately brushes a hot pink eyeshadow in the shade "Emoji" onto their eyelid. Over the primping plays an audio clip, crackling with feedback. "I just killed my mom and my sister," a teenager confesses. The combination of the jarring 911 call and an otherwise normal makeup video may seem bizarre, but the incongruous pairing belongs to a trend of true crime makeup videos that has been growing in popularity across social media platforms like YouTube and TikTok. Welcome to the weird world of true crime makeup videos. Daily Beast /game ARE YOU GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR PLAYSTATION CONSOLE? If you've got a PlayStation but don't have PlayStation Plus, you're missing out on a whole lot more entertainment. But if you're going to leap into a new subscription service, you might as well take advantage of all the freebies there are to boot. With these PlayStation Plus deals, you can bundle and score discounts on VPNs, learning apps, and much more. Mashable /science UNFREEZING THE ICE AGE: THE TRUTH ABOUT HUMANITY'S DEEP PAST Over recent decades, archeological evidence has emerged that seems to completely defy our image of what scholars call the Upper Palaeolithic period (roughly 50,000–15,000BC). For a long time, it had been assumed that this was a world made up of tiny egalitarian forager bands. But the discovery of evidence of "princely" burials and grand communal buildings has undermined that image. Now, archaeological discoveries are shattering scholars' long-held beliefs about how the earliest humans organised their societies — and hint at possibilities for our own. The Guardian /tech NO IT DEPARTMENT? NO PROBLEM! Now, more than ever before, organizations need to put workflows in place to keep employees safe and productive no matter where they are. Jamf Now makes mobile device management simple by allowing you to update, configure, and secure all of your company's Apple devices from one central interface, totally remotely — all within moments and all of it securely. Sign up to manage up to 3 devices for free and add more for just $2 per device/month. [Partner] /exterior @doorwaysentrancesandarchways /vice PEOPLE HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $1 MILLION ON NFT 'GIRLFRIENDS' Good news: you can now buy a girlfriend on the blockchain. Bull Market Girlfriends, a recently-launched NFT collection, come in a wide variety of genres — you can buy a Beauty Queen Girlfriend, a Devilish Girlfriend, a Good Girl Girlfriend or even an Alien Girlfriend. Initially these portraits were based on real women, though as the project expanded artist Kristina K. (who goes by Kris K. online) and her husband Martin Lavoie told Motherboard that the girlfriends became amalgamations of different people. Vice /lifehack GET THE INSIDE SCOOP ON TRAVEL AND BECOME A EXPERT FLYER When it comes to travel, there's some information that's just plain difficult to get as a customer. Instead of enlisting a travel agent or spending hours trying to hunt down the right person on the phone with the airline, rely on Expert Flyer to spill the tea. This service, designed for those who fly often and care about value beyond ticket cost, will help you navigate fare terms, seat selection, best use of miles and points, upgrades, and more. Expert Flyer /explore THE 'RAINBOW ISLAND' MOST TRAVELLERS DON'T KNOW Set 8km. off Iran's coast amid the murky blue waters of the Persian Gulf, Hormuz is a teardrop-shaped shimmering salt dome embedded with layers of shale, clay and iron-rich volcanic rocks that glow in dazzling shades of red, yellow and orange due to the more than 70 minerals found here. Nearly every inch of Hormuz Island's 42 awe-invoking sq. km. imparts a story of its formation. BBC /posted @jamesxtheo Want to be featured in The Futurist? Tag us on Instagram @getthefuturist for a chance to see your photo featured in an upcoming newsletter /bites Love to drink the booch? Save a ton of dough when you make it yourself, forever While stocks and bonds are smart assets, alternative assets merit a place in your portfolio. Be an early adopter in the future of investing with Rocket Dollar For renovations, repairs, inspections, or whatever else you're down for, an endoscope camera can help you see into the nooks and crannies THE FUTURIST Advertise |  Talk to Us  |  Shop |  Unsubscribe |  Our Friends @ The Fanny Pack Powered by StackCommerce 21 Market Street | Venice, CA 90291