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Weapons

Science

The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldiers’ Brains

The military wants future super-soldiers to control robots with their thoughts.

Michael Joseph Gross The Atlantic Nov 2018 30min Permalink

Best Article Business Crime

Disarming Viktor Bout

A profile of the world’s most notorious weapons trafficker.

Nicholas Schmidle New Yorker Mar 2012 35min Permalink

History Tech

Humanity's Endless Quest to Invent a Death Ray: A History

From the Greeks to George Lucas, 2,200 years of failure.

Becky Ferreira The Awl Feb 2011 25min Permalink