trumpism From the outside, it's impossible to tell if Trump is staging a coup or totally incompetent Cory Doctorow

unsolved mysteries Unidentified object in Japan leaves people asking if it's a UFO…or a coronavirus contraption Carla Sinclair

cephalopods Octopus changes color while asleep, possibly dreaming Clive Thompson

Japan A fun thing to do in LA on 9/22/19: screening of The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) Mark Frauenfelder

Science Global sea levels could rise 6 feet by year 2100, twice as high as previous estimates Xeni Jardin

scholarship Regardless of political affiliation, over-65s are most likely to share "fake news" (and there's not much fake news, and it's largely right-wing) Cory Doctorow

medicine Ho ho no: risk of suffering a heart attack is 40% higher on Christmas Eve Seamus Bellamy

comedy Get a taste of Demetri Martin's observational humor in this 'Ellen' clip Rusty Blazenhoff

comedy Gad Elmaleh's new comedy special 'American Dream' is worth a watch Rusty Blazenhoff

Science Female adolescent macaques practice sex by mounting male deer Cory Doctorow

orgasms Daily orgasms can greatly reduce risk of prostate cancer Mark Frauenfelder

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

racism Internet star Natalie Tran discusses Asian representation in the media Caroline Siede

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Science How to have an evidence-based pregnancy Maggie Koerth