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Science Three reasons it's not a good idea to directly compare the temperatures of different planets Maggie Koerth

books The Muppets' former creative director made a kids' book with a hole punched through every page Mark Frauenfelder
books "Weird Ireland" offers a wonderfully whimsical tour of the Emerald Isle Thom Dunn
youtube Google's AI-generated Super Bowl ad is no gouda, and gets a secret re-edit Thom Dunn
wealth inequality Private jets make up nearly 20% of US flights but only pay for 2% of FAA funding Thom Dunn
weapons A brief history of weaponized balloons Thom Dunn
News Steak-umm goes to war (again) with Neil deGrasse Tyson Mark Frauenfelder
medieval Medieval English people used to pay their rent in eels Thom Dunn
Food Breathtaking botanical illustrations and photographs in a guide to the world of spices Marykate Smith Despres
makers 73 Plans That Will Change the Way You Grow Your Garden Wink
brainrot MC Hammer trading card Ed Piskor
6 Superpowers That Really Exist Stephanie Saulter
happy mutants Kickstarting Kudzilla: a kudzu-covered monster roadside attraction Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Mark Leyner talks about his new novel, The Sugar Frosted Nutsack Cory Doctorow
Technology The Geopolitics of "Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego?" Maggie Koerth
Science Bedbugs: not just for poor people anymore Xeni Jardin
News 9/11 Truth and the Paranoid Style Arthur Goldwag
Art and Design Long-lost video of John Philips' lunar-themed musical play produced by Andy Warhol (1975) Xeni Jardin
Science HOWTO Make a perfect cup of coffee — the science of ferocious black madness Cory Doctorow
Bradbury denies free speech message in Fahrenheit 451 Cory Doctorow