# politics
Libertarians and authoritarians can see the exact same thing and cling to diametrically opposite conclusions. And that's going to be a big problem in the very near future.
# science
There is a cure for Dunning Kruger according to one of its discoverers. Unfortunately, there's a risk of collateral damage when it's applied.
# science
Maybe a medical conference is not the best place to elevate the profiles of snake oil salespeople...
# politics
Our leaders' incompetence and complacency have ushered what will effectively be a new dark age.
# science
Multilevel marketing companies (a.k.a. pyramid schemes) are good at recruiting people because they prey on the same human weaknesses as alt med woo-meisters.
# oddities
To keep their jobs, climate change denialists erected a conspiracy theory that's buckling under its own weight.
# tech
We are not running out of jobs humans can do as computers take on more and more responsibilities. We're just choosing not to create new jobs and educate workers.
# tech
The idea that just giving people more data to make the right choices flies in the face of how humans typically work.
# oddities
Alex Jones' deepest, darkest fear isn't reptilian aliens. It's experts and wonks with who cramp his and his fans' style.
# science
Just because we're very unlikely to hear from aliens doesn't mean we shouldn't at least try to listen.
# sex
Science confirms that the "friendzone" is very real and shows how not to get trapped in it.
# science
Clickbait punditry is selling a story about a study into male birth control whose participants wimped out. But that's not at all what happened...
# politics
While it seems we can't even talk to anyone on the other side of the political divide, psychology offers a roadmap for a productive conversation with almost anyone.
# politics
America's electoral map hasn't caught up to how its citizens live, so Democratic pundits are asking voters to find a way to adapt to the limitations of the past to assure electoral success.
# space
Despite the details still left to figure out, the Interplanetary Transport System is a solid start to a real infrastructure for space exploration.
