Rebecca Watson, the founder of the Skepchick Network, discusses long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome in this video. Specifically, she highlights Dianna Cowern's (Physics Girl) battle with long COVID. Cowern… Read the rest of the article: The low-down on the potentially devastating effects of long COVID

I think I first saw 2001: A Space Odyssey when I was 17 years old. I liked it — the hard science and special effects aspects of it — but… Read the rest of the article: Unlocking the Secrets of "2001: A Space Odyssey" 55 years on

Back in January, I was gobsmacked by indie Welsh musician Ren Gill and his moving, painfully personal song and video, Hi Ren. A few days ago, Ren released his latest… Read the rest of the article: UK rapper Ren releases video for "Illest of Our Time"

In 2018, in anticipation of Tesla's Cybertruck announcement (remember how that went?), comedic maker, Simone Giertz, did a project that went global. She took a Tesla Model 3 and converted… Read the rest of the article: Master maker's five-year-old hacked-up "Truckla" still the only Tesla truck anyone can enjoy

If the movie is half as good as this ad… [H/t Tim Hutchings]

This episode of Spacedock touches on something that's been bugging me about this season of The Mandalorian. The Naboo N-1 Starfighter seems like a very odd choice for Din Djarin… Read the rest of the article: Does the N-1 Starfighter strike you as a odd choice for the Mandalorian?

Here are some of the games that have caught my fancy of late. As always, these are tabletop games that are new and interesting to me and may not necessarily… Read the rest of the article: What's new in tabletop gaming for March 2023

Science and archeology journalist, Andrew Lawler, has made a name for himself writing unique and compelling books on somewhat unconventional subjects. His first book, Why Did the Chicken Cross the… Read the rest of the article: Review: Uncovering the layers of history and politics in Andrew Lawler's "Under Jerusalem"

Republicans didn't miss a beat, insisting that Democratic sugar daddy George Soros is the grand puppeteer behind Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's pursuit of the justice in the Donald Trump hush-money… Read the rest of the article: Mehdi Hasan on the right's dog-whistling over DA Alvin Bragg and George Soros

Remember "Mr. Trololo" (aka Soviet-era Russian vocalist Eduard A. Khil)? In 2009, the video of Khil performing "I Am Glad, 'Cause I'm Finally Returning Back Home" became a viral internet… Read the rest of the article: Mr Trololo is back in a new AI upscaled version!

On Twitter, designer and writer, Jackson Greathouse Fall gave GPT-4 a budget of $100 and told it to make as much money as possible. Jackson is acting as its human… Read the rest of the article: Asking GPT-4 to quickly build a lucrative business on a $100 Investment

Most people familiar with the Pinocchio story likely know it through the 1940 Disney animated film, or one of the many animated or live action films that have followed. The… Read the rest of the article: A peek inside Mike Mignola's illustrated edition of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, with annotations by Lemony Snicket

Last week, St. Vincent joined The Roots on The Tonight Show for a glorious cover of Portishead's 1995 trip hop hit, Glory Box. It takes a lot of chutzpah to… Read the rest of the article: St. Vincent and The Roots cover the Portishead trip hop classic, Glory Box

The Guardian is reporting that one of the episodes of David Attenborough's Wild Isles series will not be broadcast over a feared reaction from the right. The episode, which focuses… Read the rest of the article: BBC won't broadcast Attenborough episode on destruction of wildlife over fear of right-wing backlash

We wrote about news of Agent Elvis (then called Agent King) back in 2019. There finally is an official trailer for the animated series, co-created by Priscilla Presley, and news… Read the rest of the article: "Agent Elvis" finally has a trailer and a release date

Many Boing Boing readers are likely familiar with science and physics educator, Dianna Cowern, aka YouTube's Physics Girl. With nearly 3 million subscribers, Dianna is beloved for her exuberant personality… Read the rest of the article: What happened to Dianna Cowern, aka Physics Girl

This morning, channel surfing the 'Tube over morning coffee, I bumped into this gem from the late, great Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello). It's his proposal for the Five Minute… Read the rest of the article: Father Guido Sarducci's idea for the Five Minute University

In the video, John Plant collects iron bacteria from a stream, decants it down to a mud, sun-dries it, then forms it into pots. Once dry and hardened, the pots… Read the rest of the article: Primitive Technology: Making cement out of iron bacteria

In this Far Out Magazine video, they look at Steely Dan's 1972 track, "Only a Fool Would Say That." The song was allegedly written to mock the "dangerously insensitive" naivety… Read the rest of the article: The song Steely Dan wrote calling out the "dangerous insensitivity" of Lennon's "Imagine"

Bob, from the TTRPG channel, Bob the World Builder, was chosen by Wizards of the Coast as one of the YouTubers to sit down with to openly talk about the… Read the rest of the article: Talking to a D&D executive producer about their Open Game License debacle