Technological Advances Offer Optimism For The Future
Genetically-engineered hens, embryo surgeries, and robot farmers.
Science & Technology
Bitcoin Is Free Speech: Why Jamie Dimon Was Wrong and Governments Can Never 'Close It Down'
Cryptocurrency is just code, and code is just speech, which is why in the U.S., at least, it's protected.
U.K. Official Wants You to Stop Sneering at Her for Trying to Destroy Your Privacy
Amber Rudd admits that she doesn't understand encryption while insisting on the need to undermine it.
How a Blue Butterfly Stamp Brought Down One of the Dark Web's Biggest Marijuana Vendors
Operational security remains the Achilles heel for dark web drug vendors.
Reality Contradicts Study Linking Movie Guns to Fatal Firearm Accidents
As guns proliferated in movies, accidental gun deaths and violent crime fell dramatically.
Department of Homeland Security
DHS Wants to Collect Social Media Handles and Other Info from Immigrants, Naturalized Citizens
Government's thirst to know more about you is unquenchable.
Feminist Group Loses Fight to Declare Yik Yak App a Civil-Rights Violation
Court rejects Title IX complaint against University of Mary Washington over failure to ban the social-media platform from its campus
Ohio Republicans Move to Ban Sexting Between Teens
The bill is being pitched as a way to help teens avoid harsh child-porn laws.
Shove Your Manufactured 'Bodega' Vending Machine Outrage
The day everybody got angry at the equivalent of an upgraded hotel mini-bar
'I'm Appalled,' Says Source of Phony Number Used to Justify Harsh Sex Offender Laws
Claims of "frightening and high" recidivism rates, endorsed by the Supreme Court, have no basis in fact.
Groups File Suit to Stop Warrantless Tech Searches at Borders
Homeland Security officials seize and snoop into thousands of phones and laptops without any evidence of criminal activity.
Bitcoin's Blockchain Tech Could Be the Answer to Voter Fraud
The technology promises to be a secure and efficient way of confirming voter ID.
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.
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.
