Science & Technology

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Getting Bombed

Charles Oliver | 8.1.2013 6:00 AM

Science & Technology

Google Toughens Its Encryption

But will it keep the NSA out?

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 8:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Social Media Under Pressure To Muzzle "Hate Speech"

Good luck defining it, let alone policing it

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 7:30 PM

Politics

Woman Who Handed Father Morphine Charged With "Aiding Suicide"

Zach Weissmueller | 7.31.2013 6:19 PM

Economics

Thailand's Central Bank Outlaws Bitcoin, Though Enforcement Should Be Interesting

J.D. Tuccille | 7.31.2013 5:05 PM

Economics

Thailand Outlaws Bitcoin

That may not be as enforceable as they think

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 4:40 PM

Politics

Feds Declassify Small Amount of NSA Snooping Data That We Already Know

Classified talking points made public

Scott Shackford | 7.31.2013 1:23 PM

Policy

Is Mass Collection of Cellphone Tracking Data by the NSA Constitutional?

Jacob Sullum | 7.31.2013 12:29 PM

Policy

Shocker: California May Make Regulatory Room for Ride-Sharing

Scott Shackford | 7.31.2013 10:00 AM

Culture

Big Hospitals Not Always Best Choices for Surgeries

According to report rating nearly 2,500 hospitals

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 9:52 AM

Policy

Apple Workers Sue over Lost Wages

Have to go through lengthy searches when leaving stores and aren't being paid for the time

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 9:37 AM

Science & Technology

Syria's President Joins Instagram

What filter goes best with human rights abuses?

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 9:15 AM

Civil Liberties

New Snowden Revelation: Nearly Everything You Do on the Internet Can Be Collected

Explains program called XKeyscore

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 9:10 AM

Policy

Administration to Declassify, Release FISA Orders for Verizon

Today in time for Senate hearings

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 9:08 AM

Science & Technology

Experts Call for Redefinition of 'Cancer'

Concerns about overdiagnosis and overtreament

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 9:00 AM

Culture

Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Bagged Salads

Hundreds have gotten sick

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 8:52 AM

Science & Technology

Facebook Launches Mobile Gaming Platform

For developers to reach 800 million monthly mobile users

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 8:30 AM

Policy

Senate Panel to Consider Surveillance Limits

Like, maybe having some?

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 8:15 AM

Policy

Passengers Kicked Off Flights Because Planes Are Too Heavy

Thanks to heat in Europe

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 8:08 AM

Civil Liberties

Snowden's Dad Grateful to Putin

Thanks him and Russia for keeping son safe

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 7:45 AM

Policy

Aaron Swartz's Father Blasts MIT Report

Doesn't think college was neutral toward son's prosecution

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 7:30 AM

Policy

Federal Court Approves Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking

Not covered by Fourth Amendment

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 7:00 AM

Policy

Yes, That Is a Spy in Your Pocket: Federal Appeals Court Approves Warrantless Cellphone Tracking

Jacob Sullum | 7.31.2013 12:19 AM

Economics

Android Market Fragmenting

Strength, weakness

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 6:50 PM

Science & Technology

Scientists to Discuss Dark Spot in Cosmic Microwave Background

Science!

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 6:40 PM

Policy

MIT on Aaron Swartz's Prosecution and Suicide: Don't Look at Us!

College took neutral route, but questions whether it could have or should have helped

Scott Shackford | 7.30.2013 5:42 PM

Science & Technology

NASA Telescope Catches Exoplanet Eclipse

Far away

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 5:40 PM

Policy

Ryan Braun and The Great Steroid Freakout, Part XXVII

Nick Gillespie | 7.30.2013 4:52 PM

Science & Technology

Studies Explore Evolution of Monogamy

Happened either to protect children from infanticide or females, scientists say

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 4:20 PM

Science & Technology

Tropical Storm Flossie Weakens After Hitting Hawaii

No longer even considered a tropical depression

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 2:52 PM

Policy

San Francisco Airport Cracks Down on Ride-Providing Companies with Trespassing Charges

Brian Doherty | 7.30.2013 2:33 PM

Politics

White House Creating "Nudge Squad" to Get Us to All Act "Better"

Nick Gillespie | 7.30.2013 1:03 PM

Policy

MIT Report Says it Never Targeted Aaron Swartz for Prosecution

Suicide prompted debate over federal overprosecution

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 1:00 PM

Policy

Comey Defends US Surveillance Program

Plenty of oversight! Plenty!

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 12:37 PM

Science & Technology

Apple Devices Will Soon Be Able to Scan Fingerprints

With upcoming operating system update

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 12:08 PM

Policy

DoJ to Declassify Yahoo Surveillance Orders

In response to a lawsuit

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 12:00 PM

Science & Technology

Stem Cells From Urine Can Create Teeth

Potentially other organs as well

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 11:08 AM

Culture

Coffin Found Inside Coffin of Richard III

Coffins all the way down?

Reason Staff | 7.29.2013 7:00 PM

Economics

BMW Unveils Electric Car

Zzzap

Reason Staff | 7.29.2013 5:30 PM

Culture

Alex Rodriguez May Face Lifetime Ban from Major League Baseball

Steroid problems

Reason Staff | 7.29.2013 5:10 PM

Science & Technology

Tropical Storm Warning Issued For All of Hawaii

Flossie

Reason Staff | 7.29.2013 5:00 PM

NSA

NSA F**k Off: Coming Soon Open Source Encryption for People Like Me

Ronald Bailey | 7.29.2013 4:08 PM

Science & Technology

Will Anti-Biotech Activists Cause Oranges to Go Extinct?

Ronald Bailey | 7.29.2013 2:17 PM

Civil Liberties

Russian Law Would Ban Profanity From the Internet

Seriously? The whole language sounds like a string of curses.

Reason Staff | 7.29.2013 1:48 PM

Science & Technology

Open Source Effort Aims To Ease Incorporation of Encryption in Products

Very timely

Reason Staff | 7.29.2013 1:16 PM