# 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.
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Ian O'Neill on 12.02.2018
# podcast
We’re about to learn some new and exciting things about Mars, and we preview what some of them might be.
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Greg Fish on 11.30.2018
# 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?
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Greg Fish on 11.29.2018
# health
Researchers want you to know that immersing yourself in your own mind isn’t all sunshine and enlightenment.
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Greg Fish on 11.28.2018
# health
A common refrain says that we live twice as long as our ancestors while it’s our life expectancy that’s increased, not our lifespan. And that difference is extremely important to keep in mind.
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Greg Fish on 11.27.2018
# 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.
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Greg Fish on 11.26.2018
# 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...
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Greg Fish on 11.22.2018
# 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
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Ian O'Neill on 11.21.2018
# podcast
Killer drones and hackable weapons and easy targets for spies, oh my...
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Greg Fish on 11.16.2018
# science
A recent paper with a grim notice about the planet’s warming oceans was wrong according to a climate change contrarian. Its authors agree.
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Greg Fish on 11.15.2018