People like Elon Musk and others in the "space settlement" camp believe NASA and the US space industry should colonize Mars and make homo sapiens a multi-planet species. Musk wants SpaceX to one day send colonists to Mars, while NASA is talking...
Low gravity and high radiation: Would humans remain human on Mars?
What Bill Gates would do if he were living on $2 a day
Bill Gates, chicken farmer? The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist says in a blog post that investing in poultry would his first...
Scientists say early Earth’s atmosphere would have left us light-headed
Want to buy one of everything on Amazon? This guy figured out what it would cost
If you already spend a lot of money shopping on Amazon for everything you need and, perhaps, plenty that you don’t, stop for a minute to think about what it would cost to buy one of everything on the site. OK, wait. Don’t do that. Kynan Eng works...
Proposed Utah law would make doxing a six-month jail crime
A bill proposed in the Utah State House of Representatives on Monday would update and amend passages in the state's criminal code regarding...
Kickstarter tax fix: Bill would exempt crowdfunding efforts from state sales and B&O taxes
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill to exempt crowdfunding efforts from the state sales tax and business-and-occupation tax is working its way through the Washington House. The House Finance Committee held a hearing Friday on the bill by Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn. Right...
Bill would create Washington state space exploration center to boost fledgling industry
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill is in play in Washington state Legislature to get the state government deeply involved in nurturing Washington’s fledgling space-exploration industry. The bipartisan House bill by Rep. Jeff...
Travelers would pick smartphone over toothbrush, deodorant or driver’s license, Expedia study finds
Imagine your perfect travel companion. Is it your partner? Your best friend? Someone out of the latest Sports Illustrated? Well, for a majority of travelers that indispensable sidekick is about five inches tall and tags along in their back pockets. A new study...
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Star Wars analysis: The Starship Enterprise would destroy the Millennium Falcon
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a smart man — perhaps too smart. After butting heads with Star Wars fans last month about BB8’s design (according to physics, the droid’s smooth metal ball would “skid uncontrollably on...
Seattle councilmembers to vote on law that would unionize Uber, Lyft drivers
It’s a big day for Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle — and those that think they should be protected by labor laws. The Seattle City Council will vote later this afternoon on legislation that offers Uber, Lyft, taxi and other “for-hire” drivers the...