ted talks David Dunning himself explains why incompetent people think they're amazing Elías Villoro

events There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT Mark Frauenfelder

portland The narrative lottery at XOXO Glenn Fleishman

comedy ChatGPT failures make for truly hilarious content Jennifer Sandlin

anxiety Propranolol doesn't kill public speaking dread — it just stops your body from becoming a shaky mess Ellsworth Toohey

Science Australia's social media ban not working, study finds Rob Beschizza

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

AI Ted Chiang argues an LLM chatbot is as conscious as Microsoft Word Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Is the AI apocalypse a religion in disguise? Ellsworth Toohey

Your Notes app isn't a prompt strategy—VibeFarm is & it's just $30 for lifetime access through 6/14 Boing Boing's Shop

crime Google employee charged with fraud after winning $1.2m on Polymarket Rob Beschizza

hate Indiana Lt. Gov says America needs to rediscover the joy of hatred Jason Weisberger

Same old song and dance Trump returns to his reality TV roots. Who gets fired next? Jason Weisberger

Science A 1946 plan to feed a billion people with sawdust Ellsworth Toohey

politics Graphic novel about life at the Elan School, a notoriously abusive "troubled teen" wilderness camp Rob Beschizza

Unknown traders made a fortune shorting oil 15 minutes before Trump reversed Iran threat Ellsworth Toohey

politics Seven Stories Press compiles "Hands Off Iran" reading list Jennifer Sandlin

lying liars Iran refuses to deal with Kushner and Witkoff any longer Jason Weisberger

law Scambaiter hires two fake lawyers to fight each other in court Grant St. Clair