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.
# tech
We should take the gig economy’s rapid growth and global impact as a warning that we need to make some major changes, and we need to make them very quickly.
# space
Space is becoming a growing commercial industry. And we need to start heavily investing in it to save ourselves from our worst decision makers.
# politics
The 2018 midterms may be the most important vote today’s generations will cast for science, technology, and the basic social contract in America. The future is at stake, literally.
# tech
Imagine a computer the size of a solar system, powered by a star and built for speed. It sounds impressive, but it may not be as good of an idea as it may seem.
# tech
Robots are now making their way to one of the oldest and most important human occupations: farming. And further automation of agriculture will have serious consequences.
# space
We need big ideas if we're going to successfully transition to a post-industrial society.
# politics
A deep dive into the yawning chasm that is the urban/rural divide.
# tech
We're trapped in one of the fastest transitional moments in history and we're feeling the pain as tens of millions are failing to adapt.
# tech
We are not running out of jobs humans can do as computers take on more and more responsibilities. We're just choosing not to create new jobs and educate workers.
# space
Despite the details still left to figure out, the Interplanetary Transport System is a solid start to a real infrastructure for space exploration.