science fiction Come see me at UCLA tonight and then with John Scalzi on Sunday at the LA Times Festival of Books! Cory Doctorow

libraries San Diego! I'm keynoting the 40th anniversary of the Friends of the Public Library today (then: UCLA and LA Times Festival of Books) Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Burbank! I'll be at Dark Delicacies today! (then San Diego, UCLA, LA Times Festival of Books) Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Socal! I'll be in Burbank on April 7, San Diego on April 11 and UCLA on April 12 Cory Doctorow

eff To do in LA, April 24: come hear from the people fighting for Right to Repair, freedom to tinker and the right to know Cory Doctorow

los angeles Will Ferrell and Joel McHale visit the Hammer Museum Rusty Blazenhoff

Enjoy this Star Trek fan's delightful "Ode to Spock" recorded after the Vulcan's film death in 1982 David Pescovitz

Science Fourth season of NASA Explorers premiers, focuses on microgravity and space science Gareth Branwyn

Junior Trump Jr. attacked on Twitter after his idiot tweet that questions Vindman's heroism Carla Sinclair

donald trump jr Conservatives heckle Donald Trump Jr. at book-signing Mark Frauenfelder

corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow

education List of free and amazing online courses from top universities David Pescovitz

picks Can anti-transgender bias in media be measured? Andrea James

poetry Joy Harjo named 23rd Poet Laureate, first Native American to serve in U.S. position of honor Xeni Jardin

trump Under Trump, EPA kills funding for kids' health research centers Xeni Jardin

anti-vax Measles cause hundreds to be quarantined at two Los Angeles universities Jason Weisberger

vaccines Los Angeles measles 'cluster' reported, officials say LAX and UCLA possible exposure sites Xeni Jardin

cheaters USC says it will deny all students linked to admissions scandal (and has denied six already) Carla Sinclair

Science "Catching up" on lost sleep may actually do more harm than good David Pescovitz

Science Brain-zapping implants that change mood and lift depression David Pescovitz