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Joseph Stromberg

Joseph Stromberg

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Joseph Stromberg

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    Lie detectors: Why they don’t work, and why police use them anywayLie detectors: Why they don’t work, and why police use them anyway
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    Polygraph tests are century-old pseudoscience. Why are we still using them?

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Space
    What astronauts see when they’re plummeting back to Earth, in one GIFWhat astronauts see when they’re plummeting back to Earth, in one GIF
    Space

    This is what a 17,000 mile per hour descent actually looks like

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    Some scientists think we’ll find signs of aliens within our lifetimes. Here’s how.Some scientists think we’ll find signs of aliens within our lifetimes. Here’s how.
    Science

    Next-generation telescopes could spot distant planets that have signs of life.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    This scientist solved the mystery of belly button lintThis scientist solved the mystery of belly button lint
    Science

    It all has to do with stomach hair.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    One of the best meteor showers of the year is coming Saturday and Sunday nightsOne of the best meteor showers of the year is coming Saturday and Sunday nights
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    The Geminid meteor shower is worth staying up for.

    By Joseph Stromberg
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    Study: Men are much more likely to take truly idiotic risks that cost their livesStudy: Men are much more likely to take truly idiotic risks that cost their lives
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    Why 88.7 percent of Darwin Award winners are male

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    We found an ancient lake on Mars — a sign the planet may have once been habitableWe found an ancient lake on Mars — a sign the planet may have once been habitable
    Science

    This new finding makes it more likely that we might someday find evidence of life.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Life
    Manhattan would need 48 new bridges if everyone drove. Here’s what it would look likeManhattan would need 48 new bridges if everyone drove. Here’s what it would look like
    Life

    Why the city as we know it couldn’t exist if all its commuters drove.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    The Rosetta probe’s first finding suggests asteroids, not comets, brought water to EarthThe Rosetta probe’s first finding suggests asteroids, not comets, brought water to Earth
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    The historic mission’s first data is a big clue about how water arrived on our own planet.

    By Joseph Stromberg
    Science
    A paper by Maggie Simpson and Edna Krabappel was accepted by two scientific journalsA paper by Maggie Simpson and Edna Krabappel was accepted by two scientific journals
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    It’s pretty funny. But it’s also a sign of a bigger problem.

    By Joseph Stromberg

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