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.
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When science, the media, and short-sighted metrics meet, the end result is often long on flash and short on facts.
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A longform article on GMOs in Elle demonstrates why you really shouldn't be getting your scientific advice from fashion magazines.
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Too many studies about sex and psychology use convenience samples of college students. At the same time, too many writers criticize those studies for the wrong reasons.
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Big Think's informative and educational Q&A feature once again produces answers that fail to inform or educate.
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Charles Seife wants his fusion reactor and he wants it now, dammit, or no funding for you.
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Jargon is useful, but not when you're tying to explain the fundamentals of your work.
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No good deed goes unpunished, including writing a science book that will get critiqued by scientists who aren't shy about getting pedantic.
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Science doesn't move at the speed of headlines. It moves at whatever speed scientists can discover and confirm something new.
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Seriously, it's not a good idea to encourage ignoramuses who see themselves as titans of science on the verge of being lavished with fame and fortune.
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Computer science produces popular headlines about robots and gadgets. But its most complicated and meaningful questions aren't going to make it to pop sci publications...