RT @nytimes: This race to Alaska is fueled by determination and ingenuity, but no motors

RT @brainpicker: The unlikely story of the world's first moon map and its remarkable creator

“the beginning of a future in which robots can work alongside people to reduce the toll of disasters” @DARPA

Just found out that it's basketball season and the championship is going on.

Brilliant interview with @GreatDismal, who says sci-fi writers are not such great future predictors

The humanities and science share the virtues of empiricism and skepticism via @michaelshermer

RT @nytDeniseGrady: Imagine a test for every virus you've ever caught in your whole life. It's (almost) here.

"CRISPR, the disruptor"

Good overview of the gene editing tech via @heidiledford @NatureNews

We are still learning about our bodies. Missing link found between brain and immune system:

@yazinsai @NatGeoExplorers unquestionably one of my favorite places in the world. Cool.