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light Cheap LED screw bulbs are making our homes look gray and depressing Rob Beschizza

Science What makes 'true fun' and how to spot 'fake fun' Rusty Blazenhoff

pride The New York Times called out for editorial bias about transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people by its own writers Jason Weisberger

junk science Oil and tobacco lobbyist blames Trans-Atlantic slave trade on wind Thom Dunn

animal rights HelloFresh still using illegal primate labor, says PETA: "Monkeys are chained around the neck and forced to toil" Elías Villoro

science fiction Five headlines this week that prove we are living in a science fiction novel David Pescovitz

Space "Alien obelisk" found on Australian farmland likely SpaceX space junk that fell from the sky David Pescovitz

AI "NeRF" turns 2D photos into convincing 3D scenes Rob Beschizza

lawsuits U.S. government sues gentleman who says his $60 vegetable nostrum "works within minutes" to treat Covid-19 Mark Frauenfelder

bad sports Watch: Republican lawmaker tries to fight and pull referee's pants down at son's basketball game Carla Sinclair

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peanut butter Do you like crunchy or creamy peanut butter? Your answer explains a bit about you, study says Carla Sinclair

tech Collapse OS, an operating system for after the apocalypse Rob Beschizza

micronations In 1948 James T. Mangan declared the entire universe to be a country under his protection Mark Frauenfelder

marijuana New study: Legalizing weed increases sales of junk food David Pescovitz

spacex The next trash problem is in low-earth orbit Clive Thompson