# tech    

nicholas carr's crusade against technology

If Nicholas Carr's attention span has been undermined by technology, he reasons that so has everyone else's and it's his duty to warn us.
nicholas carr's crusade against technology

# astrobiology    

some of my readers are sadistic tacticians…

Some of this blog's readers would make really scary and really good alien invaders...
some of my readers are sadistic tacticians…

# politics    

the problem with avoiding religion's dark side

While faitheists and accommodationists urge atheists to be nice to religious zealots, the most fervent believers feel no need to treat atheists and other faithful as human, much less worthy of respect.
the problem with avoiding religion's dark side

# science    

when a doctor discovers quantum woo…

Dr. Robert Lanza thinks he's discovered the secret of immortality and it's something very quantum and involving rebooting time loops...
when a doctor discovers quantum woo…

# space    

tackling the high cost of exploring space

While we lament the high cost of exploring space, the truth is that we have the money and plenty of it, plus, investing in R&D will yield trillions in economic development.
tackling the high cost of exploring space

# tech    

get ready for the singularity with a mind file

A Singularitarian group wants to make you immortal using nothing more than all your secrets and keepsakes...
get ready for the singularity with a mind file

# science    

what krakens can teach us about peer review

Peer review, long seen as a feature of any scientific endeavor, is actually a fairly new idea. And you wouldn't believe the stuff that got published as science before it was put in place...
what krakens can teach us about peer review

# space    

anyone out there want to adopt an orbit?

We absolutely want private companies to go explore space and take paying customers with them, but we'll also need a fair bit of regulation.
anyone out there want to adopt an orbit?

# evolution    

and that's why we still have fish…

The only argument creationists have against speciation is deploying arbitrary taxonomical semantics.
and that's why we still have fish…

# space    

playing politics with the future of space travel

The left seems to believe that private space companies will be fine with sacrificing their customers for profit.
playing politics with the future of space travel

# oddities    

shadow nation: future shock, part three

The third, and for now, final installment of a sci-fi experiment focused on this blog's favorite themes.
shadow nation: future shock, part three

# astrobiology    

the media finds life on titan. sort of…

Scientists are curious about some strange atmospheric signatures on Titan that could signal exotic life. But it's not quite a slam dunk for alien hunters.
the media finds life on titan. sort of…

# science    

answers in genesis tackles logic, fails miserably

Answers In Genesis tries to debate the divine origins of logic as if it was a law of physics with the most illogical drivel they could muster.
answers in genesis tackles logic, fails miserably

# tech    

merging computer science and academia

Are computer scientists, ordinarily classified as engineers, in such high demand in traditional scientific fields that we'd want to reclassify them?
merging computer science and academia

# education    

improving education; you're doing it wrong

A small group of people claim there's a literacy crisis in America so they can lobby to make English spelling more phonetic.
improving education; you're doing it wrong

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