# tech    

why the web never forgives, or forgets

A European lawmaker wants the web to forget your embarrassing moments. But at this point, that's pretty much an impossible task.
why the web never forgives, or forgets

# astrobiology    

why military ufo sightings are so hard to explain

It's one thing when people can't explain the weird things they see in the night sky. But what if a UFO sighting takes place over a military base and high ranking officers have no idea what happened?
why military ufo sightings are so hard to explain

# oddities    

the strange tales of phantom soviet cosmonauts

With the Soviet space program often shrouded in secrecy, there are many tales of cosmonauts whose grim fates were deliberately omitted from the country's history.
the strange tales of phantom soviet cosmonauts

# science    

mind-controlled psychopaths, coming soon to a battlefield near you?

Scientists found a way to temporary induce psychopathy in text subjects, and that has some mulling the darker applications of this technology.
mind-controlled psychopaths, coming soon to a battlefield near you?

# science    

is it cold fusion or just a scam, revisited

Andrea Rossi is still keeping up his cold fusion scam and taking a community of fervent believers for a ride in the process.
is it cold fusion or just a scam, revisited

# politics    

because it turns out you just can't milk a controversy enough…

Elevatorgate was an incident worth talking about and what it means for the future of skeptical conferences. Watson turned it into a personal brand instead.
because it turns out you just can't milk a controversy enough…

# tech    

in defense of sprawling, wasteful data centers

Data centers are getting a bum rap, but behind the scenes, they're working hard on trying to keep the internet more reliable and their power usage more efficient.
in defense of sprawling, wasteful data centers

# tech    

why cyberwarfare won't have a battle of thermopylae

Policy wonks are trying to wrap their minds around how to fight a war in cyberspace, but their thinking keeps defaulting to conventional warfare.
why cyberwarfare won't have a battle of thermopylae

# space    

so what does alpha centauri's planet mean for space exploration?

Our nearest stellar neighbor has a planet. Where do we go from here?
so what does alpha centauri's planet mean for space exploration?

# science    

the trouble with tales from the clinical deathbed

We want to believe tales of an afterlife from those who were clinically dead, but we also have to keep the caveats to their stories in mind...
the trouble with tales from the clinical deathbed

# science    

why our vision should go beyond our noses

Giving until it hurts is a feel good battlecry, not a viable strategy for development and progress.
why our vision should go beyond our noses

# science    

when doing agenda science, threaten to sue your critics

The author of the roundly criticized anti-GMO study appeared to know it wouldn't be well received, which is why he threatened to sue any vocal critic before the publication date.
when doing agenda science, threaten to sue your critics

# politics    

the idf takes one step forward and three steps back

In an effort to cater to religious fundamentalists in its ranks, the Israeli Defense Force is letting religious sexism compromise battle readiness.
the idf takes one step forward and three steps back

# science    

is this the real life, is this just a complex cosmological simulation?

A new experiment is attempting to find out whether we may be living in some sort of simulation.
is this the real life, is this just a complex cosmological simulation?

# sex    

promoting abstinence by very bad example

Stephen Crowder's attempt to encourage abstinence until marriage among teenagers and adults inadvertently shows all the downsides to this approach.
promoting abstinence by very bad example

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