Detect alien observers, win prize. Self-replicating alien probes could already be here

http://m.phys.org/news/2013-07-self-replicating-alien-probes.html The theory goes that the aliens won’t say hi until we are smart enough to detect their surveillance devices. Hollywood, take note: your hero is born with a genetic abnormality giving him view if these devices. But wait. What is that nanoscale abnormality within his brain? Maybe it is not genes after all. And … Read more

31 doctors decide what Medicare will pay for services

Special Deal by Haley Sweetland Edwards | The Washington Monthly. In a free market society, there’s a name for this kind of thing—for when a roomful of professionals from the same trade meet behind closed doors to agree on how much their services should be worth. It’s called price-fixing. And in any other industry, it’s … Read more