politics New study finds 27% of Californians age 12-17 are gender nonconforming Andrea James

corruption A former pharma rep explains how the industry pushes doctors to overprescribe Cory Doctorow

web theory Massive, careful study finds that social media use is generally neutral for kids' happiness, and sometimes positive Cory Doctorow

News Teens 'not damaged by screen time', new Oxford study finds Xeni Jardin

drugs US FDA approved chemical twin of dissociative psychedelic ketamine to treat depression David Pescovitz

Kids Rigorous new scientific study: Link between kids screen time and their well-being is highly overstated David Pescovitz

Kids Not all "screen time" is created equal Cory Doctorow

politics Sheryl Sandberg ordered Facebook staff to investigate George Soros after he gave THIS speech (READ IT) Xeni Jardin

Disinfotainment Junk science promoted by bots and trolls results in North Carolina chickenpox outbreak Mark Frauenfelder

surveillance Sky blue, water wet, porn filters don't work Cory Doctorow

rip The time I interviewed Harlan Ellison about his lawsuit against a fan who posted his stories to Usenet Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Molly Ringwald's brilliant essay about John Hughes is a superb exploration of what it means to love "problematic" art Cory Doctorow

crackpots Leaked Mormon Church booklet for leaders claims masturbation turns you gay Robert Spallone

great consumer options Gatorade fined $300,000 for telling kids to "avoid water" Mark Frauenfelder

canada Survey: Canadians are increasingly denying science, climate and vaccines Cory Doctorow

Science How the Voyager Golden Record happened (and no, The Beatles actually weren't on the wishlist) David Pescovitz

drugs Dissociative psychedelic Ketamine may help suicidal children David Pescovitz

music 'Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché' – Last chance to back biopic on '70s female punk icon of X-Ray Spex fame Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Read: "Communist Party": the first chapter of Walkaway Cory Doctorow

books The best young adult literature from 1967 Joshua Glenn