computers George Dyson: look to analog systems for autonomy and intelligence David Pescovitz

humor Boring people trap you in infinite nested stories Mark Frauenfelder

books Why this badly written back pain book has a cult following Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Would you use a dating app that showcases your worst traits? Mark Frauenfelder

economics Bruised peaches: things that are too good to be true Mark Frauenfelder

music The "Happy Birthday" song like a funeral dirge — we can do better Mark Frauenfelder

psychology Are we torturing our sleeping selves? The moral rights of of dreaming innies Uri Bram

movies Fantastic 4 fingers: Marvel insists posters not AI slop Rob Beschizza

Science Geneticist claims humans evolved from pig-chimp mating Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Google "cracks" quantum computing challenge Rob Beschizza

Food Anthony Boudain's method to find the best food in a city: "provoke nerd fury online" Mark Frauenfelder

super mario Mario animated using the supercooled atoms in a quantum computer Clive Thompson

explainer This simple explainer tackles the complexity of quantum computing Andrea James

happy mutants Claude Shannon, MOOCs, and nanoassembly: what 3D printing is really about Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Videos of this year's Shmoocon talks, starting with Gershenfeld's talk on nonbinary computing Cory Doctorow

Science Ant-Man, the Physics of Shrinking, and the Higgs Boson Jim Kakalios

Atoms Under the Floorboards Boing Boing