alternative facts CNN's Scott Jennings defends Elon Musk's Nazi salute — until he's asked to "do it right now on TV" (video) Carla Sinclair
cloud seeding Marjorie Taylor Greene scoffs at LA firefighters — why can't they just make it rain? Carla Sinclair
books Punk programmers and queer hackers expose Reagan-era tech corruption in Cory Doctorow's new novel, on Kickstarter now Mark Frauenfelder
work Accountant hated computer work so much he chopped off his own fingers to avoid work Allan Rose Hill
public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin
politics Costco claps back at "reprehensible radical right" organization's anti-DEI demand Jennifer Sandlin
Science Your brain is much, much, MUCH slower than your Internet connection, new study shows Allan Rose Hill