# science
Just because we're very unlikely to hear from aliens doesn't mean we shouldn't at least try to listen.
# sex
Science confirms that the "friendzone" is very real and shows how not to get trapped in it.
# science
Clickbait punditry is selling a story about a study into male birth control whose participants wimped out. But that's not at all what happened...
# politics
While it seems we can't even talk to anyone on the other side of the political divide, psychology offers a roadmap for a productive conversation with almost anyone.
# politics
America's electoral map hasn't caught up to how its citizens live, so Democratic pundits are asking voters to find a way to adapt to the limitations of the past to assure electoral success.
# space
Despite the details still left to figure out, the Interplanetary Transport System is a solid start to a real infrastructure for space exploration.
# tech
In most fields, bleeding edge research is conducted in academic labs, not corporate bullpens. In computer science, that's often not the case.
# politics
An analysis of partisan echo chambers on social media shows that the far left and the far right have unique approaches to propaganda.
# science
A new paper claims that the universe's expansion isn't accelerating. If that's true, we have to start rewriting cosmology as we know it.
# astrobiology
If you can trust anyone to point out a genuine UFO, it's an astronaut. Sadly, they might be just as misinformed or probe to personal biases as the rest of us.
# astrobiology
Oddly, this is a case when a few signals would make a better case for alien contact than hundreds.
# longform
Forget red states vs. blue states. The electoral showdown in 2016 is between where we've been and where we need to go.
# longform
Without cultural appropriation, we wouldn't have any surviving cultures in the first place.
# tech
Self-driving cars won't solve congestion in major cities. They will be the congestion in major cities.
# tech
Marissa Meyer appears to have learned nothing from her tenure at Yahoo and it clearly shows in her latest interview.
