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cryptocurrencies are here to stay. so, what happens now?
# tech

cryptocurrencies are here to stay. so, what happens now?

Cryptocurrencies were going to be the future of money. Why haven’t they lived up to their own hype?

why wealth inequalty debates shouldn’t really be about the math
# politics

why wealth inequalty debates shouldn’t really be about the math

The problem with wealth inequality isn't that it exists, it's how easily the 1% are running up the score and how angry they are that they're not being uniformly worshipped.

why the journey to the stars starts with us
# space

why the journey to the stars starts with us

The future of space exploration should be one of our top priorities as a species. Unfortunately, its continuation, much less success, is not guaranteed.

how noble goals can pave a road to nowhere
# science

how noble goals can pave a road to nowhere

Not only can we continue scientific research and space exploration before we solve all the world's problems, we can't afford not to...

dreaming about the nasa that could’ve been…
# space

dreaming about the nasa that could’ve been…

If NASA was funded as well as most Americans think it is, we would live in an amazing world straight out of our retrofuturistic dreams.

the rhodes trust squares off against wall street
# politics

the rhodes trust squares off against wall street

The Rhodes Trust is concerned that the financial industry is effectively bribing top notch talent away from politics, science, and technology, and parasitizing our future in the process.

hey dad, can I borrow a few space bucks?
# space

hey dad, can I borrow a few space bucks?

Cash in space is a safety concern. A foreign exchange company wants to fix that with a new, space-based currency.