Science & Technology
First U.S. Zika Virus Transmission: Not by Mosquitoes but by Sex in Dallas
It is not inevitable that there will be a major zika outbreak in the U.S.
Shut Up, Explained the Businessman: How Consumers Like You Get SLAPPed Down
Free market groups support Federal SPEAK FREE Act opposing "strategic lawsuits against public participation"
Federal Judge Orders Withdrawal of Fraudulent Chobani Yogurt Ads
The company implied that sucralose and potassium sorbate made competing products unsafe for human consumption.
Bitcoin Isn't Dead—But It Is Threatened by Tech Infighting
The cryptocurrency's crucial censorship-resistant property is not stewarded as cautiously as it should be by those in the Bitcoin community.
Genetically Modifying Human Embryos Is OK, Say U.K. Regulators
Researchers will use CRISPR gene-editing technique to explore how human embryos develop.
Advanced Reactor Nuclear Power Resurgence in the U.S.
Privately funded, carbon-free, walk-away-safe, burns nuclear waste - what's not to like?
Our Police at Work: It's Not Public Property. It's State Property! And We'll Make Up a Reason We Bothered You to "Cover Our Ass"
Police are certainly not lacking for a nearly endless variety of petty reasons to harass and force money from you when you bother them by documenting their behavior.
First Farm Run Entirely by Robots to Open in Japan
The fully automated indoor farm will produce 30,000 heads of lettuce per day.
Mandatory GMO Food Labels Address Largely Supernatural Concerns and Are Meant to Confuse You
Activists hope that consumers will misinterpret GMO ingredient taglines as "warning" labels
New York Values Are Infecting Campaign 2016
So a Manhattan real estate mogul meets a Brooklyn socialist, a well-heeled carpetbagger and a former NYC mayor in a bar….
Computers as Oracles: True Answers We Won't Understand
DeepMind's AlphaGo may signal the advent of the age of computational thaumaturgy
Zika Virus Outbreak: Unleash the GMO Mosquitoes!
While we wait for a vaccine, GMO mosquitoes are here now to help control the outbreak.
Artificial Intelligence Pioneer and Transhumanist Marvin Minsky Dies at Age 88
Until the time that Minsky is either revived or uploaded, may he rest in peace
"Snowboarding with the NYPD" Video Proves Cops Have Discretion, Can Be Cool
Casey Neistat's viral clip features two "awesome" officers who let the fun happen.
This Is What An Orgy Looks Like in Virtual Reality
Why I'm still skeptical that VR porn will catch on any time soon.
A Response To: Where Have All the Peak Oilers Gone?
Dancing on the grave of peak oil clearly annoys somebody.
Responsible Research and Innovation: A Concept Worse than the Precautionary Principle
A debate over biotechnology previews the regulatory innovation that could stop innovation
Stunning Rejection of Scientific Values of Transparency and Skepticism at New England Journal of Medicine
Outside researchers might "even use the data to try to disprove what the original investigators had posited."
2015 Warmest Year in Instrumental Record, Says NOAA, NASA, and the U.K.'s Met Office
2015 third warmest year since 1979 according to UAH satellite temperature data
Where Have All the Peak Oilers Gone?
Dancing on the grave of "peak oil" - will it stay buried?
Black Lives Matter/Campaign Zero Activists Launch "Police Use of Force Project"
New website collects use of force polices from 100 major police departments.
Government Roadblock: Feds Should Just Get Out of the Way of Self-Driving Vehicles
"All government needs to do for the next transportation revolution [is to] get out of the road."
Another Case of Bad Anti-GMO Research and Fraudulent Data Manipulation?
Preliminary forensic analysis suggests intentional data manipulation
Fighting Global Censorship, ProPublica Joins the Dark Web
The investigative journalism outfit launches hidden service website on the encrypted Tor Browser.
Broken Science
What happens when cancer doctors, psychologists, and drug developers can't rely on each other's research?
Liberals Are Simple-Minded
...and often more dogmatic than conservatives, according to a new study.
Global Temperature Trend Propaganda Video: Who Needs Peer Review?
New activist climate scientists' video criticizes satellite data they dislike
Why Polls Don't Work
After decades of gradual improvement, the science of predicting election outcomes has hit an accuracy crisis.
Ross Ulbricht, Sentenced to Life for Running Website Silk Road, Files Appeal
Defense insists Ulbricht's trial denied him a fair defense of his theory of other potential Dread Pirate Roberts', and that his life sentence was unjustified and unconscionable.
You Really Won't Believe This University Study Alleging Chocolate Milk Mitigates Concussions. And You Shouldn't.
Product placement masquerading as science
The Return of Decentralized, DIY Science
Cheaper technology is transforming scientific institutions-and it's making it easier to operate outside them too.
CancerMoonShot2020: "Perhaps the most important scientific initiative undertaken in human history"
New collaboration announced to use precision medicine techniques to cure cancer
$20 Oil Soon? Resource Depletionists Go Hide Your Heads in Shame!
How low can the slide downward from the peak of the most recent commodity super-cycle go?
Government-Funded Scientists: Never Hide Anything from the Public
Actually, science only works well when all researchers show their work
How to Chat Anonymously Online
A guide to anonymous encrypted communication in 5 easy steps.
Death Rates Rise for Young White Americans Too
It's not just midlife whites - mortality rates for whites ages 25 to 34 are also increasing
Everybody Hates Vegans, More Accurate CRISPR Gene-Editing, and Welcome to the Anthropocene
A scitech research and policy round up for January 8, 2016
As Hollywood's International Market Grows, Will Foreign Censors End Up Controlling U.S. Content?
Big movie studios are already tweaking their films, and online services like Netflix may follow.
