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.
# evolution
Far too many commentators are way too eager to explain to scientists and science writers why creationism is still a thing. It would be nice if their explanations were actually rooted in the real world.
# space
We think Gliese 581g might have liquid water on its surface. How do we check if it really does?
# politics
The Discovery Institute needs a scapegoat for everything wrong with the world today. And surprise, surprise, it's always Darwin's fault.
# tech
While utopians dream of tomorrow's world, they often forget that we can't take anything for granted when it comes to humanity's future.
# science
The first synthetically designed life form has been created in a proof of concept that shows how much we now understand about the fundamentals of microbial life.
# sex
Evolution and surveys by scientists and condom manufacturers could answer every man's age-old question...
# tech
Could babies show future robots the proper way to interact with other humans?
# science
Years of studies show that humans may be born with an innate understanding of good and bad, and prefer being nice to others.
# oddities
S.E. Cupp's profound insight: if liberals agree with the tenets of evolution, teaching science must be a conspiracy to destroy America.
# science
Could the laws of physics step in to prevent attempts at radical life extension?