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NASA’s Earth observing missions aren’t the only casualty. Arguably, eliminating education is even more egregious. “First Rate People hire first rate people. Second rate people hire third rate people.” –Hermann […]

Diversity and inclusion are incredibly important topics for modern organizations of any size. Diversity training is a core part of ensuring that new employees feel welcome in the workplace—providing a […]

Silicon Valley needs more diversity of thought and well-rounded thinkers. An interview with Scott Hartley, author of The Fuzzy and The Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World.

Because intelligence is not the same thing as rationality.

It isn’t the rapture or some crazy prophesy, but science, that tells us when and how the end will come. “The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic […]

As its CEO, Bill Nye lays out the missions The Planetary Society would like to see NASA focus on over the next 20 years. NASA by nature goes where the future is, and Nye can’t help but think of another industry that should follow suit.

With the American prison system coming under fire for being inhumane, could philosophy provide some much needed compassion to its prisoners?

Research on ghost sightings reveal underlying manifestations that affect us in weird ways.   

David McCandless hilarious classification of modern device-dependent, internet-obsessed mental disorders.

Among other things, researchers found that there are two subgroups of the Alt-Right, but that the more economically motivated members may buy into White Supremacy over time.

Has Google become our modern confessional? Former Google data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz discusses how Google knows you better than your friends and family–maybe even yourself. He is the author of Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are. 

The computer it’s attached to can “see” potential hazards and alert the surgeon to them.  

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Philosopher of mind Daniel Dennett waxing wise and wicked on consciousness, dolphins, and more. 

Three autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) are being considered for this epic feat.   

Poor Americans, people in rural locations, and those with disabilities would benefit most.   

A new site offers a way to delete most of your Internet accounts in one go.

Every business has goals—whether they’re as simple as “sell more” or as sophisticated as “apply design thinking to business processes to increase overall efficiency and reduce costs by X%.”

The Space Aggressor squadrons develop strategies to defend against space-oriented attacks.   

It’s a web, it’s a cloud – it’s under attack: how outages reveal the actual shape of the internet

Maintaining a hopeful, optimistic attitude positively affects a person’s health, academic performance, and relationships. But what makes someone hopeful or optimistic?

Do we really care about privacy? An interview with Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC’s Note to Self, about The Privacy Paradox campaign. She discusses an ethical code needed for technologists, why the typical ad-based business model online is not sustainable, and why it’s time for internet users to be “digitally woke.”  

Much news on the Internet is very similar to the dangerous “yellow journalism” of history.

Scientists are starting to run for office to bring evidence-based reasoning back to government.

Machine learning and predictive AI are changing the way we operate our devices and machines.

Did you go to one of the 600+ science marches across the globe? Here’s why the cause matters. “We’ve arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on […]

The UK government is discussing legislation that would require all internet service providers to block websites with “adult content”, specifically those without age verification.

Forty years ago cat hyperthyroidism didn’t exist. Now 10 percent of senior cats suffer from it.

Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats proposes neuroscience-based fashion.

How will we deal with the impending overpopulation crisis – and how much of a crisis is it anyway?

We cannot rule out the possibility that a superintelligence will do some very bad things, says AGI expert Ben Goertzel. But we can’t stop the research now – even if we wanted to.