What To Do About An Almost Unprecedented Flu Season
This year is a nasty one, but it’s not (yet) unprecedented. It’s easy to forget as a young, healthy person that thousands—often the elderly—die from the flu every year. Pixabay People are officially...
View ArticleWhat Science Says About Bringing Guns Into Schools
In the wake of the Florida shooting, US President Trump said that "highly trained" teachers with guns could help prevent tragedies. "A teacher woulda shot the hell out of him before he knew what...
View ArticleStephen Hawking On What Happened Before the Beginning of Time?
Neil deGrasse Tyson asks Stephen Hawking to weigh in. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s show Star Talk is ending its fourth season with a bang—a big one. The big one, to be precise. The show, filmed at the...
View ArticleWhat UFO ‘Encounters’ Can Tell Us About Fake News
People often mistake Kate Dorsch for someone who studies aliens. But Dorsch actually studies something else. A doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, she’s been researching UFO reports...
View Article5 Reasons ‘The Expanse’ Is The Best Military Sci-Fi Show You’re Not Watching
With the high-octane Solar System-spanning, conspiracy-centric sci-fi drama The Expanse returning to SyFy for its third season on April 11th, we thought it would be a good time to explain why we think...
View ArticleScientists Suggest Marijuana Can Improve Your Driving Skills
For a long time there has been a common social belief that driving while under the influence of marijuana is a dangerous risk. There is ample evidence, however, that suggests this is simply not true....
View ArticleClimate Denying School Board Fires Teacher
Billy loved learning about the world around him. He was especially interested in climate change and had been reading about it in the news. One day, his 4th-grade teacher, Mr. Smith, talked about...
View ArticleWhy Millions Are Attracted To Scary Stories
The undeniable allure of horror stories that make us jump in fright is a constant source of fascination. It has intrigued people like me for generations. Whether it’s a super scary attraction like...
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