Science Professor attempting to live underwater for 100 days and emerge "super-human" David Pescovitz

politics USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum speaks out after school cancels her speech Natalie Dressed

COVID-19 In the U.S. you can now report at-home COVID test results Jennifer Sandlin

skating Here's why spinning ice skaters don't get dizzy David Pescovitz

Food Enjoy a 3D-printed "steak analog" that "chews like sirloin" and "pulls like pork" David Pescovitz

Stimulating the tongue with electricity reduces tinnitus Mark Frauenfelder

robotics Bionic leg goes open source David Pescovitz

Self-powered keypads printed on paper Mark Frauenfelder

insects The Pentagon is training an army of bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts. Thom Dunn

facial recognition A toilet with facial recognition for your butthole Thom Dunn

psychology Eminent psychologists condemn "emotion detection" systems as being grounded in junk science Cory Doctorow

Science Science offices throughout U.S. government closing under Trump at alarming rate Xeni Jardin

happy mutants 3D printed origami robots that crawl and grab when activated by magnets Cory Doctorow

medicine Mouth sensor keeps tabs on your sodium intake David Pescovitz

neuroscience On tumors, MRIs and telepathy: Mary Lou Jepsen on the future of devices that could read images from our brains Rob Reid

mystery attacks Victims of mysterious attack at US embassy in Cuba now have "brain abnormalities" Mark Frauenfelder

Technology The ethics of upgrading your brain with implants David Pescovitz

corruption The Sackler Family: best known for philanthropy, they made billions promoting Oxycontin Cory Doctorow

sunscreen New DNA sunscreen becomes more effective the longer you stay in the sun Rusty Blazenhoff

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