# space    

astrobiologists' frustrating martian paradox

Mars should have some sort of live according to all the evidence we've gathered so far. But do we really know for what we're looking?
astrobiologists' frustrating martian paradox

# science    

yes, being a global warming denier does pay

Amazingly, professional global warming and climate change denialists are not doing what they're doing out of the goodness of their hearts...
yes, being a global warming denier does pay

# tech    

why do we want to build a fully fledged a.g.i.?

Artificial General Intelligence, or a synthetic mind, might not be possible to build. But if it were, would we even want to create one?
why do we want to build a fully fledged a.g.i.?

# politics    

the conspiracy theories of rabid partisans

Conspiracy ideation is at its purest form when it comes to partisan politics.
the conspiracy theories of rabid partisans

# science    

for the good of science, publish your code?

Publishing code used in scientific studies sounds like a good idea, but its implementation and consequences need a lot more thought first...
for the good of science, publish your code?

# oddities    

conspiracy theorists' dark view of medicine

Anti-vaxers and alt med quacks are trying to convince anyone who'll listen that modern medicine is a sinister conspiracy to cull humanity.
conspiracy theorists' dark view of medicine

# science    

earth is growing, proclaims amateur geologist

Apparently middle aged planets also gain mass around their equators according to an amateur geologist very passionate about his epiphany.
earth is growing, proclaims amateur geologist

# science    

the odd case of the crime rate paradox

Crime rates are plummeting and no one seems to be able to explain why.
the odd case of the crime rate paradox

# oddities    

the return of the earth hour conspiracy

Clean air, clean water, and sustainable, renewable energy are apparently just tools of the New World Order to enslave you and set up a planet-wide communist gulag.
the return of the earth hour conspiracy

# tech    

the amazing intuitive, understanding a.i.?

As aspiring AI designer picks a very passionate fight with a way of thinking about AI that's been dead for three decades.
the amazing intuitive, understanding a.i.?

# tech    

will artificial intelligence need a therapist, redux

If you're going to be a self-described AI psychologist, you have to understand how AI actually works.
will artificial intelligence need a therapist, redux

# tech    

the a.i. world's mind-body dualism dilemma

Does an artificial intelligence need a body to truly become what we could consider intelligent?
the a.i. world's mind-body dualism dilemma

# education    

should you really consider a foreign university?

If you're going to attend a foreign college, make sure you know what you're getting into and pick your host country wisely.
should you really consider a foreign university?

# science    

arsenic-based microbes take yet another hit

The infamous NASA-backed paper claiming that exotic biochemistry was found on Earth gets eviscerated in the latest round in reviews.
arsenic-based microbes take yet another hit

# space    

why aliens might not need a stabilizing moon

For decades, scientists thought that a habitable world needed a large moon to act like a rudder. That idea might not actually be true.
why aliens might not need a stabilizing moon

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