# space    

why falling into black holes is so complicated

Black holes are such complex entities that just being trapped in one's gravity creates a cascade of paradoxes...
why falling into black holes is so complicated

# oddities    

mornings, a conspiracy theory

Have you ever felt there was something off about mornings? That something about early hours and industries catering to its victims didn't quite add up? So did I...
mornings, a conspiracy theory

# politics    

putting the future within reach again

If we're going to meet the challenges of the future, we're going to need a plan and that plan starts with education...
putting the future within reach again

# tech    

all your jobs are belong to us?

Not only are robots stealing your job, more often than not, you're helping them with nowhere to go after receiving your pink slip...
all your jobs are belong to us?

# politics    

wealth, taxes, and snake oil finance

Extreme inequality caused by runaway capital gains is eating away at the global economy. But high taxes on passive income won't be a panacea.
wealth, taxes, and snake oil finance

# politics    

when there are already enough people on a warpath

Atheists will not outshout religious zealots because the zealots will drag them down to a reality and fact-free screaming match and beat them with experience.
when there are already enough people on a warpath

# science    

the medical questions of studying the transgendered

Instead of erasing and pathologizing transgenderism, we should be studying it to unlock answers to long standing questions about sex and gender.
the medical questions of studying the transgendered

# tech    

nevermind the a.i., beware of human

Technophobes and worried Singularitarians concerned about a violent AI need to stop worrying about the machines and start worrying about who's programming them.
nevermind the a.i., beware of human

# oddities    

when extreme surgery and video games collide

An online conspiracy theory says that the much covered idea for a head transplant is just a guerilla marketing stunt for Konami.
when extreme surgery and video games collide

# space    

what space exploration can do for medicine

Want a longer, healthier, more exciting life with many quality years in your old age? Support space exploration.
what space exploration can do for medicine

# space    

of microwave noodles and extragalactic signals

No, fast radio bursts, or FRBs, aren't microwave noodles of impatient astronomers. They're a very real phenomenon the media just can't seem to get right.
of microwave noodles and extragalactic signals

# space    

why the great void didn't cause the cold spot

If you've heard about the Cold Spot, you may have read that it's caused by a strangely low density of galaxies in that area of the universe. But the truth is much, much weirder...
why the great void didn't cause the cold spot

# space    

peeking at dark matter during a tidal strip show

It turns out that one of the best ways to learn about dark matter is to turn out the lights, lean back, and closely watch a little gravitational galaxy on galaxy action.
peeking at dark matter during a tidal strip show

# astrobiology    

will immigrants from tau seti get a tax cut?

Even before her presidential campaign begins in earnest, Hillary Clinton appears to have the ufologist vote locked up...
will immigrants from tau seti get a tax cut?

# tech    

that's not what we meant by iron chef…

The next job in line to get automated seems to be line cooks, raising even more alarms about the future of work and the economy.
that's not what we meant by iron chef…

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