Mixing disabilities with abilities is better for both. Lessons from wheelchair basketball and dance, courtesy of Lesley Evans Ogden.

Apple and other tech companies have urged passage of a controversial pro-surveillance bill, directly ignoring user wishes around the globe. Nadia Prupis writes.

A library in a small New Hampshire town started to help Internet users around the world surf anonymously using Tor. Until the Department of Homeland Security raised a red flag. Julia Angwin reports.

Having stamped out a number of tropical diseases – including malaria – decades ago, is America today complacent about a rising wave of infectious disease? Carrie Arnold ponders.

Should we treat robots sort of like animals, or strictly as tools? Researcher Kate Darling says the time has come to take these questions seriously.

A plenary session dripping with crank science may be an outlier, but it’s on a continuum with the claims of mainstream positive psychology. James Coyne writes.

Political activism at the click of a mouse–EFF makes it easier for you to email your congressional representatives.

Have you ever wondered what factors may shape the interactions we have in online chatrooms? Chloe Medosch explores.

Rights groups and security experts warn that secret government access will threaten rights and security of people worldwide