We are far more worried about the problem of parents not vaccinating their kids than low general vaccination rates for flu, which will sicken and kill way more of us, including WAY more kids.
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Scientists work on it, it’s consistent with science, and it hopes to be the biggest scientific breakthrough of all. But it’s missing one key ingredient. “As of now, string theorists […]
A more nuanced picture of Justice Antonin Scalia’s 30-year stint on the nation’s highest court tells a tale that complicates the conservative-mouthpiece narrative.
Artist Laura Poitras—the filmmaker who helped Edward Snowden—shows Americans how to survive total surveillance in a new exhibition.
Giving the streets back to folks for whom they were originally designed: pedestrians.
Ben Carson has recently surged in the polls. Should we be concerned about his apocalyptic visions?
One turkey. Two types of muscles. Two different temperatures needed to cook properly. Put away the roasting pan and get ready to spatchcock the bird.
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Culturally and economically, modern Turkey is at a dangerous crossroads.
A live blog event from Nobel Prizewinner Art McDonald. “It’s ironic: in order to observe the Sun, you need to go kilometers underground.” –Art McDonald In the 1960s, a huge […]
Let the French flag fly on Facebook. It flies for us all. It flies for life.
Elizabeth Kenny went against conventional methods for treating polio and believed a patient should have an active role in their recovery.
For the 70 million people who speak with their hands.
Not water, not ice, and definitely not aliens. Here’s how we know. “You are the salt of the earth. But remember that salt is useful when in association, but useless in […]
Living on Mars is an essential back-up plan for humanity, says author Stephen Petranek. Here’s how he thinks we can survive the radiation.
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Looking for a discount on guns and dope? Cyber Monday deals come to Darknet.
If you knew the flu was going around your office, wouldn’t it be nice to work at home for the day?
More than just a pretty face, the Venus de Milo (rediscovered on this date in 1820) has changed ideas of female beauty ever since, often in surprising ways.
Though perhaps not the most pressing, believe it or not.
It’s been 60 years since Rosa Parks stood up for equality on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. What would she have to say today?
Rubens’ Prometheus literally flips Michelangelo’s Christ on his head to look at art and gods in a whole new way.
It’s not in any form of light, and yet here we are, “seeing” the Universe all the same. “If the imprint is really due to gravitational waves from the big […]
A group of researchers from MIT has thought of what the next anonymous network might look like.
Dashcams are growing in popularity as drivers seek to protect themselves from liability… as well as catch some pretty cool footage from time to time.
Young Aaron asks the Science Guy about the uncountable lengths of space. Bill responds with a challenge.
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We could literally pave the road in renewable energy.
Are comets and asteroids periodic, and are we due? “Biological diversity is messy. It walks, it crawls, it swims, it swoops, it buzzes. But extinction is silent, and it has no […]
From cities across the world, fireworks were the spectacular sight. But near the poles, nature was the star of the show. “You cannot rob me of free nature’s grace,You cannot […]
A new social media service designed by a Mumbai teenager promises to allow users to “hear the world speak.”
Is religion the problem? Sometimes. Is religion the solution? Sometimes. The real problem begins when you emphatically respond “yes” to either of these questions.