Science & Technology

Culture

Google Glass Changing the Life of Quadriplegic

Voice controls allow Aleksandra Blaszczuk to use the new gadget

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 12:28 PM

Politics

New York Regulators Launch Investigation Into Virtual Currencies

Not happy that the currencies could be used by criminals

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 12:04 PM

Culture

100,000 Sign Up For One Way Trip to Mars

You've probably got your own list

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 10:44 AM

Civil Liberties

Mega Upload to Develop Secure E-Mail Service

With no physical ties to the US

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 8:52 AM

Civil Liberties

Pirate Bay Releases Browser to Side Step Censorship Efforts

Can access websites like Pirate Bay from countries where it's blocked

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 8:12 AM

Economics

Apple to Unveil New iPhone Next Month

Details unclear

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 7:40 AM

Culture

Sinkhole Swallows Part of Resort Near Disney World in Florida

60 foot wide

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 7:32 AM

Science & Technology

Camels Could Be the Source of Mers Coronavirus

46 people have died so far

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 7:30 PM

Politics

Secrecy is Still the Problem, President Obama

Brian Doherty | 8.9.2013 4:07 PM

Policy

Man Who Allegedly Posted Photo of Wife on Facebook After Killing Her Charged

Claims she abused him

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 3:50 PM

Policy

When Nurse Practitioners Step in for Doctors

The case for deregulation.

Jesse Walker | 8.9.2013 1:32 PM

Policy

The Top 5 Bogus Public Health Scares

How activist misinformation wastes time, money, and harms Americans

Ronald Bailey | 8.9.2013 1:30 PM

Culture

Geologists Digging Up Bones in Quest to Identify Mona Lisa

Science!

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 1:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Silent Circle Second Encrypted E-Mail Service to Shut Down in Last Day

Say they don't want to cooperate with government requests

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 1:20 PM

Culture

Study Says Increase in Twitter Chatter Does Mean Higher Ratings for TV Shows

Hashtag that

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 12:40 PM

Politics

Barbara Boxer Blames Global Warming for LA Area Wildfire

Fearmonger

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 11:50 AM

Science & Technology

IBM Working on Computer Programming Model Based on Human Brain

Non-sequential architecture

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 11:20 AM

Politics

Feds Probing Dolphin Deaths Along East Coast

Unusually high number dead

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 10:10 AM

Economics

Google Rolling Out New Ads For Maps App

"Paid content"

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 10:00 AM

Culture

Alex Rodriguez to Make First Home Start of the Season

Facing steroid-related suspension

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 9:50 AM

Civil Liberties

Kim Dotcom Preparing to Move Privacy Services to Iceland

To prevent spying

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 9:40 AM

Culture

Beachfront Neighborhood Burned Out Post-Sandy Still in Rubble

Breezy Point, Queens

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 9:10 AM

Culture

1500 Evacuated Ahead of Wildfire Near Los Angeles

Tis the season

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 9:00 AM

Science & Technology

Researchers Get Promising Results in Malaria Vaccine Testing

Not there yet though

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 8:20 AM

Culture

Florida Man Allegedly Posts Photos of Dead Wife on Facebook

Accused her of abuse, surrendered to police

Reason Staff | 8.9.2013 8:00 AM

Culture

Facebook Tests 'Trending Topic' Feature

Another idea from Twitter

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 6:50 PM

Policy

Snowden's Reported Email Provider Shuts Down Rather Than Cooperate with Feds

Scott Shackford | 8.8.2013 6:30 PM

Policy

White House Surveillance Response: 'Only a Very Small Percentage' Examined

Insists in the face of latest news that people's e-mails aren't being read.

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 5:50 PM

Policy

Cellphone Use May Not Cause More Car Crashes

According to latest round of research

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 5:20 PM

Policy

Email Service Snowden Reportedly Used Shuts Down

Rather than comply with government demands, apparently

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 4:40 PM

Policy

New Zealand Looks to Legalizing, Regulating Synthetic Drugs

Hard drugs hard to come by out in the South Pacific

Ed Krayewski | 8.8.2013 4:39 PM

World

Two Arrested in Canadian Cyberbullying Case

Took her own life after being mocked as alleged victim of sexual assault

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 4:10 PM

Culture

Slate Will No Longer Refer to Washington Redskins by Their Name

Because of offensiveness

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 3:50 PM

Culture

You Probably Won't Die In a Shark Attack

Scary risks aren't always common risks.

Jesse Walker | 8.8.2013 3:50 PM

Science & Technology

Study Finds High Arsenic Levels Near Fracking Sites

In the groundwater in Texas

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 3:40 PM

Science & Technology

Higher Blood Sugar Tied to Dementia

Even among those without diabetes

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 3:20 PM

Policy

NSA May Be Snooping on Content of All Emails Traveling in and out of Country

Not just to or from certain targets, but about certain targets

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 2:10 PM

Policy

David Cameron Urges Users To Boycott Websites That Don't Deal With Abuse

Made the comments after a teenager killed herself after being bullied online

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 12:30 PM

Politics

David Cameron Supports Boycott of Sites That Don't Tackle Abuse Online

Matthew Feeney | 8.8.2013 12:23 PM

Policy

Dr. Sanjay Gupta Changes His Mind About Medical Marijuana

Better late than never

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 12:20 PM

Science & Technology

CNN's Sanjay Gupta Comes Around on Medical Marijuana

Doctor realizes its value to certain patients and the challenges for researchers

Scott Shackford | 8.8.2013 10:50 AM

Science & Technology

Japan's Earthquake Warning System Triggered in Error

Probably caused a few unneeded adrenaline rushes

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 10:20 AM

Science & Technology

DNA Testing Reveals Wrong Boy Was Returned After 1964 Abduction

Case reopened

Reason Staff | 8.8.2013 9:10 AM

Politics

As a Senator, Obama Proposed Significant Surveillance Restrictions

Now opposes them as president

Reason Staff | 8.7.2013 7:30 PM

Policy

Study Finds Fruit Flies Entrenched in California

Despite decades of eradication efforts

Reason Staff | 8.7.2013 6:50 PM

Science & Technology

Mich. Panel Denies Marijuana as Treatment for Autism, Asthma

Concerns about letting children use it

Reason Staff | 8.7.2013 6:40 PM

Policy

Witness: Manning Leak Cost Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

Military scrambled to assess impact

Reason Staff | 8.7.2013 6:20 PM

Policy

Obama Administration Approves More Natural Gas Exports

Has a big backlog of companies looking to sell abroad

Reason Staff | 8.7.2013 6:00 PM