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.
# astrobiology
Just because an alien invasion is very unlikely doesn't mean we shouldn't spend at least some time and effort preparing for the possibility...
# tech
DARPA wants machines that can look at video and not just see what's in the frame, but understand it.
# tech
A lot of popular science writers who don't know how AI is developed are hyping a Skynet scenario. Don't believe them.
# tech
Using video games and realistic virtual simulations to train soldiers has been a sci-fi trope for many years. Experts are wondering if it could soon become a reality.
# politics
Inertia applies not only to objects with mass, but to bureaucracy and large institutions that have grown out of control.
# astrobiology
Retired military officers claim that aliens are visiting Earth to discourage us from using nuclear weapons on each other. But how would aliens know if we have nukes?
# science
Quantum communication is a powerful tool, but it's not impossible to hack or very practical yet, especially for military purposes.
# politics
WikiLeaks' stunt is unlikely to end well for informants helping to fight the Taliban and seems designed only to boost Assange's profile.
# tech
Joe Lieberman decided that the best way to tackle cyber-security is by literally shutting off the country's internet on demand with nothing more than an executive order by the president.
# astrobiology
Some of this blog's readers would make really scary and really good alien invaders...