SAM MCDOUGLE
How a $4 Piece of Fabric Saves Millions of Lives
Malaria killed as many as 1,000,000 people in 2010. But the number has decreased sharply as of late, mostly due to a simple technology: fabric mosquito nets.
Bunking With Orangutan Bed Builders
New research suggests that orangutans seem to have an understanding of the wood dimensions necessary for both safety and comfort.
Research Proves DJ Drivers Are All Going to Die
It's time for us all to admit that driving and the "I Want A Song To Exactly Fit My Mood" disposition don't mix.
As If Bed Bugs Weren't Bad Enough Already, Turns Out They're Also Violent Sexual Predators
Male bed bugs take part in a rare and brutal form of insect mating called "traumatic insemination."
Why Action Stars Are War-Mongering Republicans
Psychologist Aaron Sell and his team have found a strong correlation between physically formidable action stars and pro-war right wing politics.
Free Will Can't Possibly Exist, So Feel Free to Do Whatever You Want
Many voices in neuroscience and biology agree that free will, in the traditional definition, is illusory.
Baseball Fans Are Dicks, Scientifically Speaking
Could revenge baseball-beaning be analogous to honor killings and warfare? Who knows, but baseball is pretty douchey either way.
Artificial Memories: Scientists Are Making Blade Runner Real
If you’re reading Motherboard, I’m guessing you’ve seen _Blade Runner_. If not, go take care of that before you get laughed out of a room by a clique of condemnatory geeks. Anyway, _Blade Runner_ and the Phillip K. Dick novel that it’s "based on...
If You Want to Map Every Connection in Your Brain You Have to Crack the Connectome
Small teams of neuroscientists at universities across the world have, of late, gravitated toward a young field of neuroscience called “connectomics.”
Alain de Botton’s Bizarre Atheism Isn't What Atheists Want
If Alain de Botton's "Atheism 2.0" is where “atheism” is going, I’ll gladly retract the label for myself and settle on “rational materialist.”
Tony the Tiger and Our Sexual Obsession with Torso Ratios
Next time you find yourself blankly looking at the Michelangelo-built tiger-man on your Frosted Flakes cereal box, or clutching Mrs. Butterworth’s curvy body as you slather your pancakes in High Fructose Corn Goo, reflect on the fact of your apish...