# tech    

how to telepathically finish each other's… sandwiches?

An experiment to enable humans to exchange thoughts is very underwhelming when you look at the details. But that's only because it barely scratched the surface of what's possible...
how to telepathically finish each other's… sandwiches?

# sex    

how to know if you're addicted to love

Those caught with their pants down often seek treatment for sex addiction. But is sex addiction real, and does it mean they weren't responsible for their actions?
how to know if you're addicted to love

# space    

ten billion times stronger than steel: scraping under the surface of a neutron star

Nuclear pasta isn't exactly an awe-inspiring name, but it may be the strongest substance in the universe and it's found in only in the crust of neutron stars.
ten billion times stronger than steel: scraping under the surface of a neutron star

# tech    

how old macdonald's farm might just get automated

Robots are now making their way to one of the oldest and most important human occupations: farming. And further automation of agriculture will have serious consequences.
how old macdonald's farm might just get automated

# science    

what interstellar's black hole can teach us about science in entertainment

After Interstellar, more and more representations of black holes are leaning towards scientific correctness. It may not sound like much, but it's actually kind of a big deal.
what interstellar's black hole can teach us about science in entertainment

# science    

antarctic ice shows us a glimpse of what may lie beyond the standard model

Particle physicists have been stuck confirming the same patterns of particle creation and decay. Now, they coud have a chance to study something brand new.
antarctic ice shows us a glimpse of what may lie beyond the standard model

# tech    

how cryptocurrencies are trying to perform an act of economic necromancy

Cryptocurrency advocates are trying to change the world with a paradox of new technology and an idea we've outgrown after thousands of years.
how cryptocurrencies are trying to perform an act of economic necromancy

# space    

why kepler-1625b, what a big moon you have…

The first moon detected outside of our solar system may be a gas giant orbiting another gas giant and we're not sure how that happened. Unless it didn't start its life as a moon...
why kepler-1625b, what a big moon you have…

# health    

the state of california vs. coffee

A California law mandating disclosure of any potentially cancer-causing chemicals is starting to cross the line from useful advice into eye-rolling alarmism.
the state of california vs. coffee

# tech    

now you're just a platform that i used to know...

The times, they are a changin', and Weird Things is once again changing with them.
now you're just a platform that i used to know...

# science    

what's wrong with right to try laws

Giving terminally ill patients a chance to try experimental drugs also means protecting them from scammers.
what's wrong with right to try laws

# space    

why we need to explore space now more than we ever did before

We need big ideas if we're going to successfully transition to a post-industrial society.
why we need to explore space now more than we ever did before

# longform    

sci-fi saturday: 06.16.2887

Another short sci-fi story for your weekend distraction.
sci-fi saturday: 06.16.2887

# tech    

the six steps we can take to battle trolls, bots, and propaganda on the web

Trolls and bots are taking over social media by the millions. But we're not powerless. We can fight back with just a few easy steps.
the six steps we can take to battle trolls, bots, and propaganda on the web

# tech    

social media and the monsters within

Social media didn't change us for the worse, it merely enabled us to be as bad as we wanted to be and our lack of impulse control would allow.
social media and the monsters within

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