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How The Internet Works
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Kat Brewster
October 22, 2021
Science
Impressive Bolts Victory Delayed By Impressive Bolts
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Chris Thompson
October 5, 2021
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Science
Could A Handful Of Swallowed Metal Ball Bearings And Exposure To The World’s Strongest Magnets Cause My Torso To Explode Into A Cloud Of Viscera? A Scientific Examination
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Chris Thompson
September 14, 2021
Science
Fusion Researchers Achieve Energy Breakthrough Capable Of Almost Powering One Easy-Bake Oven
107
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Chris Thompson
August 18, 2021
Science
What Earthquakes Can Teach Us In The Search For Extraterrestrial Life
48
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Patrick Redford
August 5, 2021
Science
The Billionaires Did It. They Made Spaceflight Uncool.
182
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Barry Petchesky
July 20, 2021
Life Lessons
Can I Point You To The Dew Point?
214
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
July 14, 2021
Science
You Call This Going To Space, Jeff Bezos?
196
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Drew Magary
June 16, 2021
Science
Is Lightning A Fraud? Sadly, Yes [Update]
161
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Chris Thompson
June 10, 2021
Animals
Please, Brood X Cicadas, I Beg You, Shut The Fuck Up
139
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Chris Thompson
June 7, 2021
Chefector
It Is Not Yet Tomato Time, Blasphemers
234
Comments
Albert Burneko
June 7, 2021
Science
Terrifying New Record Achieved In Humanity’s Quest To Manufacture A Literal Star
95
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Chris Thompson
June 4, 2021
Science
Leave Tardigrades Alone!
125
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Chris Thompson
May 20, 2021
Science
Do Not Fear To Behold The Majestic Lake Creature
87
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Chris Thompson
May 12, 2021
Senators Week
Could This Farting Bug With “Senator” In Its Scientific Name Release Me From This Waking Nightmare? An Investigation
75
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Chris Thompson
May 6, 2021
Science
Barkeep, A Glass Of Your Finest Chemolithotroph Peepee, If You Please
172
Comments
Albert Burneko
April 29, 2021
Science
Could A Jeep-Mounted Zion Williamson Roundhouse-Kick My Head Off? An Investigation
214
Comments
Chris Thompson
April 14, 2021
Science
To Truly Appreciate The Elon Musk Tunnel Footage, You Must Hear It Set To Music
247
Comments
Albert Burneko
April 9, 2021
Science
Imagine The Awesome Face-Annihilating Powers Of The Antimatter-Freezing Laser
127
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Chris Thompson
April 2, 2021
Science
If Scientists Are To Use Tokamak Rockets To Send Man To Mars, They Must Agree To Use My Face As The Launch Pad
123
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Chris Thompson
March 8, 2021
Science
Which Teams Will Be The First Lost To Climate Change?
273
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Neil deMause
February 25, 2021
Science
Boston Dynamics: Robot Cop Dog Should Not Be Used To Intimidate
137
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Patrick Redford
February 24, 2021
Science
Truck Ugly
449
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Albert Burneko
February 22, 2021
Interviews
An Epidemiologist Explains The Challenges Of Vaccinating A Neurotic Nation
153
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Chris Thompson
February 9, 2021
NBA
Go To A Miami Heat Game If You Want A Dog To Tell You Whether You’ve Contracted A Deadly Virus
125
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Tom Ley
January 25, 2021
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