What We Mean When We Say 'Conspiracy Theory'
The assumptions baked into a familiar phrase
Science & Technology
Mistaking Peak Prices for "Peak Everything"
Economic Super-cycles and Falling Commodity Prices
Liberals Better Than Conservatives Again, Says New Study on Who's Happier
I am just happy to be a libertarian.
The FCC's New Internet Rules Put the FCC in Charge of the Internet
New net neutrality rules give the agency veto power over ISP innovations.
What "Out of Control" Biohacking Means for the Future
Q&A With Disinformation Encyclopedia Authors R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell
"Fascinating": Anti-Abortion Idaho Pol Says He Knew That Vagina & Stomach Aren't Connected
Anti-abortion legislators are using bogus safety concerns about telemedicine to win victories that they cannot via straight-up political arguments.
Senators Pitch a Bill Legalizing Medical Marijuana in States That Allow It
The CARERS Act would eliminate federal interference with patients and providers.
It's Stupid Season. Have You Been Vaccinated?
How the press turned a local issue into the first controversy of the 2016 presidential campaign.
Scott Walker Flip-Flops in Favor of Federal Ethanol Mandate
Wisconsin governor, no stranger to corporate welfare, sings a new tune in front of Iowa farmers
Apple Just Announced ResearchKit: iOS Software For Collecting Medical Information That'll Be Severely Limited Because of the FDA
How the FDA will limit the usefulness of Apple's latest innovation.
The Apple Watch Will Make the Wrists of the Super Rich Look A Lot More Like Yours and Mine
The new watch from Cupertino will help reduce income inequality in the way that really matters.
Why Conservatives Should Fight for Death Penalty Drug Transparency
Capital punishment fails the "conservative litmus test."
Is Addiction a Chronic Brain Disease?
Drug addiction is not caused by the effects of drugs alone.
Could Automation Be Labor Unions' Death Knell?
Automation needn't be scary for workers, but for traditional unions, the robot future may hold a different fate.
The Blockchain: A Supercomputer for Reality
"Everything that can be decentralized, will be decentralized."
The Battle for Death Penalty Transparency
Journalists and prisoners stage a First Amendment challenge to state secrecy regarding executions.
Netflix May Already Regret Its Support for the FCC's New Net Neutrality Rules
The agency's new Internet rules will only make the Web worse.
What If Someone Crossed the Razor-Blades-in-Halloween-Candy Rumor with the Injecting-Babies-with-AIDS Rumor?
Decoding a Vietnamese urban legend
These Glasses Can Thwart Facial Recognition Software
In an age of ever-increasing surveillance, one simple technology could help protect your privacy.
Study Confirms That E-Cigarettes Generate Virtually No Toxins
Levels are about the same as those found in air.
More Efficient Photosynthesis Transferred From Corn Into Rice: Could Boost Yields 50 Percent
Malthusian doomsters foiled again.
Is Psychiatry All Better Now?
Gary Greenberg argues just throwing out Freud doesn't cure psychiatry of its ills.
Cody Wilson, Pioneer of Homemade 3D Printed Guns, Calls Out Another Company For Refusing to Do Business with Him
Offers $15,000 Bounty for Anyone Who Can Deliver Him a MarkForged carbon-fiber 3D Printer.
Government War on Online Vice Purchasing is a Continuing War on Citizen Safety
The shutdown of sex-sales site Redbook made life more ignorant and dangerous.
Let Slip the Robots of War
Lethal autonomous weapon systems might be more moral than human soldiers.
Regulatory Robophobia
We don't need a federal commission to govern things that go beep in the night.
The Robot Revolution Is Here
They're sweeping my floors, watching my kids, and stealing my job. Here's why I'm not worried.
Rise of the Machines: 6 Scenes from the Robot Revolution
They're coming for your homes, your pets, your deliveries, your news, and more.
Don't Fear the Robots! Human Responsibility Will Keep Them in Check.
Lawyers, insurance, and the media put the fear of liability in the hearts of the humans who create our automated tools
This Utah Cop May Have Conceived the Worst Argument Yet for Pot Prohibition
Legalization will bring an epidemic of stoned bunnies, or something.
