Science & Technology
Welcoming Our New Algorithmic Overlords?
Algocracy and its effect on government decision making
Instapundit Glenn Reynolds on his Twitter Suspension, Online Free Speech, & His Presidential Vote
Why cops get away with criminal behavior, how the Internet is getting boring, and why a Trump presidency isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Peak Oil? Cue Crickets Chirping
Great article asks "Whatever Happened to Peak Oil?" over at RealClear Politics*
Elon Musk Wants You To Be Able To Afford To Move to Mars
Space X gets serious about its mission to the Red Planet
Neither Trump Nor Clinton Know a Damned Thing About Cybersecurity, and Yes, You Should Be Concerned
Who will actually be defining the agenda, because it won't be these two?
Hooray for Factory Farming!
It's is good for the environment and it feeds people too.
National Study Debunks Helena Smoking Ban Miracle (Again)
An analysis of data from nearly 2,000 counties finds no evidence that smoking restrictions produce short-term reductions in heart attacks.
In 3D-Printed Gun Case, Federal Court Permits Speech Censorship in the Name of Alleged National Security
Prior restraint keeps blueprints off the Internet.
Yelp Refuses to Remove Reviews Ruled Defamatory—With Good Reason. Will California Supreme Court Agree?
The precedent-setting case could have major implications for all sorts of online publishers.
'Designer Baby' Scaremongering Never Gets Old, Does It?
Swedish researcher denounced by bioconservatives for using CRISPR genome-editing on human embryos
UPDATED! In Defense of Instapundit Glenn Reynolds, Suspended from Twitter for Suggesting Motorists "Run Down" Charlotte Protesters
Chilled speech isn't like chilled vodka; it sends people out the door quicker than you might think. [UPDATE: Reynolds has been un-suspended.]
Feds Want to Support Automated Cars. Oh, Also: They Want Much More Regulatory Authority.
Innovation is an opportunity for some to expand government power.
Gary Johnson Answers 20 Questions on Science Policy
Compare his answers with Clinton, Trump, and Stein over at ScienceDebate.org
Computers Allow Us To Accomplish More With Less, and It's Only Getting Better
Researchers have just developed a way to fit yet more transistors into less space, creating an even more efficient computer chip.
Media Outlets Sue for Details on San Bernardino Terrorist IPhone Hack
FBI refuses to publicly reveal security vulnerability.
Is Cyber Privacy and Security a Human Right? Should It Be?
Group lists safeguards governments should follow before hacking citizens.
Study Suggests Pot Has Been Blamed for Fetal Risks Caused by Tobacco
After adjustment for confounding variables, the association between marijuana use and adverse neonatal outcomes disappears.
Drafter of U.S. Dietary Goals Was Bribed by Big Sugar to Demonize Fat
Newly released historical documents show the Sugar Research Foundation paid scientists to blame fat and cholesterol, not sugar, for coronary heart disease.
No Innovation Without Regulation: 'Safety Experts' Alarmed by Uber's Self-Driving Cars in Pittsburgh
What is not permitted is prohibited
Airbnb Sues To Defend Itself from City Regulations; Santa Monica Latest Target
The company insists forcing it to be liable for its hosts' misbehavior violates the Communications Decency Act, and forcing it to collect and deliver information on hosts to city violates Stored Communications Act.
Hooray! Transhumanism Is Inevitable: New at Reason
A review of Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives
Sorry, Peter Thiel, but We Don't Need a Manhattan Project for Everyday Life
The visionary tech billionaire is right that government is dysfunctional but wrong about its core responsibilities.
FBI's Comey Proposes an 'Adult Conversation' About Giving the FBI Whatever They Want
Two words from a government official to dismiss decades of expertise on encryption.
Designer Babies and Human Enhancement: Ronald Bailey Lectures in Moscow
Also most babies will be created using skin cells and the bioethics of radical life extension
Climate War: Bill McKibben's Really Bad Metaphor for Solving Man-Made Global Warming
Centralized top down planning of the climate would work as well as it does for economies.
Cheers to American Beers, Triumphs of Capitalism and Technological Progress
What contributed to the revival of the U.S. brewing industry between the 1990s and the present?
Creativity Triumphs Over the Law, Again and Again
When humans focus their innovative talents on the task of defeating control freaks' pronouncements, freedom wins.
Hillary Clinton's Staff Turned to Snowden's Wisdom for Cybersecurity Advice
Would she allow the rest of us to be equally protected?
Domino's Will Soon Deliver Your Pizza by Drone—if You Live In New Zealand
While regulations hold companies back in the United States, other countries are serving as laboratories for drone innovation and research.
Most Scientific Findings Are Wrong or Useless
"Science isn't self-correcting, it's self-destructing."
Most Research Results Are Wrong or Useless: New at Reason
"Science, the pride of modernity, our one source of objective knowledge, is in deep trouble."
Government-Sponsored Hacking of Activists Should Give Authorities Pause, Not Inspiration
How an oppressive Middle Eastern country led to everybody's iPhones getting a security update.
Does Facebook Consider You a Liberal, Conservative, or Moderate?
Here's how to find out how the social-media giant classifies your politics for advertisers. And how to change its obvious mistakes!
Beyond Gay and Straight: New Paper Says Sexual Orientation Is Much More Complicated
All of us have "multiple sexual orientations ... across a variety of different dimensions."
Rocky Earth-Sized Planet Found Circling Nearest Star
The privately funded Breakthrough Starshot program now has an excellent target for its StarChips
Prepare for This Study on the Misuse of Science on LGBT Issues to Be Misused
Acknowledging the ambiguity in research is hardly debunking myths.
DEA Concession Means Marijuana Could Be Approved As a Medicine
With NIDA as the only legal source of cannabis for research, meeting FDA requirements was impossible.
California Bitcoin Regulatory Bill Pulled by Its Sponsor
Now-dead bill would have regulated anyone who ever used Bitcoin, and video games with in-game digital currencies with real world value, as if they were a professional money transmitter.
Univision Bites Head Off Gawker but Keeps Its Appendages
Principal site to be shuttered. Ancillary pages to continue.
Which Presidential Candidate Is Pumped about Driverless Cars, 3D Printing, and Gene Editing?
"I think it is important to not regulate the AI industry," says Gary Johnson.
