# science
University of Akron wants its employees' DNA sample for a GATTACA-style future, opening a Pandora's box of legal and ethical concerns.
# science
If you've ever entertained the thought of going to a homeopathic doctor, just consider the asinine things they're taught before making your decision.
# health
Researchers recommend a flu shot even in years when it's not very effective. Why? Because it slows the spread of the virus.
# oddities
Ufologists are promising a grand unveiling of our extraterrestrial neighbors to the world. Problem is that none of the details they offer make any sense...
# space
Stalin wasn't the only world leader who was thinking about using the Moon as a springboard for a massive base able to strike anywhere on Earth with devastating consequences.
# space
The Soviet Union wanted to detonate a nuclear warhead on the Moon as a show of force. But without an atmosphere and 238,900 miles away, what would that look like?
# politics
Bill Donohue, a fire and brimstone polemicist with morals considered barbaric by 15th century standards, mouths off on Christians' duty to outbreed the secular and educated.
# science
Roger Penrose is in no mood for exotic theories. In fact, he thinks its latest papers should be junked.
# science
Nuclear weapons are the most terrifying devices humanity ever invented. And back in the day, the military explored using psychics to figure out where to aim them.
# tech
Computers might be able to record your every aspect of your life, but do you really want them to?
# science
Physicist Franklin Felber thinks he found an old formula for pseudo-antigravity propulsion. Unfortunately his math doesn't seem to add up.
# evolution
Creationists believe that the scientific conclusions about Ida the fossil are a death blow to evolution. In reality, they're just attacking the much ridiculed hype generated by its discoverer.
# oddities
Dr. William Craig is billed as a source of fresh, new commentary on science and religion. His work miserably fails to live up to the hype.
# space
America won the space race and the Cold War. Now, its access to space will be controlled by the whims of the country it defeated thanks to its myopic politicians.
# health
The media is actively enabling anti-vaccination hysteria for the sake of ratings just when we need people to get the H1N1 shot and prevent the further spread of swine flu.
