Let’s just melt the moon

Plus, that’s a big Twinkie. ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   [// The only ESP you’ll ever need »]( [Advertise]( | [Talk to Us](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) | [Shop]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you. Junk Food Trivia: Is the Twinkie Egon described in the movie Ghostbusters accurate? Hint: That’s a big Twinkie. (Scroll to the bottom for the answer!) [/curious] [Neuroscientist Says We Don't Have Free Will After All | Neoscope]( [Neuroscientist says we don't have free will after all]( “Robert Sapolsky, a 66-year-old Stanford neurobiologist, has a controversial view on the nature of human existence: he doesn't think ‘free will’ exists. 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