physics Nice video explains why perpetual motion machines won't work Mark Frauenfelder

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perpetual motion Free energy for sale: Steorn's impossible Orbo hits the market Michael Ferrier

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homophobia L.A. Dodgers disinvite famed drag troupe from Pride Night event to please conservatives Rob Beschizza

Food Collectives and non-profits feed the hungry. Some people want to make it illegal. Elías Villoro

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makers You can build one of these perpetual motion machines and amaze your friends Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 Scientists want to treat Long Covid by zapping the brain with electricity Thom Dunn

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books Two perspectives on Asian-American life that riff on fantasy and stereotype: "Interior Chinatown" & "Tiger Style!" Thom Dunn

Ghislaine's daddy issues in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Netflix Netflix is reportedly experimenting with allowing viewers to control time Thom Dunn

manga Yoshiharu Tsuge: the first manga artist who used his personal life as story material Mark Frauenfelder

Comics In Adrian Tomine's 'The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist,' success is measured in increments of humiliation Janelle Hessig

picks Happiness and fitness come from my DIY-Peloton: the 2020 update Jason Weisberger

Technology Augmented reality contact lenses get real David Pescovitz

Kids How facial recognition has turned summer camp into a dystopia for campers, parents, counsellors and photographers (but not facial recognition vendors) Cory Doctorow

optical illusions Cool optical illusion – this diamond shape appears to move Mark Frauenfelder