Science Why did early humans have perfectly straight teeth? Devin Nealy

black lives matter It's not ok to use the term "slave," and the "B" in Black should be capitalized Rusty Blazenhoff

History Watch this marvelous animation that summarizes humanity in five minutes David Pescovitz

humanity Why humanity destroyed itself Mark Frauenfelder

Science Humanity at night Kiki Sanford

movies Tom Cruise plays an eccentric billionaire in a doomsday short film Grant St. Clair

spooky The only curse on Venice's cursed island is us Jason Weisberger

politics TED-stage futurist/longevity salesman says mass surveillance will make us behave Séamus Bellamy

Games Pick the hub word last in 4×3 and you lose 100 points Gail Sherman

Technology Microsoft CEO wants people to shut up about AI being bad for us Séamus Bellamy

books In 1932, John W. Campbell imagined machines outliving humanity Ellsworth Toohey

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

Delightful Creatures Bears in Japan also sick of humans Jason Weisberger

Technology Is the AI apocalypse a religion in disguise? Ellsworth Toohey

future New Subaru repeatedly prevents its owner from the joy of distracted driving Jason Weisberger

Space The International Space Station has sprung a new leak Séamus Bellamy

public health Here are some terrific resources tracking the "Andes" hantavirus outbreak Jennifer Sandlin

science fiction Mathieu Bablet's "Silent Jenny" explores what's left of us when the bees are gone Gareth Branwyn

books Asimov's favorite story: "The Last Question" Ellsworth Toohey