Help keep Salon independent

Andrew Maynard

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Would you eat “meat” from a lab? Consumers aren’t necessarily sold on “cultured meat”

Walter Johnson, Andrew Maynard, Sheril Kirshenbaum
This image provided by NASA shows the planet Mars. A group of NASA-funded researchers are entering an isolated geodesic dome perched on a remote Hawaii volcano to study human behavior for future long-term space exploration, including future trips to Mars. The six crew members entered a dome structure on the Big Island's Mauna Loa Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, and will spend eight months together in the research facility without physical contact with any other human beings. (NASA via AP) (AP)

Dear Elon Musk: Your dazzling Mars plan overlooks some big nontechnical hurdles

Andrew Maynard

There are microscopic needles in your baby’s formula. Just how worried should you be?

Andrew Maynard