baldness The scent of sandalwood may cure baldness according to a new study Carla Sinclair

Spider-Man Bolivian brothers let a black widow bite them all in hopes of getting superpowers Thom Dunn

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Science A neuroscientist's take on synthetic telepathy, electrified ESP, and mind control David Pescovitz

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education Three-year-old boy is now the youngest member of Mensa UK David Pescovitz

climate Whales worth about $1 trillion in carbon sequestration, analysis finds Clive Thompson

tabloids Brad Pitt’s brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week’s dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan

Science Despite the hype, the CBD molecule is actually pretty amazeballs Cory Doctorow

elections Brazilian electoral upset possible as fascist loses ground to surging leftist Cory Doctorow

uk Tea swilling British love coffee so much it contaminated their ground water Jason Weisberger

happy mutants The Communist Manifesto: A Graphic Novel Gord Doctorow

Space Supersharp image of planet Neptune taken from the ground Rob Beschizza

Culture Norway increased its whaling quota for no good reason Seamus Bellamy

Technology Today's scares over smartphones are largely indistinguishable from yesterday's technology-driven moral panics Cory Doctorow

Science New gamblers who see a short video about slot-machine psychology don't get tricked Cory Doctorow

Oopsie Daisy FEMA accidently tweets out phone sex hotline for hurricane victims Robert Spallone

police Police officer ignorantly and aggressively detained autistic boy who was just stimming David Pescovitz

Hypocrites Ted Cruz likes “offensive” porn clip on Twitter Robert Spallone

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