wikipedia Wikipedia's 7-year yogurt spelling war was longer than three Shakespeare plays Mark Frauenfelder

social media New research on how to build better digital spaces Thom Dunn

filter bubbles Envision the future of digital public spaces at the inaugural New Public Festival, January 12-14 Thom Dunn

social media The case for creating "public parks" on the Internet Thom Dunn

teens In sweet film "Toni with an i," a teen nerd is a secret YouTube star Andrea James

anonymity Using real names online doesn't improve behavior Andrea James

health Inner voice missing? Your brain may be wired differently Mark Frauenfelder

News DEA fuels moral panic over ADHD meds to justify its failed drug war Mark Frauenfelder

politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin

3-D scanned images OpenVertebrate is a massive database of 3-D scanned images of 13,000 (and counting!) vertebrate specimens Jennifer Sandlin

elon musk Elon Musk's desperate pursuit of Catturd2's approval: The cringey tweets of a billionaire Mark Frauenfelder

Is it safe to travel to Mexico, Jamaica, and the Bahamas in 2024? Mark Frauenfelder

crime 18 years for man who firebombed church hosting drag show Rob Beschizza

late stage capitalism Multi-level Marketing scheme "disguised as an advocacy organization" draws criticism Jennifer Sandlin

research Manosphere grifters misuse evolutionary psychology to promote anti-feminist views Jennifer Sandlin

News Minnesota is looking for a new state flag design and crowd-sourcing did not disappoint, resulting in some "absurd" and "ridiculous" designs Jennifer Sandlin

google Reddit reportedly plans to block Google's search crawler Rob Beschizza

london Hate crimes soaring in London, say police Rob Beschizza

politics Pittsburgh synagogue shooter to be executed Rob Beschizza