neuroscience Gamers blindly navigate a digital maze with input only from brain stimulation David Pescovitz
facebook Facebook's new Fact-Checking policies have carved out an exemption for climate deniers Thom Dunn
News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin
Karen alert! White venture capitalist sees black men in shared office building gym, calls 911 Mark Frauenfelder
tabloids Kim Jong-un is dead, Prince Andrew is broke, and Kobe Bryant killed himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
security After ransomware took Baltimore hostage, Maryland introduces legislation that bans disclosing the bugs ransomware exploits Cory Doctorow
politics Canadian "protesters" at Huawei extradition hearing say they were tricked, thought they were in a music video Cory Doctorow
china Hong Kong shoppers patronize "yellow" stores that support the uprising; while "blue" businesses that support the mainland are vandalized Cory Doctorow
crime Fake license plates drawn with crayons might not be the best way to avoid a cop encounter Seamus Bellamy
politics Nikki Haley: Confederate flag meant 'service, sacrifice, heritage' until Dylann Roof 'hijacked' it Xeni Jardin
late stage capitalism Burbank! Come to an emergency City Hall meeting on 10/29 to deal with the city's eviction crisis! Cory Doctorow
World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman
open source 3D printing stethoscopes, tourniquets and crucial dialysis-machine parts in Gaza Clive Thompson
books Notpetya: the incredible story of an escaped US cyberweapon, Russian state hackers, and Ukraine's cyberwar Cory Doctorow