robots Watch a robot solve a Rubiks Cube in 0.637 seconds Rob Beschizza

privacy "Edge AI": encapsulating machine learning classifiers in lightweight, energy-efficient, airgapped chips Cory Doctorow

neuroscience Debunking the "Bereitschaftspotential", the brain signal that seemed to kill off free will Clive Thompson

amazon Amazon testing 'Orville' biometric tech that scans your hands to pay at Whole Foods, stores will use it starting early 2020 Xeni Jardin

Technology Wearable device amplifies your reaction time David Pescovitz

DRONES Watch this drone dodge soccer balls hurled at it David Pescovitz

happy mutants America's Fiber Future: Susan Crawford on how America's wired future is slipping away Cory Doctorow

Science Enjoy this strange new audiovisual illusion from Caltech scientists David Pescovitz

Games Super Mario Bros speedrun record smashed Rob Beschizza

music How Amazonian drum communication sounds (and acts) like human speech David Pescovitz

crypto You can unscramble the hashes of humanity's 5 billion email addresses in ten milliseconds for $0.0069 Cory Doctorow

NASA How to decode the images on the Voyager Golden Record Ron Barry

Science What the solar eclipse looked like from the Moon David Pescovitz

art Watch an astonishing demonstration of face-mapping art Andrea James

art Art installation includes drones that stalk and record all visitors Andrea James

Face mapping Gorgeous Japanese performance art combines dance and high-speed face mapping Caroline Siede

1980s How the Nintendo NES Zapper gun worked (and why it doesn't on today's TVs) David Pescovitz

chemistry Livermorium – the smelliest element Mark Frauenfelder

robots Frisky robot opens door Mark Frauenfelder

optical illusions Trippy animated zoom video makes everything you see in the real world recede Mark Frauenfelder