# astrobiology
Simulations are great starting points. But there are only so many conclusions we can draw from them.
# oddities
A Russian documentary alleges that Americans stopped going to the Moon because they uncovered something sinister just under its surface.
# space
The Soviet Union really wanted to land on the Moon. And Stalin's plans for what to do if and when they did were very, very dark...
# evolution
"Irreducible complexity" sounds scientific, but doesn't actually mean anything. So how can it be the result of an experiment?
# space
How do you explore space and make money? Weird Things brainstorms with science writer Dr. Ian O'Neill.
# oddities
Could the resistance to accepting evolution as a valid science be little more than a case of not talking about it the right way?
# politics
AIDS is a terrible disease afflicting tens of millions of people. So why are some experts upset that fighting its spread is getting so much attention and funding?
# space
The concept of a habitable zone is useful, but too vague to mean much when we're looking for alien life.
# science
You probably don't want that pet T. Rex, even if we could engineer and grow one for you.
# science
Skeptics are going after low-hanging fruit when talking about science. They need to up their game.
# oddities
Christians coping with personal tragedies are lashing out at the secular world to find convenient villains and scapegoats.
# science
You probably don't want Scotty to beam you up. Whatever he assembles on the other end won't be you.
# evolution
Creationists are deliberately confusing evolution with a popular theory it replaced.
# science
Hollywood is trying to make movies a little more scientifically plausible by asking real scientists for advice.
