# space    

meet the ray comfort of astronomy

Introducing Spike Psarris, junk scientist and nonsense regurgitator extraordinaire...
meet the ray comfort of astronomy

# tech    

visions of a digital doomsday

Its extremely unlikely that Terminator's Skynet, or a system like it, would become a reality. At least not on purpose...
visions of a digital doomsday

# science    

a notch in john templeton's spiritual bedpost

The Templeton foundation claims they're funding projects that will answer "the big questions" posed by science and religion. Don't believe them.
a notch in john templeton's spiritual bedpost

# space    

why we're not ready for mars just yet

One day, we'll make it to Mars. But before we do that, we have to answer a lot of questions and think really hard about why we're going.
why we're not ready for mars just yet

# astrobiology    

the case of the legendary nuremberg ufo

Ufologists love to talk about the rumored alien battle over Nuremberg, Germany in 1561. But there's no evidence it actually happened or that the cited sources ever existed.
the case of the legendary nuremberg ufo

# health    

why insurance won't cover alternative medicine

Don't expect your insurance company to cover homeopathic remedies anytime soon.
why insurance won't cover alternative medicine

# science    

the long tradition of science abuse…

It's not just the right that doesn't understand evolution or how it works. The fringe left also has some very bizarre ideas about it.
the long tradition of science abuse…

# space    

what does it take to get a warp drive?

Warp drives will work by creating a bubble of twisted space. But the physics of that bubble get very complicated very quickly.
what does it take to get a warp drive?

# tech    

friday night retro-futurism

Sometimes our retro-futuristic dreams do come true. Just not in the form we expected...
friday night retro-futurism

# space    

esa launches two more time machines

A pair of new telescopes are ready to look further into the dawn of our universe than we've ever seen before.
esa launches two more time machines

# education    

the controversy that texas forgot

Since the Texas School Board is really into injecting controversies into education, here's one they should consider.
the controversy that texas forgot

# tech    

waiting for the dawn of artificial intelligence

Intelligence seems to be an emergent property. But it doesn't emerge from processing speed or ability to store a certain amount of data...
waiting for the dawn of artificial intelligence

# science    

another look at human memory…

Is there such a thing as a limit to how much information your brain can store? Amazingly, there doesn't appear to be one.
another look at human memory…

# science    

weird things talks to the bad astronomer

Weird Things talks to Phil Plait about astronomy, skepticism, and correcting people who are wrong on the internet.
weird things talks to the bad astronomer

# tech    

please, leave your brain where it is

Your brain does not work like a computer just because it also sends electrical signals through special pathways.
please, leave your brain where it is

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