physics Scientists win 2022 Nobel Prize by proving that reality is not locally real Thom Dunn

The Simpsons The Simpsons inserted into real life Caroline Siede

reality Real-life scenes designed to look like raytraced computer graphics Rob Beschizza

reality Is this "base reality"? Probably not, say some Andrea James

science fiction The annual WELL State of the World, with Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky Cory Doctorow

twitter Nassim Taleb defends homeopathy (and calls me "very stupid" for criticizing him) Cory Doctorow

psychology Get high for free: stare in a friend's eyes for ten minutes Andrea James

dupe Tidying up no longer sparks joy for Marie Kondo Mark Frauenfelder

Fungus Among Us "The Last of Us" irresponsibly promotes a fear of mushrooms David Pescovitz

books Lumpen: the politically infused funk music band of the Black Panther Party Elías Villoro

optical illusions Have you ever seen the Pigeon Neck illusion? Rob Beschizza

nightmare fuel Nightmarish prototype of a wind-up creeping baby doll Mark Frauenfelder

movies Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Eddie Murphy talk shop in a new interview Devin Nealy

art Do AI images violate copyright? A lawyer explains the Stable Diffusion lawsuit Mark Frauenfelder

sports The trailer for Undisputed marks the first major boxing game in a decade Devin Nealy

Comics "The Nice House on the Lake" is a cozy riff on cosmic horror Thom Dunn