News U.S. court tosses murder conviction of Blackwater guard Nicholas Slatten in massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians Xeni Jardin

mistakes British police officer accused of using AI to fabricate evidence Rob Beschizza

Science The thought experiment that says you can't die (from your own perspective) Ellsworth Toohey

mistakes College president suggests graduates "put a quick end" to themselves in commencement speech Rob Beschizza

books Sci-Hub and Libgen descend from a Soviet tradition of smuggled science Ellsworth Toohey

Large Language Models Grammarly caught using AI to simulate dead writers… again Séamus Bellamy

Trans Rights Canada is fast-tracking citizenship for trans Americans at risk Séamus Bellamy

Science A major evidence review found Alzheimer's drugs probably don't work — and fraud played a role Ellsworth Toohey

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books Why are school boards banning books on ancient Egypt and digestion? Ellsworth Toohey

conspiracy theories This morning I met the "QAnon Shaman," and here are ten takeaways from our conversation Jennifer Sandlin

History Get a university-level education on buried viking treasure for free Séamus Bellamy

Science Someone put the dullest part of The Iliad inside a mummy Ruben Bolling

politics U.S. sinks in world Academic Freedom Index Rob Beschizza

Science Desmond Morris wrote The Naked Ape in four weeks to pay for a house Ellsworth Toohey

Science The Pokémon Company is looking for an ecologist with a PhD Gail Sherman

censorship Tennessee librarian fired after refusing to move books that "promote gender confusion" Rob Beschizza

music Radio Garden lets you explore local radio from around the world at home Grant St. Clair

books Your public library can get you almost any book on earth for $5 or less Ellsworth Toohey