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false controversies and evolution in the u.s.
# science

false controversies and evolution in the u.s.

A filmmaker trying to kick-start a controversy to market a biographical movie about Charles Darwin is finding it hard to get attention. But why?

technology, ethics and video games
# tech

technology, ethics and video games

With every new generation of consoles and graphics, we get another dire warning about video game violence.

blankets, now with mystical good vibes
# oddities

blankets, now with mystical good vibes

How to turn your weekend knitting project into a luxury product for the less than discerning customer with a little anti-scientific woo.

from stranded victims to interstellar villains
# astrobiology

from stranded victims to interstellar villains

Unfortunately, District 9 seems like a realistic look at how we'd treat an alien species that can't really defend itself from us.

astronomy abuse, now on national tv
# science

astronomy abuse, now on national tv

ABC's Tandem follows the age old tradition of cramming enough technobabble into the plot of a space themed disaster show and hope the audience doesn't ask questions.

readers’ questions, answered
# science

readers’ questions, answered

A quick and dirty Q&A session about how this blog works behind the scenes based on readers' most common questions.

why scientists and rock stars don’t mix
# science

why scientists and rock stars don’t mix

Chris Mooney and GQ Magazine want readers to ask "Hey, who's that nerd posing with my favorite rock star?"

random science abuse in short film format
# science

random science abuse in short film format

Sometimes the legal system won't teach you a lesson. Physics might step in long before they do.

the science news cycle
# science

the science news cycle

From P(iled) H(igher and) D(eeper) Comics comes an instructive comic that's sad but true...

why woo is big business
# health

why woo is big business

Woo and junk science are big business. And why wouldn't they be? They're free from the limits of what's real.

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