tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
COVID-19 Politico asked 34 big thinkers to predict how the coronapocalypse will permanently change our world Gareth Branwyn
happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz
tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
drugs Two chemistry professors, neither named Walter White, busted for allegedly brewing meth David Pescovitz
books Why are we still treating economics as if it were an empirical science that makes reliable predictions? Cory Doctorow
health E.P.A. won't ban chlorpyrifos pesticide that scientists say damages children's brains Xeni Jardin
happy mutants Announcing: the tour for "How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems," Randall "XKCD" Munroe's next book Cory Doctorow
Science GoFundMe says anti-vaccine fundraising campaigns violate terms of service, will be taken down Xeni Jardin
reefer madness Malcolm Gladwell wrote a flawed weed moral panic piece for The New Yorker Mark Frauenfelder
Copyfight Blame authors' fortunes on monopolism, not university professors, booksellers and librarians — UPDATED Cory Doctorow