politics CDC joins investigation into 'sonic attacks' in China, Cuba against U.S. personnel Xeni Jardin

militarized policing Handy advice for dodging and disarming the sonic weapons used by militarized police Thom Dunn

elon musk This ambient mix of a new sci-fi-themed Rentals song is a sonic trip to outer space Thom Dunn

corruption Defense contractors gleefully report record earnings in divisions that bid on "classified" projects, the fastest-growing part of the Pentagon's budget Cory Doctorow

cuba "Sonic attacks" on US embassy in Cuba may actually have been insecticide poisoning David Pescovitz

Kids Philadelphians debate whether parks and rec centers should use anti-personnel weapons that indiscriminately target children Cory Doctorow

war Inside the secretive world of B2 Bomber pilots Seamus Bellamy

Science Those weird sonic attacks at U.S. embassies? Microwave weapons, experts say. Xeni Jardin

Science The Cuban "sonic weapon" attacks may actually have been "bad engineering," not attacks David Pescovitz

acoustic attacks U.S. embassy employees in Cuba deafened by mysterious sonic weapon Mark Frauenfelder

Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan is selling off his used gear, including Smashing Pumpkins guitars and amps Rusty Blazenhoff

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books Read: Strategic Dog Patterning, a story from "Why I Hunt Flying Saucers" Hugh AD Spencer

music Bernie Sanders' secret weapon: indie rockers Cory Doctorow

north korea North Korea blasts loudspeakers at South Korea because South is blasting North with same Xeni Jardin

tech Online activism and why the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act must die Molly Sauter