china China's mass surveillance and pervasive social controls are based on a rocket scientist's advocacy for "systems thinking" Cory Doctorow

illustration The 19th century pufferfish art of Joseph Drayton and Alfred Agate Popkin

water When two tides meet, striking geometric patterns appear on the water's surface Popkin

Robot with green thumb can identify plants and check health just by touching their leaves Allan Rose Hill

gadgets Apple may stop making Vision Pro already Rob Beschizza

twitter Twitter users will no longer be able to hide their blue checks Rob Beschizza

This epic burning ladder stretches 1500 feet into the sky Popkin

china Chinese influencer dies shortly after live-streaming himself downing bottles of potent liquor in challenge Rusty Blazenhoff

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

science fiction Making an insane galactic warrior costume Gareth Branwyn

magazines Reasonably Sized Homes magazine should exist Rob Beschizza

neuroscience Scientists accidentally made a vicious mutant attack hamster Thom Dunn

real world physics Watch how this engineer removes a 400-lb table saw from the back of her SUV without a forklift Mark Frauenfelder

tech The reMarkable Tablet is moving to a subscription service model Séamus Bellamy

vehicles $1700 mini electric Jeep knockoff reviewed Rob Beschizza

makers Making a suitcase out of paper Gareth Branwyn

maker Artisan creates a traditional Chinese jewelry box Andrea James

china Beijing to base China security agencies in Hong Kong Xeni Jardin

evolution These volcano-dwelling snails are metal as hell, and also have iron shells. Thom Dunn