Yesterday, I got to have a great conversation on Minnesota Public Radio's The Daily Circuit. Host Tom Webber and I spent a good 45 minutes talking about Hurricane Sandy, climate change, and why it's so hard to talk about the connections between the two in an easily digestible, sound-bite format. In the meantime, he might have gotten some good sound bites out of me.
Deconstructing Sandy
Cold-water espresso cuts energy use 75% and tastes identical
The UNSW team that used ultrasound to speed up cold brew to three minutes has pushed the technique further — producing espresso-strength shots with room-temperature water. A transducer pressed against… READ THE REST
The poster child for psychedelic mushrooms is named after a country that doesn't use it
In 1906, a U.S. plant pathologist named Franklin Sumner Earle collected a small brown mushroom in Cuba and shipped it to the New York Botanical Garden. He called it Stropharia… READ THE REST
T-Rex leather handbag failed to sell at auction for $500k
The public's desire for a handbag made of leather created in a lab using cells from a T. Rex was vastly overestimated by the auction house tasked with its sale.… READ THE REST
Stop relying on Google Translate — Rosseta Stone can help you learn for real
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: A 1-year Rosetta Stone subscription is $127.20 (reg. $159) through June 28 as part of Deal Days — new… READ THE REST
Microsoft Office is somehow only $20 during Deal Days
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: One payment, no renewals, no subscription drama — this lifetime Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 license is just… READ THE REST
This $79.99 refurbished Chromebook is tougher than the laptop on your desk
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Snag a refurbished 11.6-inch Lenovo 300e 2-in-1 Chromebook for $79.99 (reg. $284.99) Nobody's asking the family Chromebook to… READ THE REST
