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Dreaming of Electric Sheep
Pareidolia was an exclusively human trait, until researchers taught a neural network to imagine animals in the clouds. Read more…
Category Archives: Science
The Nuclear Boy Scout
David Hahn was not a gifted student. At the age of 17, he lagged behind his classmates and struggled with his high school courses. But in his battered garden shed, Hahn set out to build a nuclear reactor. Read more…
Meet the Sarcastic Fringehead
When two sarcastic fringeheads battle for dominance, they expand their mouths and wrestle to determine which is the bigger fish.
Could there be a more perfect analogy for internet flame wars? Read more…
Bok-Bok-Bockulus Rift
An assistant professor at Iowa State University has proposed a solution to the inhumane overcrowding of chickens in factory farms: virtual reality headgear that convinces the birds that they’re in a free range environment. Read more…
Predicting The Future: Women In STEM
According to one publishing expert, women accounted for only 22% of science fiction submissions.
Why is this a big deal? Read more…
The Bombardier Beetle
Meet the bombardier beetle, the bizarre and wonderful insect that brews boiling chemicals in its abdomen. Read more…
The Future of Mind-Reading
In Spectra, researchers use a fictional device to read the patterns of thought and perception as they flash through the synapses of the brain. It’s mind-reading without the psychics… and now it’s becoming reality. Read more…
Tardigrade Vengeance
Tardigrades may only be one millimeter long, but they’re indestructible… and they’re pissed. Read more…
