Can You Vape to Death?
I never thought I’d see the day, but vaping—the bejeweled fedora of nicotine delivery methods—is starting to seem a lot…
Why Do We Have Butts?
When separates us from the animals? Is it the burden of consciousness, the terror of knowing that one day we will die,…
Why Do Cats Wag Their Tails?
Cats are enigmatic little creatures. It’s hard to get a read on them. Does your cat love you, or would it gladly stab…
What Shapes Are Things in Outer Space?
It’s an orgy of geometry, here on Earth. You got all kinds of shapes: Squares, trapezoids, even the occasional rhombus.…
Which Animal Kills the Most Humans?
Animals fatally maul, sting, trample, and chew about a million humans per year. Pretty nice of them, given the numbers…
Is the VR Universe in Ready Player One Possible?
In 2018, nearly everything is in place for a descent into a Ready Player One-style dystopia. The way things are going,…
Is Amazon Evil and Am I Evil for Using It?
1-Click ordering a massively discounted flat-screen TV, or seventy pounds of coarse-grained salt, it can be easy to…
Why Is My Face Changing Shape as I Get Older?
Two decades of healthy growth, followed by four to eight decades of slow-motion physical and mental collapse—that’s…
What's the Filthiest Animal?
Ever since the 19th century, when disease was first linked to sewage-contaminated water, humans have gone to great…
How Do You Hear Without 'Ears'?
History’s littered with lost ears: Van Gogh’s, Evander Holyfield’s, that ear Kyle MacLachlan finds in a field in Blue…
Can Black Panther's Vibranium Ever Be Real?
Vibranium’s the lifeblood of the Black Panther universe—the metal that helped propel Wakanda into a hyper-advanced…
Do Animals Have a Sense of Competition?
Humans do the wildest things to animals—stick them with experimental drugs, mash them into cheap nuggets, mount their…
How Do Winter Olympians Stay Warm?
Nearly three thousand athletes have made their way to the Winter Olympic this month, and probably at least a couple are…
Will We Ever Be Able to Upload a Mind to a New Body?
In Altered Carbon, the body no longer matters. As one character quipped: “You shed it like a snake sheds its skin.”…
How Much Should I Regret Not Buying Bitcoin?
The first bitcoin transaction ever was by man who bought two pizzas. That arrangement would be worth over a $100 million
If You Find Aliens, Who Do You Call?
Let’s say your house is on fire, or overrun by a gang of psychotic raccoons. You don’t hesitate—you take out your…
Why Does Exercise Start Hurting Two Days After a Workout?
If you’ve decided, this year, to start working out, you might have noticed a strange phenomenon: You’ll leave the gym…
Can You Eat So Much That You Die?
Can you eat yourself to death on one occasion of very excessive eating? We know that America’s eating problem is bad,…
What's the Ideal Number of Humans on Earth?
Earth might be looking a little worse for wear, after the last four-hundred years of reckless wide-scale resource…
What Do Porgs Taste Like?Â
Move over Ewoks, there’s a new critter in this galaxy. Star Wars: The Last Jedi marks the debut of porgs, a species of…
