happy mutants My science fiction story about EFF's proposed jailbreaking exemption Cory Doctorow

mushrooms Google AI just might kill you: it misidentified a Destroying Angel mushroom as an edible"button mushroom" Mark Frauenfelder

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

australian accent Australian woman wakes up from surgery with an Irish accent Kevin Reome

psychology A new neuroscience book argues that our brains aren't computers — they're the internet Thom Dunn

COVID-19 Would you let this robot swab your nose for a coronavirus test? Thom Dunn

security William Barr's terrible, stupid idea to ban working crypto is slightly less terrible and stupid than earlier ideas Cory Doctorow

healthcare "Brain-eating" amoebas kill woman who used filtered tap water in neti pot Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This color-matching widget takes the guesswork out of painting Boing Boing's Shop

medical marijuana 12-year-old girl sues Jeff Sessions to legalize medical marijuana nationwide Mark Frauenfelder

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Why normal people are hideous Mark Frauenfelder

brain A breakthrough mind-reading experiment turned thoughts into text Carla Sinclair

canavero 30-year-old man agrees to full head transplant Carla Sinclair

The curious case of the sweaty nipples Sandra Block

Cancer and cannabis: How I learned to stop worrying and love medical marijuana Xeni Jardin

The charley horse from Hell — why you should work at a standing desk Gammy Hamhock

Robogenesis: the terrifying sequel to Robopocalypse Daniel H Wilson