facebook Algorithms try to channel us into repeating our lives Cory Doctorow

law Lawsuit: Sam Bankman-Fried gave $16.4m house to his parents, paid for with fraudulently-obtained money Rob Beschizza

music How music works like medicine for high blood pressure, depression, and pain David Pescovitz

Technology Roblox wants to become a dating app Grant St. Clair

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

books Usborne Book of the Future back in print Rob Beschizza

AI Can you beat this mind-reading machine invented in 1953? Mark Frauenfelder

movies The Flash director Andy Muschietti to direct Batman: Brave and the Bold Devin Nealy

music The ongoing legacies of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Elías Villoro

Economy U.S. job growth beats expectations Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 Frequency comb breathalyzer can "accurately detect COVID-19" with machine learning Jennifer Sandlin

florida The Simpsons predicted the Florida "David" debacle Jennifer Sandlin

robin williams Robin Williams perfectly breaks down the upcoming financial crisis by mocking the 2008 financial crisis Devin Nealy

Space NASA monitoring asteroid with 1 in 625 chance of hitting Earth on Valentine's Day 2046 Rob Beschizza

media The State Press Magazine calls for Arizona State University to divest from The New York Times. Elías Villoro

groundhog The high-stress world of weather prediction takes its toll on Canada's "Fred la Marmotte" Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Be prepared for whatever Mother Nature has in store with this top-rated gadget Boing Boing's Shop

predictions Predictions made in 1923 about 2023 Rusty Blazenhoff

movies Aaron Taylor-Johnson tipped as next James Bond Devin Nealy

robots Ping Pong robot Forpheus is a formidable foe Elías Villoro