animation Mesmerizing looping animations Rusty Blazenhoff

pendulum These 'naked pendulum dances' are quite the feat Rusty Blazenhoff

skills Kids in Philly are part of a crazy new fad: learning typewriting? Gareth Branwyn

physics Chaotic pendulum wanders field of magnets Rob Beschizza

papercraft Paper sculptures of microorganisms John Struan

books Why are we still treating economics as if it were an empirical science that makes reliable predictions? Cory Doctorow

World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

elections Zuckerberg: President Warren would "suck" for Facebook Cory Doctorow

Science The weight of a kilogram changed overnight; the length of a second may be next David Pescovitz

books Why Edgar Allan Poe's work is still so damn good and creepy David Pescovitz

Disney Check out Disney's robot acrobat David Pescovitz

addiction Public ignorance about “drunk/drugged up losers” is expensive and deadly Maureen Herman

art Interactive sound pendulum evokes stream of consciousness Andrea James

Science Robert Boyle's 17th century wishlist for future scientific breakthroughs Cory Doctorow

art Visitors navigate massive sculpture of swinging pendulums Andrea James

swingers Artwork that challenges you to weave in between pendulums Clive Thompson

math Hypnotic illusion gifs show the beauty of math Andrea James

happy mutants Embrace chaos by making your own double pendulum fidget spinner Cory Doctorow

mistakes were made Nabisco's X-rated toy scandal of 1971 Mark Frauenfelder

physics Statue made of bismuth with levitating magnetic cube Mark Frauenfelder