# tech    

how not to hire a programmer, redux

Tech companies are having a lot of trouble recruiting and keeping skilled coders, and the advice floating around the web is not helping them at all.
how not to hire a programmer, redux

# health    

battling superbugs the evolutionary way

One good way to fight bacteria that have a resistance to antibiotics may be to remove their resistance to antibiotics...
battling superbugs the evolutionary way

# tech    

do you really need college to code?

Just because you can write an app without going to college, don't discount the value of a degree if you decide to seriously pursue computer science.
do you really need college to code?

# science    

why my dog is smarter than your a.i.

When thinking about AI, we often focus on human analogs. But what if we consider a non-human intelligence for a change?
why my dog is smarter than your a.i.

# sex    

the old fogey squad initiates a new member

Philip Zimbardo is trying to make a career warning men about the crisis of masculinity (he can't define in concrete terms) caused by porn addiction (he cherry-picked into existence).
the old fogey squad initiates a new member

# science    

an open letter to the standard model

Particle physicists managed to confirm virtually everything about the Standard Model. Now they're stuck with very little wiggle room to explain some of the universe's oddest mysteries.
an open letter to the standard model

# tech    

fear, loathing, cell phones, and denial

More than 200 scientists with over 2,000 studies claim that cell phones cause cancer. Well, depending on your definition of "cause cancer." And "scientist." And "study."
fear, loathing, cell phones, and denial

# oddities    

the many deaths of osama bin laden

Hersh's wild tale of bin Laden's death somehow manages to make virtually every detail utterly implausible with the slightest research into it.
the many deaths of osama bin laden

# oddities    

the world's sloppiest would-be military takeover

The idea that Jade Helm is a dress rehearsal for a military takeover of America is just a rehash of conspiracy radio's greatest hits. So why are so many pundits trying to justify conspiracy theorists' fears?
the world's sloppiest would-be military takeover

# tech    

one half of a debate

Neither Ray Kurzweil or Jaron Lanier seem to lack imagination as to what jobs computers could do. So why are they so uncreative when it comes to coming up with ideas for humans working alongside AI?
one half of a debate

# tech    

do memristor chips remember electric sheep?

A new set of chips shows a lot of promise in drastically reducing the vast amount of energy used by artificial neural networks.
do memristor chips remember electric sheep?

# tech    

when a skyscraper becomes its own city

A city within a single massive building has been a staple of science fiction and a dream for many designers. Unfortunately, for them, it seems no one actually wants to live in one for a number of good reasons.
when a skyscraper becomes its own city

# space    

ode to the mysterious not-quite-planet

Pluto may be a dwarf planet whose official status is in flux. But that doesn't mean it's not a very special place...
ode to the mysterious not-quite-planet

# politics    

why an unhip church is also not the answer

While priests are looking how to get more butts in pews they're willing to consider anything to explain dropping church attendance. Anything except people losing faith.
why an unhip church is also not the answer

# space    

this is your brain on cosmic rays

We knew cosmic rays were a danger to astronauts' bodies, but it turns out they're hazardous to their minds as well.
this is your brain on cosmic rays

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