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

Science Wearable tails help elderly folks keep their balance Rob Beschizza

books The Secret Life of Circuits book explains electronics for everyone Ellsworth Toohey

History Did Victorians really treat headaches by hammering metal helmets? Popkin

Cooking Keep a slide rule in your kitchen drawer for scaling recipes Ellsworth Toohey

smartphones Pixel 10 Pro Fold replaces laptop for digital nomad productivity Séamus Bellamy

gadgets Tiny vinyl records are adorable, but check your turntable first Rob Beschizza

music This artist builds musical robots from trash that "make dirt sing" Jennifer Sandlin

Funny The 17th-century cruel prank chair in Copenhagen that soaks and humiliates its victims Popkin

Weird Mysterious hum haunts Scottish island Rob Beschizza

review This mechanical keyboard won't fill your backpack Séamus Bellamy

Science A round of applause for scientists who solved the mystery of clapping Allan Rose Hill

patents This US president is the only one to hold a patent Allan Rose Hill

Science Scientists develop slime that generates electricity when squeezed Ellsworth Toohey

law Courts in UK may stop treating computer data as legally infallible Rob Beschizza

math I can't stop watching this mechanical keyboard attempt to divide by zero Gail Sherman

gadgets Micro Journal ReVamp is a compact ortholinear writer deck Rob Beschizza

Science Greatest mechanical calculating devices of all time Jason Weisberger

gadgets 8BitDo M Edition: a modern mechanical keyboard reminiscent of IBM's famed Model M Rob Beschizza

horology Meet horological conservator Brittany Nicole Cox Bob Knetzger