Could we spot aliens not by their signals into outer space, but by their mining activity?

Politicians seem to be really upset with people learning things from which they might not get immediate, quantifiable benefit. And that's the worst possible attitude about education.

Tech evangelists seem really worried about making friends with robots and forgetting that we can always override their programming.

Weird Things will now be an official source for Reptilian and Illuminati approved disinformation.

Ancient astronaut proponents can't seem to distinguish between the terms plausible and likely.

Yes, praying for someone after a tragedy is not even as helpful as sharing a news article about it on social media. And that's a very low bar to fail to clear...

Academics and STEM industries are worried that financial firms are making offers the graduates they need can't refuse with serious repercussions for the rest of society.

Anti-vaxers are vehemently opposed to a bill that would require doctors to explain how vaccines work on the basis that it would require them to leave their echo chambers and might sway parents on the fence to vaccinate.

Rehashing the same old talking points while framing them as questions does not make them better or more correct.

Online advertisers are starting to cross into downright stalkerish behavior...

How could it be harder to lie online if you can hide your identity? Well, the internet never forgets a fib...

Epidemiologists are thinking about trying to stop the spread of HIV with more HIV, but a strain engineered to be harmless to humans.

Despite the constant gloom and doom, the world is actually safer, wealthier, and less violent than it's ever been in recorded history.

A new technology to tap into individual neurons offers amazing possibilities for prosthetics and intricate implants.

No matter how tamed the web of the future will be, it will always have its wild, adults-only parts.