Last month, Matt Crull, 29, of Martin County, Florida, was sleeping in his van when police came to investigate what they described as a "suspicious van." Martin County Sheriff's deputy… Read the rest of the article: Man spent more than a month in jail for heroin that was actually laundry detergent

Remember when drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera, aka El Chapo, escaped from prison through a tunnel below his cell that was outfitted with lighting, rails, and a motorcycle? In fact,… Read the rest of the article: Inside El Chapo's secret tunnels

Casey Hathaway, age 3, was lost for three days in the woods of Craven County, North Carolina before police found him alive and well. He had survived pouring rain and… Read the rest of the article: Boy lost in woods for three days says a bear looked after him

Tomorrow evening (Wednesday 1/30) at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club, I'll be interviewing longtime BB pal Douglas Rushkoff about his inspiring and (as usual) provocative new book Team Human! I expect… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco tomorrow night (1/30): Doug Rushkoff interviewed by David Pescovitz at Commonwealth Club

Stanford folklorist and science historian Adrienne Mayor has a fascinating-sounding new book out, titled "Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology." It's a survey of how ancient… Read the rest of the article: Ancient civilizations' fascination with AI, robots, and synthetic life

Students at Mackie Academy secondary school in Aberdeenshire, Scotland created a piece of high art on the playing field. While the act occurred last year, its documentation — which was… Read the rest of the article: Students' phallic prank as seen from a satellite

Of the videos like this one showing people drumming along as Siri recites 1 trillion to the tenth power, the particular variation below really reminds me of a minimalist composition… Read the rest of the article: Siri accompanied by pen drumming sounds like minimalist experimental music

The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida has reanimated Salvador Dalí as a deepfake video experience. The "Dalí Lives" video installation opens in April on screens throughout the galleries. As… Read the rest of the article: Salvador Dalí reborn as a deepfake at his museum

During the 1960s and 1970s at Bell Labs, the intersection of science and art was rightfully recognized as an extremely fertile ground for creative and technological experimentation. New York City's… Read the rest of the article: How a Bell Labs engineer/artist created the sounds of planetary orbits for the Voyager Golden Record

There is an abandoned McDonnell Douglas MD87 jetliner parked on the tarmac of Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport in Spain. If this is your jetliner, the airport asks that you please… Read the rest of the article: Are you the owner of this jetliner? If so, please move it immediately.

A man using a magnet to fish for salvageable items in Ocala, Florida was surprised to reel in a hand grenade. So he tossed it into his trunk and made… Read the rest of the article: Florida fisherman reels in WWII hand grenade and brings it to Taco Bell

This weekend, thieves stole the Banksy mural painted on the emergency exit door of the Bataclan concert venue in Paris. The Bataclan is where on November 13, 2015 Islamic State… Read the rest of the article: Banksy mural stolen from Bataclan in Paris

Watch the video below. As a wise man once said, "God bless America!" Fixed it: Wilbur Ross dubbed over Mr. Burns pic.twitter.com/UQn8Hq6WrR — ElElegante101 (@skolanach) January 24, 2019 (Thanks, Bob… Read the rest of the article: Brilliant video: Wilbur Ross dubbed over Mr. Burns

From the archives of Germany's public broadcasting institution WDR, this televised concert video of Kraftwerk from 1970, the year of the band's formation. Even then, their post-Krautrock motorik dynamism is… Read the rest of the article: Watch Kraftwerk's earliest concert video and witness the birth of the man-machines

Rolling Stone published a lengthy, wide-ranging interview with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. There aren't any bombshells on the big stuff like Nazis on the platform, harassment, and disinformation, but there… Read the rest of the article: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the time Mark Zuckerberg stun-gunned a goat, knifed it, and served it… and other matters

A fellow was recently busted at Toronto Pearson International Airport for allegedly attempting to "import" 5,000 live leeches in his luggage. Apparently an airport security beagles sniffed out the parasites.… Read the rest of the article: Leech smuggler busted at Toronto airport

Here's another fine development in sleep science today! A new study shows that young adults, like babies, sleep better when rocked. University of Geneva neuroscientist Laurence Bayer and colleagues built… Read the rest of the article: Scientific study shows that adults sleep better when rocked as they snooze

Northern Illinois University researchers have designed a noise-cancelling pillow for people who sleep near loud snorers. It works using the same principle as noise-cancelling headphones but with an adaptive algorithm… Read the rest of the article: Noise-cancelling pillow for bedmates of people who snore

Designers Assia Quetin and Catherine Denoyelle created this ingenious sticky note desk accessory inspired by the beloved abstract artist Piet Mondrian. "Monde Riant" is €13.75 from PA Design. Of course… Read the rest of the article: Delightful set of Mondrian sticky notes

Joei Henney, 65, of Strinestown, Pennsylvania has an alligator as his registered emotional support animal. According to Henney, the 5-foot alligator, named Wally, helps Henney manage his depression. Apparently, the… Read the rest of the article: Man has alligator as emotional support animal