articles for 12.22.2009
# tech   

taking brain mapping to the next level

Researchers are scanning extremely thin slices of human brains to build up the most detailed map of our minds ever created. And that map may have some weird implications.
taking brain mapping to the next level

# science   

why being nice doesn’t always work

If skeptical and science bloggers don't have anything nice to say, we shouldn't have to say anything nice.
why being nice doesn’t always work

# space   

an unusual challenge for alien astronauts?

How hard would it be to develop space travel on a small, Earth-sized planet with rings posing a constant navigational hazard?
an unusual challenge for alien astronauts?