# science
Quantum physics are weird, but they're probably not fill-the-universe-with-galaxy-group-sized-subatomic-particles weird...
# tech
Before we explore the universe, robots will have to lead the way. And for them to find the best places to colonize will be to become self-sustaining.
# space
Colony ships wouldn't just be small cities floating through space. They could become their own little, self-contained worlds.
# science
Don't panic, but despite a thick atmosphere with a large magnetic field, the Earth is losing a lot more gasses to the solar wind than we think it should...
# space
Is VB 10 a planet-sized star, or is VB 10a a star-sized planet? One of our closest stellar neighbors poses a small but interesting challenge to cosmic taxonomy.
# tech
In the early 20th century, monowheels and spheres were all the rage. So, of course, someone tried to turn them into weapons of war...
# science
While you probably shouldn't over-indulge in sugary beverages anyway, going overboard on soda might be especially bad for you...
# science
From P(iled) H(igher and) D(eeper) Comics comes an instructive comic that's sad but true...
# evolution
Weird Things talks to the Texas Freedom Network about keeping science in science class despite the state's best efforts to gut it.
# health
Woo and junk science are big business. And why wouldn't they be? They're free from the limits of what's real.
# tech
Making robots compete for survival like living things shows us how some complex behaviors like altruism and parasitism might have evolved.
# politics
After Stalin's crackdowns were over, the USSR was a lot less hostile to religion than Americans are often taught.
# tech
Let's review the seminal paper which gave rise to the idea that enough computers reading enough data at the right speed will eventually create a super-intelligent entity.
# politics
Texas finally had enough of Don McLeroy's leadership of the school board. But he's still on the board and still a threat to reality-based education.
# science
Don't you wish there was a handy checklist to quickly and easily detect junk science online? Well, you're in luck...
