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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Have you noticed that the more science coverage you watch on the news, the more confused and less informed you feel? It's not just you. It's a symptom of a much bigger problem.
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Popular science figures argue that we’re not taking real problems seriously because the public lacks scientific education. But that’s not the problem. The problem is much, much worse.
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Accommodationists are still trying to spread their message even though pretty much no one but other accommodationists is listening.
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Hypothetically, science and technology should have fared better under the liberal Obama administration. In reality, very little has changed.
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This is what happens when you're told you shouldn't read the comments but do it anyway.
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Not making future doctors take enough science classes or pass stringent exams to appeal to humanities majors is a recipe for disaster.
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Here's to hoping that the Discovery Channel does right by Phil Plait's show...
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Chris Mooney is back with another rendition of the Unscientific America debacle to cement his status as the human version of a broken record.
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By neglecting their scientists and educations, politicians aren't saving money for their citizens, they're undermining their countries' future.
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Texas congressman sabotages funding for science and education in a move so low, it should literally nauseate you.