Rose Eveleth's posts

Recently, an app called Peeple got a whole lot of attention for trying to be the Yelp for Humans. But it’s just one…

Every time you go from one country to the next, you cross a border. And that usually means dealing with some kind of…

Nerf balls are for boys. Dolls are for girls. Romance movies are for women, and action flicks for men. Nearly…

Gizmodo has confused Rush Limbaugh.

A lot of researchers are thinking about how to genetically engineer crops and food animals to help them withstand…

Scientists now have a way to cloak something very small, making it effectively invisible. But what if scientists and…

Humans spend a lot of time and energy wondering if there’s anybody else out there. But what if we got unequivocal…

When you were a kid and stole your friends’ toys, your parent probably asked you this angry hypothetical: “How do…

Many scientists believe that the Earth is approaching another mass extinction event. Between deforestation,…

There are a million ways people might use drones in the future, from deliveries and police work to journalism. But…

What if “life in prison” could mean 100 or 200 or 400 years? Does that change the way that sentences are doled out?…

The Earth, right now, is revolving around the sun at about 62,000 miles per hour. But what would happen if we slowed…

This week, we go to a world where facial recognition is so good that any company can grab an image of your face…

According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, about 2.3 percent of America’s power is generated by wind.…

Need to get from New York to Paris? Or San Diego? Chances are, you’re hopping on a plane. But commercial flights…

We all want to be our best selves. But what if you could add almost anything to your body and mind? A camera here,…

Everywhere I go, people are talking trash about Sydney Leroux’s fake eyelashes. To be fair, I’ve been in Canada,…

We often think of stars as twinkling, harmless little points of light that fill our night sky with majesty. But…

If you’re reading this, you have access to the Internet. But what would happen if the Internet suddenly went away?…

If there was a drug that meant you never had to sleep again, would you take it? Would those who didn’t need to sleep…