ฮฑฮฝฯฮฏฮดฯฯฮฟฮฝ: brilliant wrapping paper makes presents appear as loaves of bread
impact statement: for the first time, an AI avatar of a murder victim testifies in court
heptapods: imagining alien languages reveals insights into the nature of our own ways of communicating—see previously picking fights: while Trump declares a ceasefire with the Houthi militant group—which we only know about because of Signalgate—the administration signals it will not get involved over the dispute in Kashmir
orrery: a centenary of planetariums still inspiring awe—via tmn—see previously
decomposing: lab-grown mini-brains of a deceased musician create posthumous compositions
origami mouse: a pointing device that folds flat when not in use—via Clive Thompson’s Linkfest—along with a few more fun items on arcade classics
