# space
If we want to really explore alien worlds, our drones and probes should lead the way.
# tech
The good news is that we found a way to drastically increase storage density for computers. The bad news is that it's not very practical.
# space
Just like supermassive black holes, planets can bend light with their gravity. But do they bend it enough for us to detect them that way?
# tech
Colleges are trying to figure out who'll actually succeed in a computer science program, and they're starting to find some interesting insights.
# science
Seriously, it's not a good idea to encourage ignoramuses who see themselves as titans of science on the verge of being lavished with fame and fortune.
# science
Have we pumped enough greenhouse gases into the air to stop the next ice age? Some researchers think so but their models are inconclusive.
# tech
While thinking of our bodies as divine or entirely in utilitarian terms is unhealthy, there is a middle ground to consider.
# oddities
Apparently, conspiracy theorists picture life in the Illuminati as being a member of a racist BDSM dungeon...
# tech
Remember, the cloud is just someone else's computers. And your files could vanish if those computers break or their owners sell them off.
# health
Brace yourselves. The anti-vax crusade is taking its chemophobia and love for cleansing to a whole new level.
# politics
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel are completely out of control according to the secular Israelis who have to share a country with them.
# science
You'd think that in the age of atomic clocks we wouldn't have debates about the passage of time. And yet, here we are...
# tech
Putting another (incomplete) year in the books for Weird Things...
# space
Internet pedants fact checking space battles like to pick on the idea of deploying fighters in space. That seems like a big mistake.
# space
If we're going to go to Mars and do it right, we should be ready for the price tag.
