# tech    

do we need a crackdown on stock trading bots?

To keep the stock market under human control, should we crack down on high frequency trading algorithms and what they can do?
do we need a crackdown on stock trading bots?

# sex    

when the end may actually justify the means

PornHub wants to raise money for breast cancer research and got shot down by prominent charities. That was a huge mistake.
when the end may actually justify the means

# tech    

the curious case of the cyberattack that never was

The problem with the supposed Russian attack on an American water treatment plant isn't the false alarm, it's how Congress and the DHS reacted.
the curious case of the cyberattack that never was

# science    

when bad science, mass media, and luddism mix

Anti-GMO activists are defending an extremely flawed study with all their bad faith rhetorical guns blazing.
when bad science, mass media, and luddism mix

# sex    

is being a sexually active male killing you?

A study from South Korea claims that castration can add years of male life expectancy. But on further analysis, there may be some issues with how it arrived at this conclusion.
is being a sexually active male killing you?

# space    

can you really fall into a black hole? or, fun with time dilation.

A new paper argues that nothing ever really falls into a black hole thanks to extreme time dilation and frame dragging.
can you really fall into a black hole? or, fun with time dilation.

# space    

the amazing, possibly viable warp drive

A new estimate for the energy required to power a warp drive puts the theoretical technology well within the realm of plausibility.
the amazing, possibly viable warp drive

# tech    

complicated software and you, defense edition

Military bureaucrats and the public is learning how messy and complicated huge programming projects can be thanks to the F-35.
complicated software and you, defense edition

# evolution    

creationists battle to save dinosaurs from science

Creationists aren't happy with scientists' discoveries showing dinosaurs not as giant brutes, but diverse, nimble, and often bird-like.
creationists battle to save dinosaurs from science

# sex    

it's great to be sex-positive. just don't get carried away with it…

A number of sex positive communities are confusing a healthy attitude about sex and sexuality with more and kinkier sex, and shaming those who aren't as adventurous.
it's great to be sex-positive. just don't get carried away with it…

# tech    

susan greenfield gets the treatment she deserves

Susan Greenfield is trying to sell normal changes in human brains in response to stimuli as brainwashing by technology and received an appropriate reply.
susan greenfield gets the treatment she deserves

# politics    

this is exactly how not to argue a point

Dinesh D'Souza, the kind of offensive and intellectually lazy statements has somehow gotten even lazier and more offensive.
this is exactly how not to argue a point

# tech    

the opening shots in the battle of the hackers

We're still not sure about the right way to counter state-sponsored hacking and how to organize a coordinated counter-attack.
the opening shots in the battle of the hackers

# sex    

how not to research sex, race, and culture

Satoshi Kanawaza is back and he's as lazy, sexist, and racist as ever while pretending to be a victim.
how not to research sex, race, and culture

# science    

south korea tells creationists to back off

South Korea reverses its creationist-friendly course after consulting with scientists over the contents of its school textbooks.
south korea tells creationists to back off

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