Friday, August 14, 2026

Odd Science & Technology News

Researchers at a Lab Named THC Confirm the Munchies Are Real

Beef jerky emerges as the unlikely valedictorian of Stoner Academy.

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Swedish Salmon Found To Be on Cocaine, Which Explains a Lot

Researchers tracked 105 smolts, most of whom have now started a podcast.

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Human Flatus Atlas Study Finds People Fart Twice as Much as Claimed

To the surprise of no one who’s ever met my father-in-law.

Drew Curtis

Malaysia: Work Stress Causes Homosexuality

Also Malaysia: We have no data backing up this assertion. And the study we cited doesn’t exist. 

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Researchers Investigate Whether AI Chatbots Cause Psychosis or Merely Validate It

Either way, the results are the same.

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Scientists Discover Astronauts’ Brains Drift After Months in Space

Which explains why they all come back wanting to run for Senate.

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“Like Viagra for Your Mitochondria” – Researchers Supercharge Aging Cells With Tiny Flowers

Science has officially upgraded cellular aging from “inevitable decline” to “deliverable-by-nanobot bouquet.”

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Smelling Farts May Prevent Alzheimer’s

Your dog has been trying to save your life this whole time.

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Study: People Are Nicer When Someone Nearby Is Dressed Like Batman

Apparently, all it takes for humans to act decently is a brooding billionaire in a cape.

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96,000-Person Constipation Study Yields Obvious Conclusion

Groundbreaking news: vegetables still work and America is still surprised.

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AI Studying Whale Songs Says It Thinks Whale Language Might Have Vowels

Where linguists hear “vowels,” skeptics hear “clicks,” and whales hear… absolutely none of this nonsense.

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Scientists Prove Universe Is Not a Simulation

Using the exact kind of reasoning a simulation would use to hide that it's a simulation.

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AI Mitigates Dunning-Kruger Effect, but Replaces It With Something Dumber

Researchers confirm: with AI, everyone’s above average. Especially the wrong people.

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Researchers Promise “A Complete Map of the Sixth Sense”

Also hoping to find Haley Joel Osment’s career.

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