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At the very least such fake news could further divide us. At worst, a violent incident occurs, perhaps even on a large-scale.

Here are some of the most impactful scientific achievements in a year full of discoveries.

The one thing both extremes of Left and Right agree on. 

Unless you can make a force that travels faster than the speed of light, a singularity is inevitable. The more mass you place into a small volume of space, the […]

The list of substances banned from Olympic competition is staggering. Marijuana is on the list, but derivative cannabinoids aren’t. Whats going on, and should marijuana even be banned?

Thousands of scientists from 184 countries have endorsed an open letter that outlines some of the Earth’s most pressing environmental problems.

Adults tend to become lazy with their thinking, backing into moral and ethical wrongdoing without noticing fully what they’re doing. 

Either possibility offers a tremendous existence, but philosophically, there’s so much more to think about. “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, […]

It’s the first, most naive question you might think to ask. The solution is a lot more complicated than you imagine. According to a large amount of evidence, the overwhelming majority […]

Superfast hyperloop travel gets closer to reality as Elon Musk receives “verbal” government approval for a route linking NYC and Washington.

The discovery in Kenya of a 13-million-year-old fossil skull unearths the common ancestor of humans and apes.

The study also discovered a downside to having a big brain.

Here are five ORBITER-recommended podcasts sure to challenge your thinking on what it means to be human in this world.

One researcher warns to stick with activities you enjoy.

For the first time, I genuinely enjoyed the new series. There’s been one question that’s bothered me in every episode since Star Trek: Discovery began: why would anyone want to be […]

NASA is close to testing its next-generation nuclear fission reactors that would power a Mars colony and propel space exploration.

Ukrainian military shows off a new robot that can see action against Russian-backed forces next year.

A new study shows sperm counts have dropped by 59% globally over the last 40 years.

It’s more accurate than an atomic clock, and would take thousands of years to lose a second. 

The world has its first robotic citizen in a humanoid robot with an advanced range of emotions.

Musk is about more than Teslas and rockets. 

Bitcoin started at $.008, and today is worth over $12,000. What’s the deal with other cryptocurrencies? We’re here to help. 

Predictive policing introduces a scientific element to law enforcement decisions, such as whether to investigate or detain, how long to sentence, and whether to parole.

President Trump wants to end “chain migration”. Is a merit-based system better?

In 2016, the number of opioid-related deaths hit 42,000, an all-time record. But gun deaths were nearly that same number, and have been consistently that high. If you want to know […]

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Authors Neal Stephenson & Nicole Galland on blurring the lines between science and magic. 

Groundbreaking research finds that the human brain creates multi-dimensional neural structures.

How does music influence behavior?

It took the Universe 9.2 billion years to create the Earth, and another 4 billion for complex life. Could we have gotten there faster? The story of how the Universe came […]

This list of 10 non-winners is 50% women, but 100% outrageous. In science, advances often come in great leaps. In hindsight, it’s easy to identify perhaps hundreds of small steps […]