# science    

how to make an abstract for an arxiv paper

If you publish enough complex, highly speculative papers with untestable predictions, eventually, you're going to get trolled.
how to make an abstract for an arxiv paper

# science    

the woo is really, really strong in this one…

There's no pseudoscience or conspiracy Mike Adams isn't willing to defend. His latest cause? Astrology.
the woo is really, really strong in this one…

# space    

do gravity waves plus cmbr equal inflation?

For inflation to remain cosmology's top theory of how the universe grew into what we see today, we need to find the right gravitational waves in experiments ramping up to do just that.
do gravity waves plus cmbr equal inflation?

# space    

your dose of graphic, dystopian post-humanism

Dougal Dixon has seen the future of the human species and it's not a fun or good one...
your dose of graphic, dystopian post-humanism

# space    

other universes, found only on the arxiv blog…

Continuing the trend of looking too closely to CMBR maps, a group of cosmologists says they found evidence of "bruises" from collisions with other universes.
other universes, found only on the arxiv blog…

# tech    

the tech prophet's visions get graded by ieee

IEEE is not impressed with Ray Kurzweil's cold readings about the future of computing and technology.
the tech prophet's visions get graded by ieee

# space    

roger penrose's cyclical cosmology revisited

Penrose and Gurzadyan respond to their critics without offering anything new for the debate.
roger penrose's cyclical cosmology revisited

# space    

is ssto coming back from the brink of death?

Single stage to orbit spacecraft have been mothballed for decades. But with the potential of space tourism, there may be an incentive to take another run at designing them.
is ssto coming back from the brink of death?

# politics    

why politics and science still don't mix

In American politics, scientists have two choices: a party that actively hates them and a party that merely pays lip service to their work.
why politics and science still don't mix

# science    

yeah, about those arsenic-absorbing microbes…

It seems that the NASA-backed research into arsenic-eating microbes had a number of serious flaws that has biologists scratching their heads.
yeah, about those arsenic-absorbing microbes…

# science    

needed: fewer communicators, more scientists

The Framer-in-Chief is failing upwards to speak for America's geoscientists. It should be a wake up call for scientists to speak for themselves instead.
needed: fewer communicators, more scientists

# astrobiology    

why alien civilizations could require oxygen

Is oxygen in the air a necessity for an alien civilization to develop?
why alien civilizations could require oxygen

# space    

searching for wormholes with general relativity

If wormholes big enough for spaceships to traverse exist, we should be able to detect them just by looking at the sky.
searching for wormholes with general relativity

# oddities    

the bizarre things people lose in australia

Some things will always be a mystery, no matter how much you try to solve them.
the bizarre things people lose in australia

# astrobiology    

the arsenic-based life form that really isn't…

NASA claimed one of its researchers found alien biochemistry on Earth. Unfortunately, the paper they published doesn't support the hype.
the arsenic-based life form that really isn't…

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