# space
Early galaxies seem to grow a lot faster than they should. We finally know how.
# tech
Nancy Jo Sales tackles Tinder and modern dating. Or rather she filled in some stereotypes and bad science into an article she was planning to write all along.
# politics
Yes, you absolutely can go overboard and turn cultural sensitivity into something very, very toxic.
# space
When confronted with aliens that could challenge a faith that hasn't changed for over a thousand years, theologians stand ready and willing... to rationalize away the facts and nuances of their own religion.
# health
The easy way to make gene therapy more effective may be to resurrect a virus' evolutionary ancestors in a lab...
# sex
John Oliver tackled the state of sexual education in America and that state is disturbing to put it mildly...
# science
A new study shows that human languages do tend to follow the same logical rules, but the theory's sheer scope means it only takes one exception to invalidate its premise.
# science
For the EmDrive and similar schemes to work would require radically different laws of physics. But something as trivial as physical impossibility isn't deterring its advocates...
# tech
The founder of Soylent is trying to make outsourcing your carbon footprint an accomplishment. It's not.
# tech
Why is Theranos so secretive about its technology? It may be because it has no incentive to disclose its methods...
# health
A new study backs up the idea that autism is a genetic disorder by growing neurons in petri dishes.
# space
Newsweek covers a conspiracy theory that seemed created solely for the sake of creating a conspiracy.
# sex
A satirical book about exterminating 90% of all men for a better world got some traction again. What would happen if we took it seriously and followed through?
# tech
Nuclear engines in commercial aircraft would be a slow motion environmental disaster without a huge leap in shielding technology.
# space
New Horizons' flyby of Pluto let us see a brand new world that doesn't fit in our conventional categories, and reminded us that at our heart, we're explorers, not drones.
