# science    

why trying to sweat out your toxins is a bad idea

If you're exercising in searing heat and soaking humidity, that weird feeling isn't toxins leaving your body, it's the beginning of a heat stroke.
why trying to sweat out your toxins is a bad idea

# tech    

how would you fight pacific rim's giant monsters in the real world?

Giant bipedal robots look cool in anime and movies. In real life, you probably wouldn't want to use them to fight giant eldritch creatures made of teeth, fangs, and acid.
how would you fight pacific rim's giant monsters in the real world?

# science    

yes, the universe can be explained by the spinning of atoms. get over it.

Curtis White fancies himself a man of deep thought and keep insight. His "nuh-uh" take on Dawkins' The God Delusion shows otherwise.
yes, the universe can be explained by the spinning of atoms. get over it.

# tech    

into the quantum computing mesh with a new programming language

Some computer scientists are so eager to work work quantum computers, they created a new language to make working with quantum circuits easier.
into the quantum computing mesh with a new programming language

# space    

black hole interrupted, or rise of the suron

The bizarre, extremely fast radio bursts astronomers have been detecting might be the result of doomed neutron stars...
black hole interrupted, or rise of the suron

# astrobiology    

why we can't follow project kronos' blueprint

The implications of the exploration strategy in Project Kronos may look fascinating, but imply some very scary and disturbing things...
why we can't follow project kronos' blueprint

# science    

the infinitely vast, mandatory multiverse?

A group of physicists say that a multiverse, in which we're just one of many sibling universes, is an inevitable result of cosmic inflation.
the infinitely vast, mandatory multiverse?

# politics    

how to approach a problem with mind wide shut

A group of Christians illustrates everything wrong with one-sided interfaith dialogue in their conclusions after conducting a survey of atheists.
how to approach a problem with mind wide shut

# tech    

social media, the best way to share with friends, family, and nsa analysists

NSA's PRISM is a huge mess that the public somehow really doesn't care about.
social media, the best way to share with friends, family, and nsa analysists

# space    

why mars is not the next apollo

We cannot treat Mars the same way we treated the Moon.
why mars is not the next apollo

# tech    

does meeting online mean a better marriage? sort of, but don't get carried away…

A study finds that couple who met online end up in more stable, happier marriages. But there are a few small caveats that need to be addressed...
does meeting online mean a better marriage? sort of, but don't get carried away…

# science    

yes, the ice caps are melting, but is that bad?

Just to play Devil's advocate, what if we let the Arctic melt a bit to get the benefits of a Northwest Passage?
yes, the ice caps are melting, but is that bad?

# tech    

how to create a self-fulfilling anti-tech prophecy with withering cynicism

We have the tools, know-how, and technology to make this a better, more advanced world. We're just refusing to do it because the public is used to the droning of naysayers.
how to create a self-fulfilling anti-tech prophecy with withering cynicism

# science    

why scientists really don't need the input of philosophers like raymond tallis

Raymond Tallis has a list of scathing criticisms aimed at physics and neurology. It would sure help his points if he knew what he was talking about...
why scientists really don't need the input of philosophers like raymond tallis

# space    

why the new star trek was doomed to trekkie hatred

When you remake a fan favorite, you're doomed to get a bad reaction from a lot of die hards, and Star Trek was no exception.
why the new star trek was doomed to trekkie hatred

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