video Ever wonder how land surveying devices work? Watch and learn Andrea James

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

free speech Man who was fined $500 for criticizing traffic light timing gets his idea adopted by Institute of Transportation Engineers Mark Frauenfelder

health Indiana’s oldest state employee retiring at 102 Xeni Jardin

film The world's first Christmas movie is a silent one made in 1898 Rusty Blazenhoff

police Drone detectives to identify evidence and create immersive simulations of crime scenes David Pescovitz

happy mutants How a civic hacker used open data to halve tickets at Chicago's most confusing parking spot Cory Doctorow

History Welsh heat wave reveals ancient ruins under farm fields Andrea James

scholarship Women (but not men) with high GPAs are less likely to get job offers Cory Doctorow

burning man Black Rock City, NV: The New Ephemeral Architecture of Burning Man by Philippe Glade Reanna Alder

Saint Nicholas Santa’s tomb possibly found, Christmas ruined Robert Spallone

Bizarre story of woman on Tinder date who got stuck in window while retrieving her poop that she pitched David Pescovitz

new york city Gorgeous x-ray area maps show how street-level entrances connect to NYC subway stations Andrea James

Technology DJI proposing "electronic license plates" for drones David Pescovitz

trumpism Geologists on the impossible logistics of the 1,000-mile Great Wall of Trump Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Jo Walton's "Informal History of the Hugos" coming July 2017 Cory Doctorow

Science NASA Begins Study of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Xeni Jardin

Science A First: from space, NASA spots a single methane leak from Earth's atmosphere Xeni Jardin

archaeology Could secret chambers discovered in King Tut's tomb unlock Nefertiti's mysteries? David Pescovitz