science fiction A brief history of using applied science fiction contests to design the future Thom Dunn

makers Video about making blacker-than-Vantablack pigment in a home lab Mark Frauenfelder

air conditioning How to build your own air conditioner Séamus Bellamy

Applied Science Demonstration of a piezoelectric motor Mark Frauenfelder

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perverse engineering Drones installed in taxidermied birds. They even flap, nightmarishly. Rob Beschizza

tabloids The Madness of King Charles and Obama's nepo baby in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

animals Woman survives two bites from the most toxic animal on Earth David Pescovitz

nfl Medical historian explores how the science of repeated head injuries was established, and then forgotten Jennifer Sandlin

Ukraine The beautiful threadwork of Ukrainian artist Vladimir Denshchikov (1952-2022) Elías Villoro

chemistry is fun! Chemist makes moonshine from toilet paper Jennifer Sandlin

dogs Researchers use biomimicry to enhance particle detection 16-fold by sniffing like dogs Andrew Yi

HDSF Meet the Terrenes, the people of Earth in (some) science fiction Jesse Sheidlower

makers My favorite maker tips for 2022 Gareth Branwyn

Drew Friedman It's Kurt Vonnegut's 100th birthday! Check out Drew Friedman's lovely portrait Mark Frauenfelder

art Listen to AI Werner Herzog and AI Slavoj Žižek ramble on forever Rob Beschizza

3d printing Watch this 4-Axis 3D printer in action Andrew Yi

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

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