# science
Another study shows that Americans still don't seem to understand how science works.
# space
Knowing how life started right here at home can tell us how likely it is to sprout on another world.
# tech
If you're going to fight trolls, racists, and bigots with AI, you're going to need a much more comprehensive approach than a few neural networks...
# astrobiology
The TRAPPIST-1 solar system is the most unique one we've seen so far and could offer amazing possibilities for life.
# longform
A deep dive into the yawning chasm that is the urban/rural divide.
# oddities
Pizzagaters and Flat Earthers were bound to share adherents by the rules of crank magnetism. That doesn't mean they're happy about it.
# science
Scientists search for truth, not "balance" to appease partisans who already hate them anyway. If they get involved in politics, they shouldn't change their attitudes.
# tech
Big Pharma really doesn't want you to know if drugs from online pharmacies might be real for an extremely unethical and blatantly obvious reason.
# science
If scientists don't get aggressively involved in policy and soon, there might not be much science left for them to do...
# politics
Trump & Co. are showing us what happens when amateurs with huge chips on their shoulder take on jobs that require nuance and expertise.
# tech
The Trump administration and FCC are already set to do serious damage to America's e-commerce and internet connectivity out of nothing more than myopic greed.
# politics
Trumpism is nothing more than the political equivalent of alt med woo and it's bound to have the same efficacy.
# tech
If you thought fake news were bad, welcome to the hell that is fake fact checking.
# science
We still know very little about the closest extrasolar world we've discovered, including whether it's suitable for life.
