Michael Gaynor
The Internet Is Crowdfunding the Release of 4,358 Secret CIA Mind Control Documents
Twelve years after receiving a cache of CIA documents related to the MKUltra program, John Greenewald of the Black Vault realized that thousands of pages had been omitted. Now, he's asking the internet for help.
Telecom Lobbyists Have Stalled 70 State-Level Bills That Would Protect Consumer Privacy
In 2018 alone, the telecom lobby has killed or stalled a whole host of legislation that would prevent ISPs from selling your data.
This Coder Fit a Bootable CD and Video Game Into a Tweet
How to write a video game in 277 characters.
Researchers Have Discovered a New Shape, and It’s Inside Your Skin
The “scutoid” is a newly uncovered geometrical creation, and the secret to why our organs are shaped the way they are.
Two Men Allegedly Stole $8 Million Worth of Rare Books, Including Newton’s ‘Principia’
An archivist and an antique bookseller allegedly conspired to steal hundreds of items from the Carnegie Library rare books room.
Signs of Alien Life on Europa Might Only Be Centimeters Under the Surface
Europa is irradiated by Jupiter’s intense magnetosphere, but you don’t have to dig far before life finds a way (theoretically).
The Bowling Mechanic Keeping America’s Favorite Pastime Alive
The latest episode of State of Repair shows the hard, dangerous, and sometimes beautiful work of repairing bowling machinery.
Bethesda Says Fears Around the 'Fallout: New California' Mod 'Is Little Ado About Nothing'
A Fallout modder thought his creation was in legal jeopardy, but publisher Bethesda says people can make mods about whatever they want.
The Oldest Bread Ever Found Dates Back 14,400 Years and Predates Agriculture
The discovery suggests that Natufian hunter-gatherers baked bread from wild grains long before it was cultivated from crops.
The US Has 4.6 Million Foreign Gold Coins Stashed in a Vault in New York
The coins were supposed to be melted into gold bars, but were instead preserved in a vault.
We’ve Saved One of the Coral Reefs by Simply Bothering to Do Something
Coral doesn’t have to be doomed, we just have to actually try to save it.
Stop Saying 'Humans Suck' Because of Climate Change, Says Astrobiologist
Adam Frank’s new book Light of the Stars explores how the search for intelligent alien life in the universe can help humans combat climate change on Earth.