art This machine spits out a free short piece of literature Popkin

tech Watch a mesmerizing video of a chain link fence being made Popkin

robots MIT built a swarm of tiny robotic flies to pollinate flowers like bees Allan Rose Hill

education More students using AI for homework; also AI not very good at homework Jason Weisberger

computer history Watch the 1968 Bell Labs documentary that inspired HAL 9000's famous death scene Ellsworth Toohey

short films "Skip Danger vs the Space-Time Continuum" is a hilarious anti-time travel movie Thom Dunn

Technology Japan says goodbye to floppy disks in official use Rob Beschizza

Funny This sausage dog slapping its tail to the beat of "Louisiana Saturday Night" is one of the best videos on the internet Jennifer Sandlin

money 5 most evil con artists in history: Their shocking scams revealed  Ellsworth Toohey

intellectual property AI video generator "accidentally" included Disney character in demo reel Thom Dunn

creative writing Ray Bradbury used 98 dimes to write the first draft of "Fahrenheit 451" on a coin-operated typewriter Mark Frauenfelder

Internet Original "Backrooms" photo of yellowing office dungeon finally identified as Oshkosh HobbyTown Rob Beschizza

bruce springsteen The enduring power of Bruce Springsteen's music: a fan's journey Mark Cerulli

maps Map of ships sunk during World War II Rob Beschizza

art The mysterious case of missing art curator Barton Kestle Jennifer Sandlin

Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene wants forced births to fill jobs, not immigrants Jason Weisberger

Netflix A fascinating look at Netflix's now-defunct DVD shipping assembly line Thom Dunn

mcdonalds No more self-serving drinks at McDonalds—after 2032 Rob Beschizza

Comics Scissor Sisters' BabyDaddy has a new cyberpunk comic book, and it's great Thom Dunn

politics A short documentary on gun violence: "The United States and Mexico: The Same Guns Are Killing Us." Elías Villoro