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.
# science
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.
# sex
We could have better, safer, more effective condoms. Unfortunately, the FDA has wrapped the process of getting new designs approved in red tape.
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A study from South Korea claims that castration can add years of male life expectancy. But on further analysis, there may be some issues with how it arrived at this conclusion.
# tech
A new experiment is trying to marry the best of health monitoring technology and organs grown from stem cells.
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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.
# tech
The artificial hearts of tomorrow might replace the familiar beat of the heart with a steady hum. And millions might live longer thanks to that innovation.
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A philosopher turns transhumanism into a parade of horrors on loan from dystopian sci-fi movies.
# science
Stem cells can become any kind of tissue you might need. Hypothetically. In practice, your body might just attack them as foreign invaders.
# tech
A new experiment shows that we can give paralyzed patients the ability to move their wheelchairs with their thoughts alone.
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Armies of smart microscopic robots roaming your bloodstream are still science fiction. But simpler beneficial nanoparticles may be coming sooner than later.