# oddities    

the rosicrucian stonehenge

What the Georgia Guidestones teach us about the history behind mysterious monuments that stood the test of time.
the rosicrucian stonehenge

# tech    

just in case you missed it…

Would you pay $6,000 for advice from a doctor who claims he could help you live longer by making it up as he goes along?
just in case you missed it…

# science    

the creationists' unwitting butler

Philosopher Michael Ruse would like his discussions about science and religion to have a lot less science and a lot more credulity towards faith...
the creationists' unwitting butler

# sex    

sex on tv equals teen pregnancies?

Research into teen pregnancy seems to be rife with confusing causation and correlation.
sex on tv equals teen pregnancies?

# space    

meet the backwards planet

One of the weirdest extrasolar planets we've found so far is a superheated puffball that orbits its star in the wrong direction.
meet the backwards planet

# astrobiology    

ufologists want an eu exopolitical agency

Ufologists want the EU to create an office of extraterrestrial affairs and diplomacy.
ufologists want an eu exopolitical agency

# tech    

your pricey ticket to immortality

The Gospel of the Singularity and its promise of digital immortality is now selling engineering and scientific snake oil and hope to believers.
your pricey ticket to immortality

# evolution    

bill dembski's tilting at windmills…

Bill Dembski decided to fight evolution using that most scientific of methods: asking his students to troll science bloggers.
bill dembski's tilting at windmills…

# science    

mooney and co. vs. the new atheists

Most people in a hole know to stop digging. Mooney and Kirshenbaum are bringing in heavy mining equipment and redoubling their efforts.
mooney and co. vs. the new atheists

# space    

you just know that's gonna leave a mark…

We knew planetary collisions should happen relatively often in young solar systems. Now we have hard evidence of one such an event.
you just know that's gonna leave a mark…

# science    

black hole bares all for science

Two physicists ask if you could ever expose the mysterious core of a black hole in a new paper.
black hole bares all for science

# science    

simple answers to simple questions

Ken Ham's temple of ignorance asks a simple-minded, leading question. We should still answer it.
simple answers to simple questions

# science    

the culture that forgot about science

Lack of scientific literacy in America doesn't have a single culprit. It's widespread, systemic, and cultural.
the culture that forgot about science

# oddities    

vaccines, the evil alien conspiracy

Australian anti-vaccine activists are joining forces with a man who thinks that shape-shifting alien reptoids secretly run the world.
vaccines, the evil alien conspiracy

# politics    

no allergy meds for you…

The American healthcare system is best compared to a sophisticated machine with many moving parts. A badly maintained Rube Goldberg to be more exact.
no allergy meds for you…

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