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Some parents call tablets the ‘square au pair.’ Danielle Villasana/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’

Staff Writer - June 19, 2026

Betamax video recorders like this one helped set off a chain of events leading to bans on repairing your own devices. Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

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Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping

You can make AI chatbots spout information that’s not true. Nicoletaionescu/iStock via Getty Images

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You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows

The Artemis II crew poses during a ground systems test ahead of launch. NASA/Frank Michaux

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From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on people because human space travel is hazardous

Artificial intelligence’s relationship to filmmaking is rapidly evolving, with each week bringing new – often startling – developments. Nick Lehr/The Conversation, CC BY-SA

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As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI’s growing influence on filmmaking

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The Interview, Hollywood and the politics of ridicule

Staff Writer - December 21, 2014

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Why the message of the Hunger Games films is dangerous

Staff Writer - December 16, 2014

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Guardians of the Galaxy and the fall of the classic hero

Staff Writer - December 11, 2014

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Mike Leigh’s Mr Turner is no oil painting

Staff Writer - December 2, 2014

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Third Hunger Games film poses biggest protest threat yet to Thai...

Staff Writer - November 25, 2014

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Where have all the wonder women gone?

Staff Writer - November 24, 2014

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Why Sherlock still captures our imagination, 130 years on

Staff Writer - October 21, 2014

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From ancient China to an Italian chick flick: the story behind...

Staff Writer - October 15, 2014

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Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

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How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

Staff Writer - July 2, 2026

Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Institution Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys,...

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026