# space    

if you rearrange a galaxy, will anyone notice?

If an alien civilization is advanced and powerful enough, could evidence of their existence be written on a galactic scale?
if you rearrange a galaxy, will anyone notice?

# tech    

how not to hire yourself a programmer

Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror shows us just how crazy the hiring process can be today by laying out his dream version of it.
how not to hire yourself a programmer

# tech    

welcome to the very socially awkward future?

We might not be quite ready for the kind of augmented reality that Google has in mind for us..
welcome to the very socially awkward future?

# tech    

why we won't build a dyson sphere soon

No, a Dyson sphere around our sun isn't a plausible project for the next few thousand years. And maybe not even then.
why we won't build a dyson sphere soon

# space    

how to start a human-ran alien nation state

Space exploration and long term settlements of alien worlds might actually be a recipe for creating new countries with their own cultures, languages, and armed forces.
how to start a human-ran alien nation state

# tech    

how to make random machines do your bidding

How do you connect multiple robots into a single hive mind? Yours truly has been trying to come up with a way to do exactly that.
how to make random machines do your bidding

# science    

why opera's lead scientist should've stayed

OPERA experiment's lead investigator resigned after a scathing rebuke from his fellow scientists over the neutrino detection incident. He should've been allowed to stay.
why opera's lead scientist should've stayed

# tech    

inside the mind of a very angry crank

Pseudoscience and fact-free manifestos, now with anger management issues...
inside the mind of a very angry crank

# astrobiology    

how do we find relativistic alien rockets?

If aliens want to go really, really fast, there's a small chance we could catch them in the act.
how do we find relativistic alien rockets?

# tech    

new name, new accent, same old singularity…

A Singularity by any other name is still just a utopian cold reading of where technology is headed.
new name, new accent, same old singularity…

# science    

can you calculate the worth of curiosity?

How much are we actually willing to pay for future innovations in science and technology? And not in a figurative way...
can you calculate the worth of curiosity?

# oddities    

apparently, digital currency is of the devil…

Conspiracy theorists and religious zealots waiting for the End Times have some surprisingly strong opinions in the cash vs. digital money debate...
apparently, digital currency is of the devil…

# politics    

when voters just won't care about the issues

Politico sounds the alarm on ignorant voters, the voters who refuse to follow the news and won't even try to learn how their government works.
when voters just won't care about the issues

# tech    

how would the nsa surf a tsunami of data?

The NSA wants to scan the internet in real time and store whatever it can catch for later. But are they ready for the challenge that poses?
how would the nsa surf a tsunami of data?

# politics    

why the accommodationists still don't get it…

Michael Ruse once again shows us why accommodationists don't understand science and how it works, and don't want to understand it.
why the accommodationists still don't get it…

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