happy mutants Illumipaper: paper that can selectively illuminate to provide interactivity Cory Doctorow

infosec An analysis of all those Internet of Things manifestos sparked by the slow-motion IoT catastrophe Cory Doctorow

podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn

gross polluters Reality TV stars of Diesel Brothers fined $850,000 for removing smog prevention devices from trucks Mark Frauenfelder

houses Mysterious swimming pool found in abandoned Baltimore townhouse Rob Beschizza

Funny Amazing! 7-months-pregnant lady cosplays 'Fat Thor' from 'Avengers: Endgame' (Chris Hemsworth) Xeni Jardin

music Ska punk cover version of a song from Undertale Mark Frauenfelder

excessive punishment A 21-year-old who overslept and missed jury duty was given 10 days in jail Mark Frauenfelder

scholarship Conducting "evil" computer research, in the name of good Cory Doctorow

music Retrial ordered in Led Zeppelin 'Stairway to Heaven' music copyright lawsuit Xeni Jardin

Science Hypnotic animation of how a star-forming galaxy forms Andrea James

video Watch a powerful new simulator depict how galaxies form Andrea James

History My RSS feeds from a decade ago, a snapshot of gadget blogging when that was a thing Rob Beschizza

power on self test 1617 print depicts nothingness prior to the universe Rob Beschizza

cuisine The “Impossible Burger” is a plant-based burger that tastes like meat and bleeds like meat Caroline Siede

Kids How much would a star destroyer cost? Andrea James

oddities The sound of 14 crying babies with the frequency shifted down Mark Frauenfelder

AI Automated transcription of a fax machine that called the wrong number Rob Beschizza

iceland Letter sent to Iceland farm with hand-drawn map instead of address gets there anyway Xeni Jardin