# 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

# sex    

did electrogonorrhea, the noisy killer, just strike the adult industry in spain?

Did a real robot brothel quietly open in Barcelona? Well, that depends on your definition of robot...
did electrogonorrhea, the noisy killer, just strike the adult industry in spain?

# science    

climate change deniers throw a pity party in congress to talk about hurt feelings

The House's Denialist-in-Chief Lamar Smith invites his favorite climate change denialists for an afternoon of ego stroking and kvetching.
climate change deniers throw a pity party in congress to talk about hurt feelings

# tech    

how your isp will exploit your browsing history and how it can backfire

ISP's won't sell your porn surfing history, but the new law is still bad news for your privacy.
how your isp will exploit your browsing history and how it can backfire

# space    

supermassive black holes, the paradoxical creators of stars, planets, and life

Despite their fearsome reputation, we simply wouldn't exist without black holes.
supermassive black holes, the paradoxical creators of stars, planets, and life

# tech    

the trump administration is in denial about jobs and artificial intelligence

Trump administration officials tells workers already or currently being replaced by robots it won't happen for another 50 to 100 years.
the trump administration is in denial about jobs and artificial intelligence

# oddities    

when a conspiracy theorist runs away from his favorite conspiracy

Now, when there are actual consequences for advancing the Pizzagate conspiracy, Alex Jones is running away from it.
when a conspiracy theorist runs away from his favorite conspiracy

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