Stories by pseudolus

Chick-fil-A plans to launch streaming service with original shows

The surprising cause of fasting's regenerative powers

To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pikes, not throwing spears

Crypto 'pig butchering' scam wrecks bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years

Light bulbs have energy ratings – so why can't AI chatbots?

The explosion of online sports betting is taking a toll on how people invest

Are Bookstores Just a Waste of Space?

The citation black market: schemes selling fake references alarm scientists

Strange and wondrous creatures: plankton and the origins of life on Earth

How to Check If Your Information Was Compromised in the SSN Breach

Beyond Turing: Testing LLMs for Intelligence

Nasir Ahmed: An Unsung Hero of Digital Media (Discrete Cosine Transform)

Diminishing Dark Energy May Evade the 'Swampland' of Impossible Universes

Genomicist explains the tricky genetics of fungus devastating bananas worldwide

James Cameron: 'Harder to write sci-fi because we're living in a sci-fi world'

The bizarre siege behind Stockholm Syndrome

Parents outraged at Snoo after smart bassinet company charges fee to rock crib

Space Travel and the Cold War Fantastic – The Case of Robert Sheckley

Superconducting Wire Sets New Current Capacity Record

The Myths and Lore of the Milky Way