Science A physicist dismantles Terrence Howard's nonsensical "theory of everything" Gail Sherman

new math Brilliant satirist Tom Lehrer's catalog now in the public domain Jason Weisberger

florida Surgeon loses license after fatally removing wrong organ Mark Frauenfelder

Space NASA's "Hidden Figures" awarded Congressional Gold Medals Rob Beschizza

Science Scientists discover weird new kind of shape found in nature Allan Rose Hill

corruption Cop who refused to honor the "get out of jail" cards that NYPD officers sell wins $175k settlement after retaliation Rob Beschizza

mathematics Song Pong: Syncing Pong to Music with Math Mark Frauenfelder

Science Queen's Brian May clears badgers of TB rap Gail Sherman

education Conspiracy theorist Elon Musk about to open elementary school near Austin, Texas Allan Rose Hill

politics "Intellectually very high level": Watch Trump's hilarious attempt to understand Bitcoin  Ellsworth Toohey

News Utah official who pulled down teen's skirt in restaurant signs plea deal for sexual battery Mark Frauenfelder

weird accidents Train crashes into a Niagara Falls home garage — for the second time Carla Sinclair

politics Newsom, Whitmer and Buttigieg all back Kamala Harris for President Rob Beschizza

music Listen to this sexy slow jam about heat pumps Thom Dunn

politics The magic of a MAGA hat is exposed Jason Weisberger

Technology Anime site Crunchyroll removes its bigot-flooded comment section Rob Beschizza

Aftermath Lincoln Project shows us America's grim future if Donald Trump gets a 2nd term (video) Carla Sinclair

Entertainment The mind-bending world of nontransitive dice Mark Frauenfelder

law Fujitsu "expert" helped Post Office falsely convict postmasters in IT scandal Rob Beschizza