pollution-free” launch vehicles

Huh? They explained the common sense logic that everyone already knows: Some people don’t show up.

Usually if you can convince people that your idea benefits them somehow, they’ll listen.

Sexual privacy, gender identity, immigration—that’s a lot of politics in three minutes of puppeteering.

Gotcha. My impression was that Phase I trials focused on safety, and Phase II and III focused on efficacy.

Serious question: Why is it “completely insane” (or let’s say unwise) to let people take drugs the FDA has deemed safe but is still exploring for effectiveness? Sure, some will turn out to be quack pills and then their claims can be regulated, but some will turn out to be helpful. 

Rey is a clone of Luke’s hand.

I’m surprised the actors weren’t tipped off by the fake chest sitting on the table, with Hurt’s body underneath.

December? Where does this guy keep getting footage from the future?

Are you saying that ZEV credits benefit Tesla less than they do other carmakers, such that getting rid of them would harm Tesla less than it would other carmakers, making it a net benefit for Tesla?

Thanks, Jon. I don’t think the author meant to imply that getting rid of ZEV credits would make other carmakers stop making EVs. That would be a large chunk of reasoning to leave out of the article.

I’m missing something. How would getting rid of ZEV credits “help” Tesla? Tesla makes a (small) profit from them.

As in the way a newly elected president “forcibly steals” Air Force One from the outgoing president?

In 2010, two of this paper’s authors showed that open-label placebos work for IBS:

In the first clip, he was just reaching over to shake the hand of someone off-camera. :/

But what if a living being steps in front of a host just before he’s shot?

The capsule wobbled a bit after separation. Any idea how that would affect its passengers?

until June, Uber required anyone riding in one of its self-driving cars to sign a legal document

Psychologists form falsifiable hypotheses about the world, test them, and adjust their theories accordingly. Is that not science? 

Hey Raider, do you even have any wing flaps or engine exhaust, bro?