# health    

american boomers are experiencing an alarming cognitive decline. we should all worry.

This isn't just younger generations griping, according to a study of over 30,000 baby boomers, the older generations' mental capabilities are declining faster than expected.
american boomers are experiencing an alarming cognitive decline. we should all worry.

# space    

forget giant domes, cities on other worlds will fit their environments

There are good reasons why designs for human outposts on other planets are starting to look nothing like the typical science fiction tropes with which we've grown up.
forget giant domes, cities on other worlds will fit their environments

# science    

how matter might have won the race to dominate the universe

The universe may be the way it is today because the physics of matter and antimatter work just a bit differently...
how matter might have won the race to dominate the universe

# space    

when stars become cannibalistic parasites

When stars get too close to each other the encounters can end in cannibalism, massive explosions, and even parasitic infestations.
when stars become cannibalistic parasites

# science    

do we finally know what makes us conscious?

One of the biggest questions about the human mind is how it creates consciousness. We may finally have an answer.
do we finally know what makes us conscious?

# tech    

how social media is radicalizing wellness gurus and your parents

Once associated with lefty politics, hipsters, and hippies, wellness influencers and their audiences are taking a sudden right wing turn, and social media may be to blame.
how social media is radicalizing wellness gurus and your parents

# science    

yes, the wealthy really think they pulled themselves up by their bootstraps

Researchers found that not only do those with money and power think they're smarter, they're likely to exaggerate their upward mobility.
yes, the wealthy really think they pulled themselves up by their bootstraps

# oddities    

so, about that jewish space laser…

An absurd conspiracy embraced by a GOP congresswoman would be funny if she wasn't serious and if people knew more about how lasers and space solar really work.
so, about that jewish space laser…

# tech    

how artificial intelligence can help fix economies

Current economic models and priorities set almost a century ago are obviously failing us today. Can machines help us get back on the right track?
how artificial intelligence can help fix economies

# science    

weaponized victimhood: the messy psychology of virtue signaling and injustice

Some of those who claim to be victims fighting against injustice may have much darker motives than they'll admit, even to themselves…
weaponized victimhood: the messy psychology of virtue signaling and injustice

# science    

the new wind power mantra: bigger is better

Offshore wind power's new weapons in the race for greater energy market share are giant turbines that can power entire towns on their own.
the new wind power mantra: bigger is better

# science    

are texting and social media really making us lonely and depressed?

Plenty of pundits have quipped that social media and constant texting made us lonelier, more bitter, and less empathetic. A set of new studies says they may actually have a point.
are texting and social media really making us lonely and depressed?

# science    

if you turn carbon dioxide into jet fuel, will anyone buy it?

Chemists think they figured out the process of capturing the greenhouse gas to turn it into fuel for airplanes. But the big question is whether we'd actually want to do this.
if you turn carbon dioxide into jet fuel, will anyone buy it?

# science    

the psychology of how terrible people get their way and how to stop them

How do societies that try to educate kids to share, cooperate, and respect each other end up being bullied by toxic, shameless people to refuse to do any of the above?
the psychology of how terrible people get their way and how to stop them

# science    

do dogs hold the answer to the mysteries of social evolution?

Scientists studying how communication and cooperation evolves are turning towards dogs to shed light on long-standing mysteries.
do dogs hold the answer to the mysteries of social evolution?

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