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.
# sex
Satoshi Kanawaza is back and he's as lazy, sexist, and racist as ever while pretending to be a victim.
# science
A study shows that the further we're personally removed from a harmful or even lethal action, the easier we can rationalize its execution.
# space
Contrary to popular belief, the Apollo program wasn't all that popular when it was underway.
# space
If we're going to go to Mars and do it right, we should be ready for the price tag.
# science
Academics and STEM industries are worried that financial firms are making offers the graduates they need can't refuse with serious repercussions for the rest of society.
# tech
A new way of creating positrons hints at a potential shortcut towards antimatter engines. But we're still a long way off from such spacecraft...
# science
Scientists around the world are competing to answer the question of how heavy an atom can be before physics steps in.
# science
The good news is that we found a way to drastically extend life. The bad news is that it only applies to some of the simplest worms on the planet.
# science
Africa is the cradle of humanity, which is why it's the most exciting place to study the early days of modern human evolution.
# tech
A new study tried to link Facebook use to a decline in academic performance and Time goes overboard with its conclusions.