In a study of selective attention, 2/3 of the subjects completely failed to notice a fight in the park because they were too busy paying attention to how many times the jogger in front of them touched his hat. (Via Eric Sorenson)
Selective attention: More than just missing the man in the gorilla suit
A 1977 trawler hauled up a carcass that Japan took for a sea monster
In April 1977 the Japanese trawler Zuiyō Maru, fishing east of Christchurch, New Zealand, pulled up a decomposing carcass about 10 meters long. The Zuiyo-maru carcass had "a 1.5-m-long neck,… READ THE REST
How Claude Shannon used his wife as a language model in 1950
Grant Sanderson's new 3Blue1Brown video starts from a 1940s question — how far can you compress text? — and arrives at why it matters for AI. The bridge is from… READ THE REST
These 1996 Hawaii lava photos look like a horror movie set
In 1996, photographer Laszlo Kestay documented a lava field in Hawaii that later earned the nickname "Gates of Hell." At first glance, it doesn't look like a landscape so much… READ THE REST
Score 5 years of piano lessons with flowkey for only $80
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: The flowkey Piano Learning app is a fun way to pick up a new hobby. Learn… READ THE REST
Claude AI is having a moment — this $20 course helps you keep up
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: The Claude AI Professional E-Degree is on sale for $19.99 (MSRP $49) through June 14 and… READ THE REST
PDFs have bullied us long enough — the AcePDF Converter & Editor is a one-time $24 for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: AcePDF Converter & Editor is on sale for $23.99 with code PDF20 through June 14 and includes… READ THE REST
