literature Cornell English Department votes to change name to "Department of Literatures In English" Thom Dunn
books How to read Donald Duck 50 years after the CIA fomented a coup in Chile on September 11, 1973 Elías Villoro
politics The Malcolm Effect podcast covers political thought, social movement history, pop culture, Black philosophy, and theory Elías Villoro
Science Sex as a cure for nasal congestion, flying rhinoceroses, and cat-human communication: winners of the 2021 Ig Nobel prizes David Pescovitz
agriculture A former FBI investigator now hunts down long lost apples. He's found dozens of them. Thom Dunn
nanotechnology Study discovers how butterfly wings repel the brutal impact of raindrops Clive Thompson
Boing Boing Gadgets The Sinji Ergonomic Mouse could be the answer to all your hand, wrist, and forearm pains Boing Boing's Shop
synthesizers Listen to this wild vinyl recording of a rogue psych professor and some early Moog employees Thom Dunn