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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Tracking what's happening inside a biological system on a computer is not the same thing as recreating that system.
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The City of Berkley took on science and the science lost because it was represented by a trade group that argued about free speech rights instead.
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A dive into the limitations of using an artificial neural network to reanimate yourself inside a computer.
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Outrage has become the web's most lucrative and eye-catching product, and quite a few news sites have now streamlined its distribution for those sweet, sweet clicks.
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Ad blockers aren't just a way to stop annoying banners pop-ups, and videos. They can also keep your devices safe.
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As we're living our lives online, we have to adjust to the idea that what we do in private might become public and act accordingly.
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Nancy Jo Sales tackles Tinder and modern dating. Or rather she filled in some stereotypes and bad science into an article she was planning to write all along.
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The founder of Soylent is trying to make outsourcing your carbon footprint an accomplishment. It's not.
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Why is Theranos so secretive about its technology? It may be because it has no incentive to disclose its methods...
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Nuclear engines in commercial aircraft would be a slow motion environmental disaster without a huge leap in shielding technology.