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.
# science
No, we didn’t create a microscopic warp bubble. But we may be getting closer and closer to actually doing it.
# tech
Your conspiracy-addicted friends were right. The world is being run by a small group of elites. And some of them fell for an incredibly stupid sci-fi pseudo-religion…
# podcast
Is your favorite influencer suddenly interested in cryptocurrency and really wants you to buy some? Don’t do it. It’s almost certainly a scam.
# space
Looking for worlds around other stars shows us just how weird and unusual our planet really is in the grand scheme of things.
# tech
Cryptocurrencies were going to be the future of money. Why haven’t they lived up to their own hype?
# tech
Social media platforms want to take a note from dystopian science fiction and lock you into a virtual world for growth and profit.
# space
Astronomers detected a new, strange signal from the heart of our galaxy to the delight of social media users ready for a sign from an alien civilization…
# tech
Facebook is now the poster child for all of Big Tech’s evils, and deservedly so. The big question is what comes next.
# space
Dinosaurs may have had no choice but to get wiped out by a catastrophic impact from outer space. But we have options. And we’re starting to test them on real asteroids.
# science
The question of nature vs. nurture may never be settled when it comes to humans.