Love Classic Star Trek? You Owe a Huge Debt to Gene L. Coon
Enjoy Klingons? What about the friendly banter Spock and McCoy shared all those years? Gene Roddenberry isn’t the only person…
How Baltimore Became America’s Laboratory for Spy Tech
The city of Baltimore has all the ingredients to make the perfect modern panopticon. The post How Baltimore Became America’s…
Obduction’s Beautiful World Is a Worthy Successor to Myst
Obduction is an attempt to capture the spirit of Myst in another place and time. Even more unlikely than its…
Inside JetBlue’s Quest to Make Plane Food Great Again
Yes, tasty airplane food exists, but not for the masses (yet). The post Inside JetBlue’s Quest to Make Plane Food…
That Shipping Giant’s Collapse Is No Reason to Become a Pirate
The bankruptcy of Korean shipping giant Hanjin will make life on the high seas a bit more expensive and a…
It’s Fine If the iPhone Looks the Same. In Fact, It’s Better
The iPhone 7 will probably look just like the two iPhones before it, and that’s just fine. The post It’s…
Climate Change Is Coming for Your Coffee
Your morning cup of joe is about to get much harder to come by. The post Climate Change Is Coming…
Stop Putting Raw Ginger in Your Marinade, and Other Cookout Pro Tips
Let science save you from these classic Labor Day cookout faux pas The post Stop Putting Raw Ginger in Your…
Meet the Physicist Searching for Dark Matter’s Hidden Light
The physicist Tracy Slatyer is searching for faint wisps of dark matter annihilating in the early universe—and perhaps in hiding…
Space Photos of the Week: Nobody Knows How Old This Dang Star Is
Space photos of the week, August 28 — September 3, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Nobody Knows…