Exploring bleeding edge experiments, oddities, new and bizarre dicoveries, and fact-checking conspiracy theories since 2008. No question is out of bounds and no topic is too strange for a deep dive.
# podcast
Nearly 6 in 10 otherwise perfectly normal Americans believe in some sort of conspiracy theory. We look at both current events and science to figure out why.
# health
Researchers may have found a cheap, easy, and far less invasive way to screen for cancer than conventional scans and biopsies. But there’s still a lot to test before it makes its way to your doctor’s office.
# space
New observations of the center of our galaxy have, for the first time, revealed hotspots in the disk of chaotic gas orbiting our Milky Way’s supermassive black hole.
# podcast
We’re about to learn some new and exciting things about Mars, and we preview what some of them might be.
# science
The world’s most remote and least contacted tribe wants to be left alone, and they’ll use lethal force to make sure of it. But what happens if that contact is accidental?
# health
Researchers want you to know that immersing yourself in your own mind isn’t all sunshine and enlightenment.
# tech
Voting online would be easy and convenient for millions of voters. But won’t solve big problems and we already have an almost equally convenient way to cast your ballot.
# politics
Thanksgiving marks the start of the winter holidays and the dread associated with having to deal with relatives and family friends you rather wouldn’t...
# astrobiology
We think of water as the most essential ingredient for life, but as a recent discovery shows, it can also be toxic to living things in alien environments
# podcast
Killer drones and hackable weapons and easy targets for spies, oh my...