# tech    

and we're back on the air by popular demand…

Didn't get enough Singularity debates on the air last time? George Dvorsky and I are back...
and we're back on the air by popular demand…

# tech    

come on ray, now it's just getting embarrassing

The Prophet of the Singularity returns with a hopeful sermon on our impending computer-aided immortality.
come on ray, now it's just getting embarrassing

# oddities    

cthulhu probably wouldn't approve of this…

Here's a brief animated summary of the Cthulhu Mythos for those of you who from some bizarre reason haven't read it yet.
cthulhu probably wouldn't approve of this…

# space    

when simulations and the media collide

Despite what the media might have told you, we don't actually know if a rocky planet slammed into Jupiter or not.
when simulations and the media collide

# space    

how hot could it get inside a black hole?

Black holes radiate virtually no energy, much less anything we'd consider heat. But that doesn't mean their innards aren't superheated to cosmic extremes...
how hot could it get inside a black hole?

# science    

conservapedia faces off against einstein

Yes, the rumors are true, Conservapedia, the right wing anti-Wikipedia, thinks relativity is a liberal plot to indoctrinate new atheists.
conservapedia faces off against einstein

# science    

how cranks and mad scientists are born

Scientists and engineers don't turn into cranks overnight. It's a process that usually starts by not knowing when to cut one's losses...
how cranks and mad scientists are born

# space    

never ask a biologist to do an engineer's job

PZ Myers declares space exploration and colonizing other words dead on arrival. Let me count the way's he's wrong about that...
never ask a biologist to do an engineer's job

# tech    

why intelligence is in the eye of the beholder

The definition of what constitutes artificial intelligence is still highly subjective.
why intelligence is in the eye of the beholder

# tech    

when philosophy meets artificial intelligence

Computer scientist Jaron Lanier wants to you remind you not to worship technology as a panacea to all the world's ills, albeit in a very bizarre, rambling way...
when philosophy meets artificial intelligence

# politics    

thanks for your concern, but we'll be fine…

Frank Swain's criticism of skeptical bloggers has some good notes, but largely misses the broader point of what skeptical blogging is all about.
thanks for your concern, but we'll be fine…

# oddities    

a look at monstrous wildlife, graboid edition

A closer, more scientific-ish look at the dreaded primordial graboid...
a look at monstrous wildlife, graboid edition

# space    

a space-scape made of concentrated awesome

Here's a little something for fans of large, complex space art...
a space-scape made of concentrated awesome

# education    

why yes, doctors do need science classes

Not making future doctors take enough science classes or pass stringent exams to appeal to humanities majors is a recipe for disaster.
why yes, doctors do need science classes

# education    

is it time to rethink what we mean by higher ed?

College education seems due for an overhaul and the first step may be admitting that not everyone needs it.
is it time to rethink what we mean by higher ed?

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