# science    

how do you edit the periodic table?

Scientists around the world are competing to answer the question of how heavy an atom can be before physics steps in.
how do you edit the periodic table?

# health    

don't wind back the clock on medicine

When we reject centuries of medical science and research, we're effectively going back and time to make ailments we tamed into life-threatening afflictions once again.
don't wind back the clock on medicine

# health    

in defense of sadness…

Depression is a serious affliction, but we also need to prevent turning normal human emotions into pathologies.
in defense of sadness…

# tech    

the three step immortality program

Step one, live for a while. Step two, something. Step three, something else that should do the trick.
the three step immortality program

# science    

physics can be hazardous to your health…

Remember, you debate about quantum physics at your own risk.
physics can be hazardous to your health…

# science    

welcome to opposite world…

All too often people confuse a debate out of pity or common courtesy for equal standing. And all too often, cranks are happy to take advantage of that perception.
welcome to opposite world…

# evolution    

discovery institute caught daydreaming

Take a peek into the bizarro world of the Discovery Institute, where random cranks are scientific icons in waiting and evolution is about to be rejected by Big Science.
discovery institute caught daydreaming

# tech    

oops, had this thing set to kill all humans…

We're inching closer and closer to armies of killer robots ready to do out bidding. Their code better be up to par.
oops, had this thing set to kill all humans…

# astrobiology    

a comprehensive look at alien abductions

There are a lot of reasons to be skeptical that extraterrestrial scientists are roaming our solar system and kidnapping hapless humans for probing.
a comprehensive look at alien abductions

# oddities    

the media takes on scientology, again

The wealthy, secretive UFO cult is back in the news and they're not taking it well.
the media takes on scientology, again

# science    

who wants to be immortal anyway?

The good news is that we found a way to drastically extend life. The bad news is that it only applies to some of the simplest worms on the planet.
who wants to be immortal anyway?

# science    

can you get a little too skeptical?

There's a fine line between skepticism and cynicism. Are some skeptics forgetting to tell the difference?
can you get a little too skeptical?

# oddities    

evolution, now for cryptozoologists

Van Helsing might have been a legendary monster slayer who defeated many a werewolf, but he had nothing on... Darwin?
evolution, now for cryptozoologists

# science    

the forgotten warp drive

Mathematician with an interest in general relativity, Burkhard Heim, had an idea for a war drive powered not by nuclear fusion or the decay of exotic matter, but by magnets.
the forgotten warp drive

# science    

astronomy abuse, now on national tv

ABC's Tandem follows the age old tradition of cramming enough technobabble into the plot of a space themed disaster show and hope the audience doesn't ask questions.
astronomy abuse, now on national tv

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