science fiction Douglas Rain, HAL 9000's voice in '2001: A Space Odyssey,' has died. He was 90. Xeni Jardin

movie The HAL 9000 Christmas ornament Rusty Blazenhoff

Happy Mutants "Gretapocalypse" is a Greta Thunberg-themed art car made from the "shredded remnants of the very tools of the American dream" Jennifer Sandlin

How to stop procrastinating: writer AJ Jacobs' surprising approach Mark Frauenfelder

Weird What does Orc City have to do with Metal Gear Solid? Grant St. Clair

art Artist traps AI in RAM prison, forces it to contemplate its own mortality Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Algorithms in college admissions could make discrimination worse Mark Frauenfelder

1960s Prepare to cringe: Liberace's far-out "Feelin' Groovy" from 1968 Mark Frauenfelder

Child Development Christian parenting expert recommends spanking toddlers so they act excited to see you Mark Frauenfelder

law Cop who failed to enter building during Parkland mass shooting found not guilty of neglect, negligence and perjury Rob Beschizza

tabloids Hitler raised from the grave in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

noise Study finds you can change your brain to hear better in chaotic, noisy environments Mark Frauenfelder

haiti What Sniglets, Haiti and the International Monetary Fund have in common Elías Villoro

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

pranks Mental hospital nurse busted for knocking on paranoid patient's door and then hiding David Pescovitz

Right-wing Gen Z twerp Madison Cawthorn loses GOP primary, but still has 7 months left to make trouble Rob Beschizza

tabloids Harry and Meghan "over" and Ukraine "despairs" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

movies Douglas Trumbull, visual effects pioneer behind 2001, Blade Runner, and Close Encounters, RIP David Pescovitz

machine learning How AI and machine learning can help improve therapy for humans Thom Dunn

television Meet the man behind the laugh tracks of 1980s sitcoms David Pescovitz