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

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

baltimore orioles "Floating" knuckleball tracked on video Kevin Reome

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

tabloids Ghislaine Maxwell's jailbreak and Hunter Biden's corruption in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

murder There are a surprising number of unsolved murders involving Grateful Dead fans Thom Dunn

tabloids His Royal High-ness Prince Harry's Pot Farm, and stars with only months to live, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Technology These are the first words ever heard in a feature film David Pescovitz

Science A neuroscientist's take on synthetic telepathy, electrified ESP, and mind control David Pescovitz

music Douglas Rushkoff on Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950-2020) Douglas Rushkoff