# tech
Social media platforms want to take a note from dystopian science fiction and lock you into a virtual world for growth and profit.
# space
Astronomers detected a new, strange signal from the heart of our galaxy to the delight of social media users ready for a sign from an alien civilization…
# tech
Facebook is now the poster child for all of Big Tech's evils, and deservedly so. The big question is what comes next.
# space
Dinosaurs may have had no choice but to get wiped out by a catastrophic impact from outer space. But we have options. And we're starting to test them on real asteroids.
# science
The question of nature vs. nurture may never be settled when it comes to humans.
# education
We live in a world science fiction and dreams built. Then we let the worst among us turn it into a nightmare.
# health
The quest for a minimalistic life could be the best thing for the future of humanity.
# health
We held the key to defeating the COVID-19 in our hands. Then, our worst citizens gave the virus a second lease on life, and millions more will die before this is over.
# science
When science, the media, and short-sighted metrics meet, the end result is often long on flash and short on facts.
# science
New research says that talking to strangers has a lot of mental benefits. And they may just help us out of the societal mess we're in today.
# longform
Today's conspiracy theorists are baffling to old school skeptics because their motives are completely different, much simpler, and much more disturbing.
# astrobiology
A popular thought among experts thinking about alien life is that any intelligent life we discover in space will be artificial. But how realistic is this notion?
# space
The next big space race isn't the United States vs. China, it's Musk vs. Bezos. And who wins has the potential to change our lives.
# politics
Today's typical working hours are a result of politics, compromise, and ideology. Now, some experts are finally asking what science says is the perfect work week, and why.
# science
Many of us are taught that civilization started around 5,000 years ago, even though we know it's actually much older. But just how old is it really?
