# tech
More than 200 scientists with over 2,000 studies claim that cell phones cause cancer. Well, depending on your definition of "cause cancer." And "scientist." And "study."
# oddities
Hersh's wild tale of bin Laden's death somehow manages to make virtually every detail utterly implausible with the slightest research into it.
# oddities
The idea that Jade Helm is a dress rehearsal for a military takeover of America is just a rehash of conspiracy radio's greatest hits. So why are so many pundits trying to justify conspiracy theorists' fears?
# tech
Neither Ray Kurzweil or Jaron Lanier seem to lack imagination as to what jobs computers could do. So why are they so uncreative when it comes to coming up with ideas for humans working alongside AI?
# tech
A new set of chips shows a lot of promise in drastically reducing the vast amount of energy used by artificial neural networks.
# tech
A city within a single massive building has been a staple of science fiction and a dream for many designers. Unfortunately, for them, it seems no one actually wants to live in one for a number of good reasons.
# space
Pluto may be a dwarf planet whose official status is in flux. But that doesn't mean it's not a very special place...
# politics
While priests are looking how to get more butts in pews they're willing to consider anything to explain dropping church attendance. Anything except people losing faith.
# space
We knew cosmic rays were a danger to astronauts' bodies, but it turns out they're hazardous to their minds as well.
# space
Black holes are such complex entities that just being trapped in one's gravity creates a cascade of paradoxes...
# oddities
Have you ever felt there was something off about mornings? That something about early hours and industries catering to its victims didn't quite add up? So did I...
# politics
If we're going to meet the challenges of the future, we're going to need a plan and that plan starts with education...
# tech
Not only are robots stealing your job, more often than not, you're helping them with nowhere to go after receiving your pink slip...
# politics
Extreme inequality caused by runaway capital gains is eating away at the global economy. But high taxes on passive income won't be a panacea.
# politics
Atheists will not outshout religious zealots because the zealots will drag them down to a reality and fact-free screaming match and beat them with experience.