politics Vivek Ramaswamy enriched himself while costing small investors their life savings (must-watch 5-min video) Mark Frauenfelder
lsd One LSD trip shown to provide rapid and lasting reduction in anxiety, FDA designates "breakthrough therapy" David Pescovitz
bernie sanders Long COVID expert at US Senate hearing: "the burden of disease and disability from long COVID . . . is on par with the burden of cancer and heart disease" Jennifer Sandlin
crime Paramedics who injected Elijah McClain with lethal dose of drugs found guilty of negligent homicide Rob Beschizza
tabloids Scientology's secrets, Kardashian brain damage, and Chinese bioweapons in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
politics California governor Gavin Newsom vetoes decriminalization of psychedelics and ban on caste discrimination Rob Beschizza
book review Review: Some New Kind of Kick is the moving memoir of punk rock icon Kid Congo Powers Gareth Branwyn
Science As his cars burst into flame, Musk still thinks people will trust his brain chips Jason Weisberger
donald trump Donald Trump pushes for U.S. dictatorship: "We have to go beyond the governor" (video) Carla Sinclair
health New diabetes drug helped obese people without the disease lose incredible amounts of weight David Pescovitz
Science Survey finds 22% of scientists who do media interviews about COVID get violent threats Clive Thompson
olympics U.S. champion sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson can't compete in Olympics because she tested positive for THC Mark Frauenfelder
drugs New erectile dysfunction drug "possibly the first time in history that a company has knowingly commercialized a placebo" Mark Frauenfelder