web theory Social media's "engagement"-based algorithms are intrinsically hospitable to conspiracies and fake news Cory Doctorow

terrorism Fearing for their lives, 60,000 people have fled Nicaragua Seamus Bellamy

books Hank Green's "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing": aliens vs social media fame vs polarization Cory Doctorow

Art and Design Artist David Henry Nobody Jr. on how impersonating a wealthy Trump fan "kind of drove me insane" Sarina Sinclair and Adam Gelbart

scholarship Breitbart was a unique driver of hyper-partisan, trumpist news that shifted the 2016 election Cory Doctorow

science fiction 2016 is the year of the telepathic election, and it's not pretty Cory Doctorow

offworld Video games without people of color are not 'neutral' Sidney Fussell

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

Games Infamous imaginary games from science fiction Boing Boing