Nike Fe/Nom: Your New Favorite Sports Bra Is Made From Fancy Flyknit

The high-tech fabric found on Nike's running shoes makes the perfect material for a soft, supportive sports bra.

Kotlin: the Upstart Coding Language Conquering Silicon Valley

The story behind the new language making coders smile

The West Is on Fire. Blame the Housing Crisis

You can blame climate change for all those wildfires, but don't forget another factor: We love to build on the edge of wildlands.

A Son’s Race to Give His Dying Father Artificial Immortality

Elon, Forget Killer Robots. Focus on the Real AI Problems

Elon Musk’s Fixation on Killer AI Distracts from Much More Immediate Problems with Smart Machines

Myspace Security Flaw Let Anyone Take Over Any Account Just By Knowing Their Birthday

If you know someone's birthday, you can crack their Myspace account.

'Game of Thrones' Recap: When Vengeance Becomes Your God

The problem with revenge is that it's never enough. The past, as the women of Westeros know, is forever.

Rick Perry's Unnecessary Grid Study Could Hurt Renewable Energy

A controversial study of the electric grid, requested by Energy Secretary Rick Perry in April, is finally expected to be released this month.

Twitter Will Never Ban Donald Trump

If Twitter were going to ban Trump, they would have done it by now.

Firms Pledge to Stamp Out Sexual Harassment. Sounds Familiar

We already have a case study for when VCs promise progress, and it doesn’t look good.

Big Pharma Buys Into Crowdsourcing for Drug Discovery

The Structural Genomics Consortium encourages pharma companies and academics to put all their cards on the table in the interest of speeding up drug research.

How Climate Change Denial Threatens National Security

Last week, military officials described how climate change would escalate instability across the globe and make it harder for the US military to conduct its operations.

Viceland Keeps Growing—But In What Direction?

The young network's flagship shows are back for a second season. Is there room for them in today's fragmented media landscape?

Ted Cruz Asks Space Capitalists How to Make Orbit Great Again

Last Thursday, a bunch of space capitalists met with a bunch of senators to talk policy.

IBM Z's 'Pervasive Encryption' Wants to Stop Data Breaches in Their Tracks

The new IBM Z mainframe uses "pervasive encryption" to stop data breaches in their tracks.

Kid Rock's Senate Bid Outruns Kellyanne Conway's Signs in This Week's News Recap

If the Capitol's Kid Rockin', don't come a-knockin'—and the rest of the week's best internet kerfuffles.

What if Sex Is Just a Garbage Dump for Genetic Mutations?

Sex might help natural selection purge excessive mistakes from our genes.

Rants and Races: In Praise of the Humble Stick Pen

Stick pens are not elegant, effortless writing utensils. But like so many of life's best things, it's their very badness that makes them great.

An Amazon Echo Can't Call the Police—But Maybe It Should

Though coming from a connected home assistant, there may be such a thing as too much help.

Oxo's Coffee Grinder and Brewer Make a Damn Good Cup

We look at a coffee grinder and a brewer that double down on coffee science.

Ava DuVernay’s 'A Wrinkle in Time' Is the Ultimate Adaptation

In the director's vision, Madeleine L’Engle’s 1963 story looks like a fantasy world—and the real one as well.