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
A recent experiment shows that artificial intelligence can now slightly outperform human experts in diagnosing lung cancer. So, what's next for medical AI?
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Giving terminally ill patients a chance to try experimental drugs also means protecting them from scammers.
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Big Pharma really doesn't want you to know if drugs from online pharmacies might be real for an extremely unethical and blatantly obvious reason.
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Why is Theranos so secretive about its technology? It may be because it has no incentive to disclose its methods...
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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.
# health
Sprawling suburbs, roadways instead of parks and avenues, and portions far beyond anything sane or healthy is taking its toll on Americans.
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One of the best things you might ever do for your health is let your doctor track it with every possible device.
# health
Despite the gloom and doom you see on the news, we're actually making huge strides in improving medicine and have a pretty good handle on what the media insists are crises.
# health
Don't expect your insurance company to cover homeopathic remedies anytime soon.