Journalism Northwestern journalism students wrote something dumb. The freakout around it is even dumber. Thom Dunn

tabloids Ghislaine snitches on Trump in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

robotics Researchers create a robot so small it can crawl along the edge of a penny Gareth Branwyn

robots Flying microchip with wings to monitor air pollution and airborne diseases David Pescovitz

water is for fighting A close look at declining water reserves in the west Jason Weisberger

dreams Advertisers trying to target your dreams David Pescovitz

neuroscience Scientists use light-controlled brain implants to change the social behavior of mice David Pescovitz

sleep New study: People who are dreaming can have rational conversations with those who are awake David Pescovitz

Technology AI can predict people's political beliefs by what they buy Mark Frauenfelder

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racism Trump administration bans diversity training for federal workers, calling it "Anti-American" Thom Dunn

COVID-19 Children are major carriers of Coronavirus, say researchers Mark Frauenfelder

America How the United States re-branded as "America" Thom Dunn

Science The scientific secrets inside a single grain of moon dust David Pescovitz

authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow

happy mutants SQL Murder Mystery: teaching SQL concepts with a mystery game Cory Doctorow

crime Corruption is contagious: dirty cops make their partners dirty Cory Doctorow

abortion These corporations backed the politicians who will murder women by banning legal, safe abortions Cory Doctorow

Business One of pharma's most notorious gougers is going bankrupt, but 2019 is a banner year for shkreli-grade pharmaceutical price-hikes Cory Doctorow

News In U.S. prisons, women are disciplined at a higher rate than men Xeni Jardin