The Last Star in the Universe — Red Dwarfs Explained

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The last star in the universe will be a red dwarf. Red dwarfs in general might be great places to look for aliens – or planets for humans to find a new home after our solar system has died.

1/31/2016

Why the War on Drugs Is a Huge Failure

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The war against drugs has been a terrible disaster for everybody involved. Why? And can we do something differently?

3/1/2016

The Antibiotic Apocalypse Explained

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What is the Antibiotic Apocalypse? What is it all about? And how dangerous is it?

3/16/2016

Space Elevator — Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind?

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So. Space elevators. Are they are thing that we should talk about?

4/8/2016

Safe and Sorry — Terrorism & Mass Surveillance

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4/14/2016

How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity (old version)

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Is there a border we will never cross? Are there places we will never be able to reach, no matter what? It turns out there are. Far, far more than you might have thought…

5/12/2016

What Are You?

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So. Are you your body? And if so, how exactly does this work? Lets explore lots of confusing questions.

5/31/2016

What Happened Before History? Human Origins

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Humans. We have been around for a while now. When we think about our past we think about ancient civilizations, the pyramids, stuff like that. But this is only a tiny, tiny part of our history.

6/23/2016

Death From Space — Gamma-Ray Bursts Explained

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There are cosmic snipers firing at random into the unvierse. What are they and what happens if they hit us?

7/31/2016

Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever — CRISPR

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Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that things will change irreversibly.

8/10/2016

Genetic Engineering and Diseases — Gene Drive & Malaria

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We have the choice to attack one of our oldest enemies with genetic engineering. But should we do it?

9/21/2016

The Most Efficient Way to Destroy the Universe — False Vacuum

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What if there is a way to destroy the universe so fundamentally that life as we know it will be impossible forever?

10/21/2016

Fusion Energy Explained — Future or Failure

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How does fusion energy work and is it a good idea?

11/10/2016

The Most Gruesome Parasites — Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

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There are a group of parasites extremely disgusting and mean. Humanity declared war on them.

11/30/2016

A New History for Humanity — The Human Era

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It is time to reframe how we think about our past. We need a new year 0 for humanity. But which one should we choose and why?

12/7/2016

Overpopulation — The Human Explosion Explained

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In a very short amount of time the human population exploded and is still growing very fast. Will this lead to the end of our civilization?

12/22/2016