Long, Long Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, a Star Wars Actor Wore an Atlas Shrugged T-Shirt
And people have opinions about that.
Science & Technology
Obama Falls 600,000 Electric Cars Short, Science Advances by Funerals, and Record Wildfires?
A scitech research and policy round up for January 7, 2016
Hottest December in Satellite Record: Global Temperature Trend Update
Overall 2015 was third warmest year in satellite record
You Know Who Else Would Have Crushed Uber?
Salon praises the Germans' salutary fealty to rules, since it helped get rid of Uber.
Venezuela Bans GMOs, Utopia via the Borg Collective, and Cancer: Bad Luck or Environment?
A scitech research and policy roundup for January 6, 2016
Obama's Rainbow of Everlasting Joy: The Year in Presidential Photography
Despite an ongoing media boycott of White House staff photography, the president's image crafters still call the shots.
Biomedical Study Reproducibility Scandalously Bad, Evidence for "Free Will," and Robot Rebellion by 2055
A scitech research and policy round up for January 5, 2016
Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Birth Control in Oregon. Why Not Make It Over-the-Counter Everywhere?
Getting government out of the way would protect women and employers alike.
Conservative Deviance Detection, CRISPR Cures Muscular Dystrophy, and Virtual Reality Ethics
A scitech research and policy roundup
The Technology That Made Nathalie Cole So Unforgettable
The late singer's massive 1991 "duet" with her dead father foreshadowed a world of musical mashups.
Ronald Bailey Talks About The End of Doom on C-SPAN Book TV
The anti-doomsaying book for this decade*
Give a Drunk (or Anyone) a Free Ride Home on New Year's Eve, Accept a Tip, Face $500 Fine
Portsmouth, NH, not amused by Free State Project participant's plan to get around their anti-Uber regulations.
If Peyton Manning Used HGH to Recover From a Broken Neck, Should We Really Care?
It's time to rethink the stigma surrounding this "performance-enhancing drug."
Bioethics: Standing Athwart Science, Yelling 'Whoa'*
I'm a bioethicist, and I am here to help slow down scientific and medical progress
Will 2016 Be a Record Year for Bitcoin?
Prices of the cryptocurrency are expected to reach a record high next year.
Biotech Company Terrorists Poison Chipotle's Food, Claims Natural News Nutjob Mike Adams
A raving anti-tech activist's conspiracy theory about Chipotle's recent E. coli outbreaks.
Should Terminal Patients Be Allowed to Try Experimental Drugs?
"Right to try" laws offer hope for people trying to save their own lives.
"Welcome Back, Baby!": SpaceX Returns Rocket to Earth
The private spaceflight company brings a reusable booster back from space and sticks the landing.
Kansas Couple Whose Tea Was Mistaken for Marijuana Loses Suit Over Fruitless Raid
Robert and Adlynn Harte argued that cops should have known field tests are unreliable.
The End of Doom Is the Anti-Doomsaying Book for This Decade
So says Purdue University President Mitch Daniels in the Wall Street Journal
CRISPR Gene-Editing Is Scientific "Breakthrough of the Year"
"If scientists can dream of a genetic manipulation, CRISPR can now make it happen"
Good Stuff Comes from the Bottom Up
How culture, economies, technology, and government evolve
Uber, Lyft Drivers in Seattle Given Legal Go-Ahead to Unionize
How might union worker protection policies work along with a community-rating app system?
Facebook Check Wouldn't Have Stopped San Bernardino Terrorists, No Matter What GOP Candidates Say
Did an Obama-administration policy prevent the feds from looking at Tashfeen Malik's social-media profiles? Yes and no.
Slate Says "Upwing" With The End of Doom by Ronald Bailey
Forget Right and Left: Are You an Upwinger or a Downwinger?
Leave Satoshi Alone!
This month saw journalists engaged in yet another failed attempt to discover the identity of Bitcoin's creator.
Pando Appalled That Uber Hires High-Powered Politicos, Media Allegedly Ignoring It
Criticizing a company under constant political assault for its political hires is to mistake the defense for the crime.
Secret Watchlists and Body Searches: Yes. Social Media Post Reviews: No. Our DHS in Action.
Baffling contradictions about privacy or just old-fashioned blame-shifting?
Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto?
And does the identity of Bitcoin's creator really matter for the future of this 'fatherless' cryptocurrency?
The Man Behind The Martian
Bestselling author Andy Weir on politics, commercial space, and the future of publishing
Class Action Suit Against Uber Expanded; A Loss on Whether Its Drivers are Employees or Contractors Could be Very Costly
Uber now trying to make its drivers all agree to a new arbitration clause.
Watch Matt Welch Talk Trump and Muslims and Terrorism and Civil Liberties on Tonight's Kennedy
Be there at 8 p.m. ET, with a midnight re-run, on Fox Business Network
The Hyperloop Is Landing the Private Investment That Eludes High-Speed Rail
Company planning an early test in Nevada soon.
Ronald Bailey at the House of Lords on The End of Doom
The Global Warming Policy Foundation interviews me about the book too.
Wired Presents Very Convincing Circumstantial Case They've Identified Bitcoin Creator 'Satoshi Nakamoto' [UPDATED! Let the Debunking Commence!]
Perhaps obscure, unsuspected Australian computer whiz Craig Steven Wright invented the cryptocurrency, controls 1.1 million of them.
French Police Push for Ban on Free Wi-Fi and Tor Browser
Two proposed laws could potentially violate the French constitution.
Hottest November in Satellite Record: Global Temperature Trend Update
El Niño Pacific Ocean warming event continues to push temperatures to record highs
Bringing Biohacking to the Masses Is Latest Aim of Andreessen Horowitz
The savvy venture capitalists at Andreessen Horowitz are now banking on "smart drug" startup Nootrobox.
"Life would be noticeably dimmer without REASON": Reason Supporters, In Their Own Words!
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