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.
# oddities
If sci-fi says more about our hopes and fears than about the future, what sort of sci-fi would our prehistoric ancestors produce?
# tech
Brain-machine interfaces are developing at a rapid pace. But don't expect to order implants on demand anytime soon.
# tech
Michael Vassar is back for the third and final installment of the Weird Things Singularity debate.
# tech
Step one, live for a while. Step two, something. Step three, something else that should do the trick.
# tech
In the early 20th century, monowheels and spheres were all the rage. So, of course, someone tried to turn them into weapons of war...
# tech
Sometimes our retro-futuristic dreams do come true. Just not in the form we expected...
# space
We have the technology, the people, and the money. All we need to do is put the plans in motion.
# space
Exploring space creates new jobs and helps the economy. Simply going to space for the sake of going, doesn't.
# tech
If you can't promise people actual immortality, you can sometimes get away with promising them the next big thing.