In the 21st century, censorship of work like Judy Blume’s has evolved into a broader attack on books. This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books.

Abstract: Mobility in daily unstructured environments, particularly in human-centered scenarios, remains a fundamental challenge for mobile robots. While traditional prediction-based approaches ...

Under the Education Amendment Act, schools are now required to notify parents if a student asks to be called by a different name or pronoun at school — the so-called “pronoun policy.” Less widely ...

Scientists — people who, unlike Trump and Kennedy, have actual expertise in these matters — objected. Dr. Helen Tager-Flusberg, director of the Center for Autism Research Excellence at Boston ...

There was a gift shop in Osakis called Grandma’s Attic. Eric and I stopped in there once and it was a combination of antiques, gifts, and miscellaneous junk. Not unlike ...

We have to book ground-station passes, which costs money. Sometimes we even have to switch off the acquisition of scientific data. We have to have an expert team available round the clock.” So who or ...

A silent habit influences nearly 80% of your choices every day. Discover what it is, how it shapes you, and how to take back control.

The GoPro Max2. This is the kind of camera GoPro is great at: impressive specs, super modular, really durable, hard to shoot boring stuff with. And $500 is a lot, but it’s not crazy for what it can do ...