scholarship A once-respected academic games conference has turned into such a dumpster fire that Steve Bannon is keynoting it now Cory Doctorow

biology Astounding slo-mo videos of insects in flight David Pescovitz

#blacklivesmatter A powerful portrait series of Black Americans killed by police that uses time as a visual medium Thom Dunn

News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin

rona "Leopards ate my face" subreddit bans posts about coronavirus scoffers who later die of it Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures These tiny bugs might be the world's fastest jumpers and spinners Mark Frauenfelder

not food Gentleman on EasyJet flight began eating his phone, forced landing David Pescovitz

History For 13 years, this photographer has been building an incredible 3D digital model of Athens David Pescovitz

music Psychedelic reggae for deep heads David Pescovitz

Business UK says OK to Huawei Xeni Jardin

crime 'El Chapo' beer launched by murderous druglord's daughter Xeni Jardin

us news Delta Flight 89 en route LAX for emergency landing dumps jet fuel on school playground in Cudahy — 17 children, 9 adults treated Xeni Jardin

college A 52-year-old ex-Navy SEAL reflects on his first semester as a freshman at Yale Thom Dunn

automotive Just look at this bananamobile that a cop pulled over because he wanted to give the driver $20. Cory Doctorow

web theory Freedom House: Thanks to social media, internet freedom is down for the the ninth straight year Cory Doctorow

bitcoin The mysterious correlation between avocado and Bitcoin prices Thom Dunn

an inordinate fondness for larvae This 3 minute video will make you love mealworms Mark Frauenfelder

tv Gaze upon the disturbing Zuckerberg and Trump puppets from the new incarnation of 80's series Spitting Image John Struan

wikileaks What killed Adrian Lamo? Rob Beschizza

Science 1000fps video reveals the underlying action of a stinging ant's venom injection for the very first time Cory Doctorow