health The widening health gap between America's rich and poor is the result of worse health for the poor, not better health for the rich Cory Doctorow

Science The autism spectrum has 39 dimensions, and every profile is unique Ellsworth Toohey

preventable Measles spreading faster than last year Jason Weisberger

trump Canada's Carney tells world how to survive Trump's America Séamus Bellamy

mistakes AI teddy bear discussed sexual fetishes and knives with kids Rob Beschizza

The Guardian Investigative journalism series exposes the dangers of "wild pregnancies" and unassisted home births Jennifer Sandlin

Science Batman Effect makes people act like decent human beings Gail Sherman

serious business OpenAI losing 3x what it makes. Will porn save it? Rob Beschizza

politics Escape routes: top options for leaving the U.S. in 2025 Mark Frauenfelder

public health RFK, Jr. supporters at hearing on vaccine policy and the "corruption of science" use junk science as "evidence" Jennifer Sandlin

nightmare fuel Flesh-eating screwworms march north as DOGE cuts funding on everything we need to stop them Séamus Bellamy

death America's rich die sooner than Europe's poor Séamus Bellamy

health Scientists warn of urgent need for H5N1 bird flu pandemic preparations Ellsworth Toohey

politics Cornell University collects news and guidance on avian influenza Jennifer Sandlin

Spoken Word with Electronics How to Distort Your Voice with a Wall Wart Ethan Persoff

art Painting of Maori elder fetches record price Rob Beschizza

avian flu Here's the latest on H5N1—avian flu—and some resources tracking the virus Jennifer Sandlin

politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin

King Charles dead in 6 months, and Biden & Trump "get down and dirty" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan