# space
When you're not being firmly planted onto a solid surface by gravity, it's not just your bones and muscles that suffer. It takes a toll on your brain too.
# science
We're used to lasers being either death beams, or harmless little points of light. But we also use lasers to cool matter to absolute zero and probe the limits of physics.
# tech
To combat humanity's flaws, some pundits are urging us to give AI the power to govern. These ideas are guaranteed to backfire.
# science
Mastering your emotions and understanding what others feel and why can make you more resistant to fake news and social media hoaxes.
# tech
While pundits worry about the effect of deepfakes on global politics, trolls are using the technology to make fake porn of people they hate. And the victims rarely have any recourse…
# space
As the international race to explore Mars heats up, some writers are resurrecting an old hypothesis that life on Earth really started on the red planet.
# health
This isn't just younger generations griping, according to a study of over 30,000 baby boomers, the older generations' mental capabilities are declining faster than expected.
# space
There are good reasons why designs for human outposts on other planets are starting to look nothing like the typical science fiction tropes with which we've grown up.
# science
The universe may be the way it is today because the physics of matter and antimatter work just a bit differently...
# space
When stars get too close to each other the encounters can end in cannibalism, massive explosions, and even parasitic infestations.
# science
One of the biggest questions about the human mind is how it creates consciousness. We may finally have an answer.
# tech
Once associated with lefty politics, hipsters, and hippies, wellness influencers and their audiences are taking a sudden right wing turn, and social media may be to blame.
# science
Researchers found that not only do those with money and power think they're smarter, they're likely to exaggerate their upward mobility.
# oddities
An absurd conspiracy embraced by a GOP congresswoman would be funny if she wasn't serious and if people knew more about how lasers and space solar really work.
# tech
Current economic models and priorities set almost a century ago are obviously failing us today. Can machines help us get back on the right track?
