Bad Science Behind Campus-Rape Guidance Echoes '80s Trauma Myths
The "neurobiology of trauma" on campus is based more on social-justice goals than science. We've been here before.
Science & Technology
How Should Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Be Taxed?
Proposed legislation would be a boon to users dealing with very complex regulations.
'Becoming Machines Is Part of Our Destiny,' Says Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan [Podcast]
The "California Dream of Transhumanism" on why he's pro-robot, running for governor of California, and still angry about getting busted at 18 for selling pot.
Trump Boots Out Immigrant Kids [Podcast]
Reason editors discuss DACA, Artificial Intelligence, federalism, and driverless cars.
Stossel: Star Trek's William Shatner Debates Safety and Space Travel
Captain Kirk vs. John Stossel on space travel in a libertarian world.
Transhumanism and Libertarianism Are Entirely Compatible
People seeking to flourish should have the freedom to enhance their bodies and minds
More Evidence That Everything the Government Teaches Us About Eating Is Wrong
Global study goes against the grain on fats, fruits, and dietary dogma
Researcher Says V.A. Obstruction Jeopardizes Study of Marijuana As PTSD Treatment
Although the research has federal approval, the Phoenix V.A. hospital is blocking efforts to recruit subjects.
The Junk Science Behind 'Smarter Lunchrooms'
A federal program to help public-school students eat healthier is based on highly problematic-and perhaps fraudulent-research.
Save the Robots from the Humans!
We could be on the verge of an all-out war on artificial intelligence technologies.
FDA Deems MDMA, Banned Since 1985, a 'Breakthrough Therapy'
The designation should speed the drug's approval as a prescription medicine, which could happen as soon as 2021.
U.K. Expands Hate Crime Law Enforcement with Vague Online Crackdown
What exactly does it mean to treat 'online' crimes the same as those committed in person?
The First Amendment Protects Social-Media Speculation About Bear Killers
"Words must do more than offend, cause indignation, or anger" to be illegal, says judge in bear-hunter harassment case.
Move Over, Millennial 'Narcissists,' There's a New Generation for the Olds to Get Wrong
Techno-panic finds a new target in Jean Twenge's "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?"
Can a Court Arbitrarily Conclude That 'Security' Overrules the First Amendment?
Company asks the Supreme Court to hear its case for being allowed to put 3D printing plans for guns on its website.
The Planetary Protection Racket
It isn't just another useless, overpaid bureaucrat, but a crippler to any mission to Mars.
Two Chatbots Disappear From China's Biggest App Store After Committing Thought Crimes
Chinese chatbots dream of moving to America.
The Administrative State Strikes Back: Federal Climate Change Draft Report Leaked
It would be ridiculous for the Trump Administration to try to suppress it now.
Honolulu Becomes First City to Ban Texting While Crossing Streets
Its for your own good, you know.
Top U.K. Official: Give Up Your Tech Freedoms or the Terrorists Will Win
What happens when you think privacy and speech are just tools of the enemy
Sex Dolls Are Getting Smarter. Don't Be Alarmed.
Robot romance is simply an "alternative form of relationship," not a replacement for human lovers or a deviant kink, says RealDoll creator.
Ruling Against Facebook Ban Suggests Trump's Twitter Blocks Are Unconstitutional
A federal judge says personal pages used for public purposes implicate the First Amendment.
First Gene-Edited Human Embryos in the U.S.
Breakthrough that could cure genetic diseases before embryos are implanted in their mothers' wombs.
Can Ethereum Overcome Its Immense Technical Problems? [Podcast]
Princeton Computer Science Professor Michael Freedman on why scaling this blockchain-based computing platform will be so difficult.
Five Lessons from the Hansa and AlphaBay Busts
Dark net market users can learn from the most successful cyber crime operation in the history of the internet.
The Surprisingly Long History of Private Space Exploration
America returns to its roots, thanks to philanthropists who are literally shooting for the stars.
DOJ Claims Responsibility for Shutting Down Cryptomarkets AlphaBay and Hansa
"This ranks as one of the most successful coordinated takedowns against cybercrime in recent years," says Europol's Rob Wainwright.
Elon Musk Is Wrong about Artificial Intelligence and the Precautionary Principle
The Tesla and SpaceX founder "summons the demon" of regulation.
Net Neutrality Supporters Should Actually Hate the Regulations They're Endorsing
The Obama-era "Open Internet Order" discourages a free internet.
A Rogues' Gallery of Bad Forensics Labs
Despite improvements in DNA matching and reliability, forensics labs across the country still continue to train and monitor technicians improperly.
DNA Evidence Frees the Innocent
But when we're not careful, this powerful technology can help imprison the wrongly accused
Australian Leader's Stupid Quote About Laws Trumping Math Is Encryption Fight in a Nutshell
Government authorities refuse to consider uncontrollable, dangerous consequences of breaking data privacy.
Did Police Just Take Down the Biggest Dark Web Drug Market in History?
Alphabay has been down for more than a week. A series of raids and arrests suggests it's not an exit scam.
There's No Harm in Fantasizing About a Better Future
In Radicals Chasing Utopia, transhumanist enthusiasm gets a bad rap.
Cory Doctorow's 'Fully Automated Luxury Communist Civilization'
The author of Little Brother and Walkaway on dystopia, the end of scarcity, and what's going to get him arrested
Social Media Users Encounter More, Not Less, Political Diversity
Our media consumption is increasingly personalized. But personalized does not mean isolated.
The Myth of Technological Unemployment
If the nightmare of technological unemployment were true, it would already have happened, repeatedly and massively.
Chuck Schumer Is Protecting the Nation From Snortable Chocolate [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors discuss Trump's Warsaw speech, the Putin meeting, Mike Pence's Mars shot, and more.
Red Teaming Climate Change
An effective way to improve climate science and challenge the "climate establishment"?
Phoenix Neurologist is Charged With Selling Bitcoin Without a License
Federal application of banking law to bitcoin nets another victim.
