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UK’s Anti-Pornography Plan Is Scary, Pointless Grandstanding
The U.K. Prime Minister today proposed a sweeping set of internet filtering--some would say censorship--laws. They will go nowhere.
FYI: Could A Human Beat A T. Rex In Arm Wrestling?
A paleontologist examines the evidence.
Awesome Future Job: Crew A Luxury Wind Turbine In The Middle Of The Ocean
New concept art imagines offshore wind farms with super-chic lofts for employees.
Who Would Win In A Fight, A Cold-Blooded Dinosaur Or A Warm-Blooded One?
One scientist hits upon a creative way to argue that dinosaurs were endothermic.
A Smooth, 3-D-Printed, Multicolored, High-Resolution Vase
No more lines in your 3-D printed objects!
A Florida Man Woke Up In A Motel Room Speaking Only Swedish. Could It Happen To You?
A cheat sheet for the strange case of Michael Boatwright, the 61-year-old who reportedly forgot his native language.
Attention, Men: HPV Vaccine Effective Against Oral Infections Too
HPV vaccines have always been advertised as protecting women, but a new study shows they also work against an infection that causes a throat cancer that's much more common in men.
Pharma Companies Must End Secret Gifts To Doctors Starting Next Month
The Affordable Care Act's transparency requirements go into effect August 1.
Could This Liquid Replace Food?
Soylent, a milky beverage filled with nutrients, lets drinkers go without real food. Meet the inventor behind the stuff.
What Pig Carcasses Could Teach Coroners About Human Death
Burying pigs at sea turns out to be a good way to study how human bodies decay.
How Computer Analysis Uncovered J. K. Rowling’s Secret Novel
Or, how your four-grams may be undermining your anonymous erotica-writing career
How To Argue With The Anti-Vaccine Crazies: A Guide
In honor of Jenny McCarthy's new seat at "The View"
The World Looks Bigger Through A Virtual Child’s Eyes
A virtual reality experiment that put adults in a virtual 4-year-old's body found changes in perception.
5 Amazing Antarctic Research Buildings
New designs make suffering through freezing desolation in the name of research actually look okay.
FYI: Why Do Humans Like Fizzy Drinks?
Apparently we like them with the part of our sensorium that evolved to detect spoilage.
A Hacked Mobile Antenna In A Backpack Could Spy On Cell Phone Conversations
Vulnerability could allow for homegrown NSA-like spies.