picks New study discovers why coffee can protect the brain, and it has to do with the kind of roast you drink Carla Sinclair

introverts vs extroverts Mental and emotional reasons people prefer staying home Jason Weisberger

Science Beautiful scientific drawings that changed how we understand the brain Popkin

Your love is like bad medicine RFK Jr and MAGA Mike hate teeth Jason Weisberger

anthropology Our early ancestors weren't big meat eaters after all Allan Rose Hill

Science Scientists win award for discovering mammals can breath through our anuses Allan Rose Hill

cannabis Why does weed give you the munchies? Now scientists know Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Get the free online edition of the classic 1986 cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades Mark Frauenfelder

conspirituality Diving into the anti-sunscreen movement Jennifer Sandlin

rap Lupe Fiasco to teach at MIT: "Rap is a Lossless Data Compression Algorithm" Elías Villoro

Author Mark Dery's account of taking magic mushrooms as a treatment for angst Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Get the high-end coffee shop experience right in your home Boing Boing's Shop

drugs "Good At Drugs" is a delightfully scathing love letter to music festivals and drugs Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets These 5 CBD oil benefits could make you a believer Boing Boing's Shop

books Read an exclusive excerpt from "An Internet In Your Head: A New Paradigm For How The Brain Works " Thom Dunn

brains Wild chickens bred to be unafraid of humans have smaller brains Mark Frauenfelder

mental health Ketamine rebuilds connections between neurons lost during stress Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Curious robotic syringe-in-a-pill completes successful human trial David Pescovitz

dupe This mossy plant may be 'more medically effective than cannabis' Rusty Blazenhoff

MIT cuts ties with company promising to provide digital immortality after killing you David Pescovitz