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how to keep your employees happy
# science

how to keep your employees happy

Studies into the health of workers and middle managers leads to the inescapable conclusion that today's work culture is making us miserable and unhealthy.

this is your brain on cosmic rays
# space

this is your brain on cosmic rays

We knew cosmic rays were a danger to astronauts' bodies, but it turns out they're hazardous to their minds as well.

mornings, a conspiracy theory
# oddities

mornings, a conspiracy theory

Have you ever felt there was something off about mornings? That something about early hours and industries catering to its victims didn't quite add up? So did I...

the medical questions of studying the transgendered
# science

the medical questions of studying the transgendered

Instead of erasing and pathologizing transgenderism, we should be studying it to unlock answers to long standing questions about sex and gender.

when extreme surgery and video games collide
# oddities

when extreme surgery and video games collide

An online conspiracy theory says that the much covered idea for a head transplant is just a guerilla marketing stunt for Konami.

what space exploration can do for medicine
# space

what space exploration can do for medicine

Want a longer, healthier, more exciting life with many quality years in your old age? Support space exploration.

why you should keep your head where it is
# science

why you should keep your head where it is

Of all the things you could get transplanted, your head should not make the list. The risks are far too great and better methods are on the horizon.

why health insurance and big data are a good fit
# tech

why health insurance and big data are a good fit

The American healthcare system today is a mess of paperwork and confusion. More data and smarter, fact-based decision making could improve its highly mixed outcomes.

wait, you get your science news from where?
# science

wait, you get your science news from where?

A longform article on GMOs in Elle demonstrates why you really shouldn't be getting your scientific advice from fashion magazines.

why chemophobia is not the future of food
# science

why chemophobia is not the future of food

A lot of food sold as natural and wholesome is really just expensive and its sustainability is highly dubious. And its popularity is quickly becoming highly politicized.

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