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Science Your right brain is not creative Maggie Koerth

Science What's it like to be a small bird? Maggie Koerth
cybersecurity Why I'm sticking with Proton despite a 72-hour account lockout Séamus Bellamy
Science Why is Red Dye No. 3 still in our food if it was banned for cosmetics in 1990? Popkin
video games How Mario Kart World created a living ecosystem of NPC drivers that actually go somewhere Grant St. Clair
Science The delicious sizzling noise is your brain on ChatGPT Rob Beschizza
art Artist traps AI in RAM prison, forces it to contemplate its own mortality Ellsworth Toohey
Innovation Beyond the spork: splayds, spifes, and knorks Ellsworth Toohey
music AI-generated fake bands are quietly taking over your playlists Ellsworth Toohey
politics RFK Jr replaces entire vaccine advisory board with controversial figures Jennifer Sandlin
politics Pavement's version of "No More Kings" is a perfect anthem for Saturday's protest Jennifer Sandlin
politics Trump's incoherent babble will certainly reassure "Our great Farmers" Jason Weisberger
california Violent ICE theatrics terrorize LA's Boyle Heights Jason Weisberger
inventions The fascinating origin story of the fish lip grabber Séamus Bellamy
movies Dino De Laurentiis' "Flash Gordon"remains one of the most fun movies of all time Jason Weisberger
Science Plants can hear their pollinators and bribe them with sugar — new research Ellsworth Toohey
health Neurologist reveals: Learning piano at 40 changed her brain Ellsworth Toohey
gadgets Legendary Apple engineer Bill Atkinson dead at 74 Rob Beschizza
bad ideas Michigan man calls in bomb threat to delay his flight to LA (the plan backfires) Carla Sinclair
law A cop was shot and killed while chasing a suspect. Can you guess the key fact that media omitted? Rob Beschizza