# tech
Is it possible to simulate and compute our way to solving the mysteries of the universe and actually get it right in the end?
# astrobiology
NatGeo gave ancient astronaut theorists the time of day, but did little to rebuke their pseudoscientific arguments in a rare miss.
# space
It would be nothing short of self-sabotage not to use the Moon as a dress rehearsal for deep space missions and a hub for future astronauts.
# space
NASA is trying to keep Constellation on life support by exploiting a loophole in its currently open-ended mission while Congress looks the other way.
# education
According to the Huffington Post, teaching kids science is the same as brainwashing and should be considered a form of abuse.
# astrobiology
While we're trying to get aliens' attention with active SETI, we need to keep in mind that we talk to aliens at our own risk.
# health
Anti-vaxers are on a mission to bring back diseases we eliminated or kept under control by vaccination thanks to Luddism, disinformation, and conspiracy theories.
# science
Scientifically illiterate politicians on the cultural warpath and their fans convinced millions that scientists lead a charmed life in ivory towers. Spoiler alert: they do not.
# politics
The Catholic Church has a thousand year old history of various sexual abuses they successfully kept from the law. Their recent scandals merely reveal how they've always operated.
# oddities
S.E. Cupp's profound insight: if liberals agree with the tenets of evolution, teaching science must be a conspiracy to destroy America.
# science
If you're looking for surreal, downright astounding beauty and wonder, all you need to do is look up and ask some questions about what's happening in the night sky...
# politics
Somehow, instead of becoming a de facto standard, environmentally-friendly products have become an expensive, must-have accessory.
# politics
Unfortunately for those of us who'd like to remain alive and not irradiated, the ghost of Mutually Assured Destruction lives on.
# science
Could the laws of physics step in to prevent attempts at radical life extension?
# science
Can we destroy the world with nukes? It depends on who you ask and what kinds of warheads and damage they include in their calculations...
