wearables Testing an electronic shock bracelet to cut back on social media David Pescovitz

gaming Diablo III for Nintendo Switch? Yes Please! Séamus Bellamy

economics The price of a latte around the world Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets It's only February and I'm already so stressed out—here's how I calm my mind down Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Build your dream app for $30: Visual Studio Pro's massive price drop stuns developers Boing Boing's Shop

climate change Can chickpeas and date seeds save you from the looming coffee apocalypse? Yoy Luadha

maps See what the White Collar Crime Early Warning System (WCCEWS) thinks of your neighborhood Elías Villoro

books Prisons addicted to using drugs to control prisoners Elías Villoro

psychedelics Netflix's 4-part adaptation of Michael Pollan's book on psychedelics, "How to Change Your Mind" Mark Frauenfelder

politics Slate: Alabama doctors "turn away" patients suffering miscarriages Rob Beschizza

Rush Limbaugh Rush Limbaugh calls Kamala Harris a "ho" Rob Beschizza

recipes A children's book recipe for "No-Bake Spice Cookies," inspired by David Lynch's DUNE Thom Dunn

drugs Porn star who makes penis candles arrested for murder after psychedelic toad venom ritual David Pescovitz

drugs A sober look at kratom, a psychoactive plant that has many claimed benefits, and has also inspired a moral panic Cory Doctorow

podcast A small city mayor explains why safe drug injection sites are so effective Thom Dunn

Business Massachusetts says Purdue's profits from a single opioid addict were $200,000 Cory Doctorow

videos Meet John Horgan and the BC NDP – North America's most progressive government Steve Jackson

NSFW Pornography use increased when Fortnite crashed for 24 hours Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Come see me at the Edinburgh Festival and/or Worldcon! Cory Doctorow

tabloids Exposed! Tucker Carlson's secret addiction, Meghan Markle's secret "sister," and Royal Family secrets, in this week's fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan