Jad and Robert are headed to Miami and Salt Lake City with our new show "In the Dark." Get tickets, & suggest more tour stops, here.

In our new podcast short, a strange twist of legal language sparks a court case about dolls, toys, what it means to be human—and/or mutant!  Read more here.

Robert ponders the mysterious lives of giant pandas, and one scientist's efforts to get closer to them by diligently tracking and measuring their poo. Read the full post, and check out a field map of panda poo deposits, here.

Roman Mars is the host of an amazing podcast called 99% Invisible. It's full of little shake-up moments that make you stop and re-examine the objects you see and touch every day. In this short, he joins us to play a few favorite episodes & chat about the hidden language of design.

Near the tail end of the 19th century, a mysterious young woman with a beguiling smile turned up in Paris, and became a huge sensation. But the odd part of the story is that the woman was dead--known only by a plaster death mask. Listen, and read more here.