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Elmo Keep

History

The Pyramid at the End of the World

In rural North Dakota, a small county and an insular religious sect are caught in a stand-off over a decaying piece of America’s atomic history.

Elmo Keep Fusion Oct 2016 20min Permalink

Science

Meet the Man Who Wants to be President, and Then Live Forever

A week on the campaign trail in the coffin-shaped Immortality Bus with Zoltan Istvan, the presidential candidate for the Transhumanist Party.

Elmo Keep The Verge Dec 2015 Permalink

Built for Eternity

Ghost towns and nuclear waste sites are among what you find in the Nevada desert.

Elmo Keep Vice Aug 2015 20min Permalink

Business Science Tech

All Dressed Up For Mars and Nowhere to Go

Mars One says it will send four people to colonize the planet by 2025. The company claims more than 200,000 have paid to apply for the privilege. But a deep look at Mars One’s plan and its finances reveals that not only is the goal a longshot, it might be a scam.

Elmo Keep Matter Nov 2014 40min Permalink