failed experiments New poll reveals that most Democrats and Republicans agree that America will "cease to be a democracy" in the future, and is headed for civil war Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids LBJ killed JFK in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

ESP Is Precognition Real? Mitch Horowitz

physics Robotic egg-cracker built entirely using Legos Clive Thompson

designer humans Could we accidentally bestow human-style awareness into a pig? Arwen Elys Dayton

science fiction Superb science fiction story in the form of a list of failed attempts to stave off climate extinction Cory Doctorow

crypto List of dead and worthless cryptocurrencies Rob Beschizza

podcasts Science is wrong about everything, but you can trust it more than anything David McRaney

Museum of Failure Museum of Failure: where product flops can finally shine Carla Sinclair

Science Why shoelaces become untied David Pescovitz

Science Data shows that male animals are not naturally promiscuous, nor are females naturally reticent Cory Doctorow

media This week in the 'bloids Peter Sheridan

Science Haunting an X-rated movie screening… for science! David Pescovitz

kraut I made jalapeño, cilantro, carrot kraut Jason Weisberger

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

John Dee was the 16th century's real-life Gandalf Jason Louv

Self-Dissection: a conversation with satirical English author Will Self Mark Dery

Science Strange thrust: the unproven science that could propel our children into space Charles Platt

A new character shakes up the world of Orphan Black [TV recap S2E8] Caroline Siede

Science Pitch-drop experiments: science's long wait Maggie Koerth