happy mutants Machine learning is innately conservative and wants you to either act like everyone else, or never change Cory Doctorow

uk The UK unemployment rate is at least three times the official rate Cory Doctorow

scholarship Automatically generate datasets that teach people how (not) to create statistical mirages Cory Doctorow

capitalism "Discard Studies" argues that "social, political, and economic systems maintain power by discarding certain people, places, and things" Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Fortune claims Elon Musk has only 40,000 subcribers on Twitter, equivalent to a marginally successful OnlyFans account Rob Beschizza

economics New US Treasury report confirms that unions are good for everybody Thom Dunn

corruption Why would Ron DeSantis help cover up a police scandal? Jason Weisberger

documentaries No Way Home: a new documentary about life without parole Elías Villoro

Boing Boing Gadgets Enjoy a high-end laptop for less with this refurbished MacBook Air, now only $385 Boing Boing's Shop

politics "15-minute cities" concept sparks 'climate lockdown' conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

scams Pearl parties: The multi-level marketing scam that just won't die Jennifer Sandlin

Black Friday Instead of Black Friday, try Buy Nothing Day! Jennifer Sandlin

academia Study shows extent of hiring bias in academia: 20% of schools produce 80% of tenure-track profs Elías Villoro

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

climate change Patagonia founder transfers ownership to environmental trust Jennifer Sandlin

COVID-19 CDC stops reporting COVID-19 cases on cruise ships Jennifer Sandlin

When Fox forgets what's faux Fox doesn't know which way to turn in amusing before-and-after "jobs report" reactions Carla Sinclair

wheeeeee A very Ducati video about Ducati's new electric motorcycle Jason Weisberger

politics Arizona, the most "pro-life" state in America, "one of the worst states in the union" for child health Jennifer Sandlin