crows Crows trained to collect cigarette butts on the street David Pescovitz

Science Auditory hallucinations induced with Pavlovian conditioning Andrea James

News Neil Gaiman breaks year-long silence, calls sexual misconduct accusations "completely untrue" Ellsworth Toohey

Technology His neighbor was too noisy, so he used an RF remote to train him like a circus animal Ellsworth Toohey

top talent These wine descriptions are perfectly absurd! Jennifer Sandlin

very stable geniuses Gentleman says he doesn't know what critical race theory is, but he doesn't like it Mark Frauenfelder

music This jazzy cover of Donkey Kong Country's Fear Factory is the perfect song to start your week Devin Nealy

medical Wrongful death lawsuit filed against fertility clinic after frozen embryos were dropped on the floor David Pescovitz

health Making a habit of peeing in the shower can lead to an inconvenient Pavlovian response to the sounds of running water Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Mailman Email Manager brings order to the chaos that is your email inbox Boing Boing's Shop

Soviet Union A too-typical tragedy of science in the Soviet Union Miss Cellania

tips Why switching attention from one thing to another wrecks your productivity Mark Frauenfelder

disillusionment Post-internet lament Jasmina Tesanovic

happy mutants Self-destructing thumb drives with smoke loads, glowing elements, tiny explosives Cory Doctorow

art Artist trolls the Met Gala by showing up naked in a clear box Andrea James

money Gadget promises electric shocks to people who spend "too much" Rob Beschizza

mothers day WINK Mother's Day gift guide Carla Sinclair

microwaves Ukranian guys have fun directing microwave beams out of the oven Mark Frauenfelder

copyright Hakim, the Masked Gamer of Minneapolis Rob Beschizza

Science How we learn to be helpless—and unlearn it David McRaney