Science Sloppy statistics: Do 50% of Americans really think married women should be legally obligated to change their names? Maggie Koerth
censorship The lawyer who caught UNC giving $2.5m to white nationalists orders the white nationalists to create a $2.5m fund for Black students or face a lawsuit Cory Doctorow
trump NASA accused of misrepresenting costs in new GAO report, Trump's moon mission now threatened Xeni Jardin
Business Grifty "information security" companies promised they could decrypt ransomware-locked computers, but they were just quietly paying the ransoms Cory Doctorow
picks As Brazil prepares to elect 'Trump,' Facebook shuts down 68 pages & 43 accounts that got him there Xeni Jardin
News Brett Kavanaugh lied to the Senate. Many times. Here's a long list, and a video supercut. Xeni Jardin
streisand effect Author of 'Fire and Fury' says Trump "has less credibility than, perhaps, anyone who has ever walked on earth" Mark Frauenfelder
politics Senators Leahy, Franken asked Comey to investigate AG Jeff Sessions for possible perjury Xeni Jardin
"Fraud" and "Deceit" Law professors file ethics complaint against Kellyanne Conway, seek sanction Carla Sinclair
MLK Day Black Lives Matter Chicago pens essay on reclaiming Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy Caroline Siede
snowden Real-world whistleblowing vs Malcolm Gladwell's bizarre theory of whistleblowing Cory Doctorow
Business Donald Trump weaponized fine-print to make it impossible to sue Wall Street for fraud Cory Doctorow
