In Incognito Mode, you can get up to all kinds of online mischief and no one—not your friends, family, or the FBI—need ever be the wiser. Right?

Can artificial intelligence really write a coherent story? Jesse tests the limits of a pirate’s tale, originally crafted by hilarious writer Simon Rich.

Many of us grew up terrified of getting stuck or drowning in quicksand. But to be honest, I’ve never seen it. So what is it, and how did it get its rep?

We all go through phases. Like those awkward years when Jesse gave out pets to his girlfriends and brother. What was that all about?

Did you know you can see with your tongue? It’s true. And there’s more where that came from. We’ve got a crazy fact for all of the 5 senses.

In which the author learns how stupid it is to try and outrace a derecho on a bike.

A reflection on Hevre Le Tellier’s book The Anomaly, which begs the question: If we are all living in a simulation, then what’s the meaning of life? 

There are a lot of things that preoccupy Jesse during the day. At night, it’s Goldbach’s conjecture. Read on for the math problem that costs him some z’s.

Feeling violent? Ready to sow some destruction? Juan Maldacena’s got you covered. This is your how-to guide on ripping apart space and time.