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A brief weird history of brainwashing
technologyreview.com

They Experimented on Themselves in Secret. What They Discovered Helped Win a War
wired.com

A Crew Is Extracting the Holy Grail of Shipwrecks, Loaded With Billions in Lost Treasure
popularmechanics.com

Birds sing in their sleep – and now we can decipher their dreams
newatlas.com

Are Flying Cars Finally Here?
newyorker.com

Low-frequency Noise is Pervasive. Does That Matter?
undark.org

Discovery of the first fractal molecule in nature
phys.org

Titanic survivor recalls disaster: ‘I shall probably dream about it tonight’
bbc.com

Astrophysicists solve mystery of heart-shaped feature on the surface of Pluto
phys.org

Scientists Reveal Where Most ‘Hospital’ Infections Actually Come From
sciencealert.com

Startup That Selects Embryos with Good Genes Says It’s Not Doing Eugenics
futurism.com • (see also)

San Francisco’s Train System Still Uses Floppy Disks—and Will for Years
wired.com

Video: ‘I Was the Highest-Paid Dancer at America’s No. 1 Strip Club’ [10:52]
youtube.com

Why Are Some People Left-Handed? Scientists Identify Rare Genetic Variants That May Be Linked to the Trait
smithsonianmag.com

The ski resorts saving snow over the summer
bbc.com

Video: What NASA Is Looking For In Yellowstone National Park [6:59]
youtube.com

Can You Really Run on Top of a Train, Like in the Movies?
wired.com

The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Policing
daily.jstor.org

Did Ancient South Americans Keep Foxes as Pets?
smithsonianmag.com

What If the Big Bang Never Happened? A Controversial Theory, Explained
popularmechanics.com

Video: Magic Chess Tours (with Knights and Kings) [11:57]
youtube.com

Space Junk Hunters Close in on Spent Rocket Stage From 2009 Mission
gizmodo.com

Human brains and fruit fly brains are built similarly – visualizing how helps researchers better understand how both work
theconversation.com

Was Ian Brady truly “born evil”?
medium.com

World’s top cosmologists convene to question conventional view of the universe
theguardian.com

Studies find a link between having older brothers and being gay. Does it matter?
npr.org

This marine alga is the first known eukaryote to pull nitrogen from air
sciencenews.org

The hero tax: Why ‘selfless’ workers are professionally exploited
bbc.com

The Exceptional Golden Sahara II Concept Car Had Luminous Tires and a Cocktail Bar
mossandfog.com • (see also)

Northrop Grumman Shows Off Terrifying Military Drone Submarine
futurism.com

Paleontologists discover three new species of massive fossil kangaroos. One is double the size of today’s red kangaroo
zmescience.com

Mercury: The Solar System’s smallest planet may once have been as large as Earth
bbc.com

This Freaky Worm Has ‘Outstanding Vision’, And Scientists Don’t Know Why
sciencealert.com

World’s oldest living conjoined twins die in Pennsylvania, aged 62
theguardian.com

The Tiny Ultrabright Laser that Can Melt Steel
spectrum.ieee.org

Why do some people always get lost?
arstechnica.com

NASA’s About to Make a Big Announcement About Mars. Here’s What We Know.
sciencealert.com

The Town That Kept Its Nuclear Bunker a Secret for Three Decades
smithsonianmag.com

Unlocking Flow: The Neuroscience of Creative Bliss
neurosciencenews.com

She Fought Nobly: Cathay Williams, the First Black Woman Soldier
saturdayeveningpost.com

Geothermal promises to become a much more versatile energy source thanks to new technologies
knowablemagazine.org

Mysterious symbols found near footprints shed light on ancient humans’ awareness of dinosaurs, scientists say
cnn.com

When the brain has trouble filtering incoming information and predicting what’s likely to happen, psychosis can result, Stanford Medicine-led research shows
med.stanford.edu

San Francisco woman describes tow truck trying to nab her moving car
abc7.com

Fish Swim in Schools for Stealth–as 100 Fish Make Less Noise Than an Individual Swimming Alone
goodnewsnetwork.org

Revealed: the artwork sneaked into a German gallery by an employee – and the story behind it
theguardian.com

Scientists find blue light makes buildings more deadly to migrating birds
phys.org

This week: Mini-livers, sci-fi murder, surname conjecture, and more!
damninteresting.com

Why the Crew Is Still Stuck Aboard the Ship That Totaled the Baltimore Bridge
futurism.com

Viruses Finally Reveal Their Complex Social Life
quantamagazine.org

Colorful Lights to Cure What Ails You
daily.jstor.org

Welcome to the Golden Age of User Hostility
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

Neanderthals were more ‘human’ than we think
cosmosmagazine.com

More Than a Trillion Cicadas Are Coming. Are You Ready?
time.com

Medieval Europe was far from democratic, but that didn’t mean tyrants got a free pass
theconversation.com

Joseph Priestley Created Revolutionary “Maps” of Time
neh.gov

240 years ago today a child was born into slavery who would become the center of a centuries-long mystery
damninteresting.com

The Space Force is planning what could be the first military exercise in orbit
arstechnica.com

Brightest-ever cosmic explosion solved but new mysteries sparked
bbc.com

NASA unveils probe bound for Jupiter’s possibly life-sustaining moon
phys.org