pandemics Polio survivor Paul Alexander, who spent over 70 years in an iron lung, has died of COVID-19 Jennifer Sandlin
hacks From license plate flippers to duct tape: how sneaky drivers are bypassing toll booths and costing millions Mark Frauenfelder
outsider art The Scare-Fox (1910) was a mechanical device created to scare foxes away from pheasants, and it looks like a fantastic piece of folk art Popkin
video games Skull and Bones: Ubisoft's follow-up to its most acclaimed game is here, and it's not very good Grant St. Clair
documentaries "Open Wide" tells the history of the "mewing" TikTok trend, through a deep dive into the controversial practice of orthotropics and its evangelists, John and Mike Mew Jennifer Sandlin
footage Here's an amazing video of the Steeplechase mechanical horse ride at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, in the early 1900s. Popkin
puzzles This multiple choice probability puzzle has been causing arguments for years Mark Frauenfelder
mechanical issues United Airbus makes emergency landing after "open door" light flashes Carla Sinclair