# health    

human biology vs. the modern work environment

Today's white collar jobs could not have an unhealthier culture and worse setup for our joints and midsections. And they're shaving years off our lives...
human biology vs. the modern work environment

# space    

the weapon no one can see coming…

One of the most destructive and hardest to defend against weapons we could build would be an inert slug of exotic alloys that does its damage using nothing but speed. A lot of speed.
the weapon no one can see coming…

# science    

when a heat wave is just a heat wave

Sometimes it's hot for a couple of weeks. But sometimes, that heat wave is part of a pattern that hints at bad things to come...
when a heat wave is just a heat wave

# science    

why yes virginia, there is a higgs boson

The existence of the Higgs boson has been confirmed and the Standard Model is upheld yet again. Now what?
why yes virginia, there is a higgs boson

# tech    

he is the man who arranges the economy?

Command economies haven't worked with people. Now, some groups want to try it with machines.
he is the man who arranges the economy?

# space    

surviving seven minutes of martian terror

All you need to know about how hard it is to land on Mars is that rocket scientists call it "seven minutes of terror."
surviving seven minutes of martian terror

# politics    

the futile search for the goldilocks employee

Companies are becoming so unreasonably picky that management experts and consultants are alarmed. Potential employees should be too.
the futile search for the goldilocks employee

# space    

the return of the rising red moon scare?

Are we looking at a repeat of the Space Race, this time against China?
the return of the rising red moon scare?

# politics    

why atheism continues its steady rise

Religious fundamentalists are deeply offended that people no longer fear them and feel free to criticize their worst habits.
why atheism continues its steady rise

# politics    

why our healthcare is perpetually broken

A healthcare system based on arbitrary networks and prices, and who everyone avoids fixing under sociopathic pretenses is bound to be perpetually broken.
why our healthcare is perpetually broken

# tech    

the nineties want their techno-utopia back

There's a cottage industry of techno-utopians out to convince us that their wildest computer-based dreams are right around the corner.
the nineties want their techno-utopia back

# science    

how think tanks could buy themselves a study

Mark Regnerus' study of homosexual parenting is rife with cherry-picking, misrepresentation, and baseless assertions. This is why he's being so harshly criticized.
how think tanks could buy themselves a study

# science    

want more stem grads? open your wallet…

Everybody seems to want more STEM majors, scientists and highly trained engineers. But nobody seems to want to pay for them.
want more stem grads? open your wallet…

# evolution    

how to fail in publicly defending creationism

Why do creationists insist on demanding evidence that's been produced so many times over?
how to fail in publicly defending creationism

# evolution    

south korea's schools buckle to creationists

South Korea inexplicably allows its creationists to censor passages about evolution in science textbooks.
south korea's schools buckle to creationists

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