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On the Media looks at one of the greatest hoaxes in the history of science How did a modern human skull and orangutan jawbone get successfully passed off as the ancient remains of a human ancestor? Read the rest... Who will stand against the mammalian hordes? A great piece of anti-mammal propaganda, created by artist Benjamin Dewey. You can buy a copy of the print on Etsy. Read the rest... How a study of sex similarities got spun into a story of sex differences Slate's Sarah Richardson has a really interesting post about a recent study of genes found on human sex chromosomes. The study concluded that these genes are very similar, whether you're looking at a Y chromosome or an X. Read the rest... Maker Dad: DIY projects for grownups and kids [Video Link] My new book came out today. It's called Maker Dad: Lunch Box Guitars, Antigravity Jars, and 22 Other Incredibly Cool Father-Daughter DIY Projects. Read the rest... This Day in Blogging History: Stormtrooper on a unicycle; XKCD-style Congressional campaign; "Torture woman" profiled One year ago today Stormtrooper on a unicycle: Something something a little short something something. Five years ago today Groundbreaking Kansas rep netroots candidate takes another run at election with a new XKCD-style toon: Sean Tevis is the "candidate from the Internet" who caused an enormous stir when he financed a run at Kansas State Rep by soliciting micro-donations from people around the Internet who were inspired by an XKCD-style comic about his vision for the state. Read the rest... Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, Pre-Public Enemy part 2 Read the rest of the Hip Hop Family Tree comics! Read the rest... Neil Gaiman knows how to get to Carnegie Hall Neil Gaiman's playing the big room: on 27 June, he'll read his story "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains" at Carnegie Hall, backed by the Fourplay String Quartet, with illustrations from Eddie "From Hell" Campbell. Read the rest... This One Summer: young adult graphic novel, a brilliant coming-of-age This One Summer is a beautiful, haunting young-adult graphic novel by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, sisters from Toronto whose work spans media from prose to film to comics. Read the rest... 10 photos from L.A.'s long-gone Pacific Ocean Park, a day out by the sea you'll never enjoy Pacific Ocean Park--or as it was commonly known in Los Angeles from the '50s through the '70s, P.O.P.--was extraordinary in both its glamorous rise and spectacular fall. Read the rest... Technical analysis of terrorist graphic/brand design On We Make Money, Not Art, Regine has posted a long and fascinating review of the 2013 book Branding Terror. The Logotypes and Iconography of Insurgent Groups and Terrorist Organizations , which presents a detailed analysis of the visual identity of terrorist and non-state-actor insurgent groups around the world and over time. Read the rest... The truth of Game Of Thrones' inciting incident has been revealed [Recap: season 4, episode 5] AND SO, TIME marches on. Joffrey Baratheon is no more, and Tommen, "First Of His Name," owner of the cuddly Ser Pounce, rises to take his place on the throne. Read the rest... Comic strip etched into a human hair The folks behind EHSM2, the upcoming maker/hacker conference in Hamburg, have released a video of comic strip that has been etched into a human hair using a focused ion beam. Read the rest... This Day in Blogging History: London cops do a "terrorist" search every 3 mins; Blogs to be legally classed as weapons; Songs the Cramps covered One year ago today London cops catch and search a potential terrorist every three minutes: That's a lot of potential terrorists! Read the rest... Graphic hilarity ensues when Silicon Valley ventures to East Palo Alto [Recap: season 1, episode 5]   Did you catch it? It's a moment I've been waiting for Silicon Valley to address in some capacity—the divide between the tech corporations in Palo Alto and the blighted district to the south. Read the rest... RiYL podcast 051: MSNBC host Chris Hayes Recommended if You Like is Boing Boing's weekly podcast of Brian Heater's cafe conversations with musicians, cartoonists, writers, and other creative types. Read the rest... Studio 360 on the great synthesizer song, "I Feel Love" Ever since attending Moogfest a couple of weeks ago, I've been listening to synthesizer music. Donna Summer's 1977 "I Feel Love," is my standout so far, with its gorgeous electronic pulse. Read the rest... Kegging improved my homebrewing experience These 2.5 gallon ball lock kegs have reinvigorated my homebrewing hobby. I now have 6 of them in rotation and bottling is no longer a giant, messy pain. Read the rest... How to create a poisonous milkshake in Manyland Philipp sez, "Manyland.com is a shared universe right in the browser where we draw everything together. But how does it actually work? Read the rest... io9's awesome 1980 Flash Gordon trivia io9 shares some amazing trivia about Dino De Laurentiis' Flash Gordon. (Thanks, Daniel) Read the rest... Supreme Court OKs city council meeting to serve as forums for Christian prayer "Once it invites prayer into the public sphere, government must permit a prayer giver to address his or her own God or gods as conscience dictates, unfettered by what an administrator or judge considers to be non-sectarian." - Justice Anthony M. Read the rest... Profile of death-defying cliff climber Alex Honnold [Video Link] I missed this 2011 60 Minutes profile of Alex Honnold, who climbs very high sheer cliffs by himself and without ropes. Read the rest... How a hospital contributed to the deaths of five children Spores of Mucor sp. fungus can cause a potentially deadly disease that causes human skin and tissue to rot. Thankfully, it's rare. Read the rest... Delightful 3D illusion sand drawings Laughing Squid has a gallery of images from the New Zealand-based anamorphic sand tweakers 3D Sand Drawing. Read the rest... Futility Closet Podcast #008: Owney the Mail Dog, Candy Bombers, and Bertrand Russell Read the rest... The science of ever-larger Godzillas TIL: A 55,000-ton, city-destroying lizard beast could pee 151,436,928 gallons per day. They never show you all the people who died, drowned in Godzilla's urine. Read the rest... Down on the bird's nest soup farm How do you produce enough hardened bird-spit structures to feed a growing demand for one of the most expensive dishes in the world? Read the rest... Recreational Mathematics magazine You can download a free copy of this new magazine as a PDF. Enjoy! Read the rest... How World War I shaped the creationism/evolution debate The National Center for Science Education has a really interesting six-part series talking with historians about the impact WWI had on shaping rhetoric about creationism and evolution, and how the public discourse and laws might have been very different had the Great War never happened. Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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