# science    

darpa's new project tackles immortality

DARPA's new moonshot experiment sounds like a recipe for invincible monsters straight out of a B horror movie.
darpa's new project tackles immortality

# oddities    

shadow nation: future shock , part two…

Part two of the sci-fi experiment featuring a space opera built around this blog's favorite themes...
shadow nation: future shock , part two…

# oddities    

taxil may be dead, but his hoax lives on

Even more than a century after Taxil exposed his revelations about our shadowy Satanic overlords as nothing more than a hoax played on the Catholic Church, conspiracy theorists have been recycling it without a second thought.
taxil may be dead, but his hoax lives on

# tech    

why defining a.i. is harder than it looks

For nearly than half a century, the consensus on what makes a machine intelligent has eluded the computer science field, and it's not getting any easier with more time and new technology.
why defining a.i. is harder than it looks

# politics    

why we need a plan to privatize space travel

NASA's ability to hit ambitious future targets has to rely on private companies willing and eager to get to space, not traditional defense contractors.
why we need a plan to privatize space travel

# oddities    

mike adams unveils the cold fusion cover-up

Mike Adams' next favorite conspiracy is cold fusion and his new favorite villains are the members of the hot fusion lobby, which doesn't exist since fusion for power generation is yet to happen.
mike adams unveils the cold fusion cover-up

# space    

will there be a dawn of cyborg astronauts?

Could we use brain-machine interfaces to harden our astronauts against some of the most pressing dangers of space travel?
will there be a dawn of cyborg astronauts?

# oddities    

dial x for an astronomical ufo conspiracy

Ufologists seem convinced that NASA is trying to distort an image showing a gigantic alien spaceship shaped like an X floating through the solar system.
dial x for an astronomical ufo conspiracy

# tech    

having fun with a glimpse of the future

Intel gives us a humorous peek at a surprisingly plausible future of robotics with its "Lunch Room" ad.
having fun with a glimpse of the future

# tech    

the daily galaxy embraces the singuarity

The Daily Galaxy takes up preaching the gospel of the Singularity to its fans while dodging the sketchy history and problematic future of the concept.
the daily galaxy embraces the singuarity

# evolution    

the evolutionary mystery of human breasts

For all the time we've spent admiring, sexualizing, and thinking about breasts, we still haven't figured out how and why they evolved.
the evolutionary mystery of human breasts

# science    

mooney tackles the anti-vaxers. well, sort of…

After failing to fix science education, Chris Mooney is taking his failed approach to the vaccine manufactroversy.
mooney tackles the anti-vaxers. well, sort of…

# science    

when movies lose all sense of plausibility

Thankfully for us, the future Repo Men imagines is very unlikely to happen, which makes it difficult to take its parable seriously.
when movies lose all sense of plausibility

# health    

why natural doesn't mean safe or effective

Alt med practitioners want "natural" to be synonymous with "good for you" and unnecessary to regulate. But natural can also be dangerous and alt med treatments might not be what they appear.
why natural doesn't mean safe or effective

# space    

nasa in 2011: the good, the bad and the ugly

NASA is looking to fix its problems and gear up for sustainable missions. But the actual numbers leave much to be desired.
nasa in 2011: the good, the bad and the ugly

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