January 2008
December 2007
Text*iles: NudeSuits →
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Have You Exercised Today? →
Nothing like ending the year and the “holiday season” with a news report with the headline: Pope’s exorcist squads will wage war on Satan. For the record, The Vatican is denying this report.
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Happy New Year from Boing Boing tv. →
Can’t see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Here’s a look back at some of the goofiest, weirdest, or otherwise most memorable moments from Boing Boing tv in 2007. Thanks for joining us, and see you in 2008!
Psychic surgery culture clash →
A fascinating article about psychic surgery appeared on the Anomalies web site. The article described the history of psychic surgery and included insights about the legitimacy of psychic surgery and faith healing in the context of Western medical beliefs.
A psychic surgeon uses his or her bare hands instead of medical instruments to apparently reach into the patient’s body, remove diseased tissue...
WatchWatch the first 5 minutes of ‘Cloverfield’
Mmmmmm……Bumblebee Honey! →
On a recent episode of the SGU we vilified presidential wanabee Mike Huckabee for running a “scientifically illiterate campaign.” The gaff that prompted this skeptical attention was his recent statements promoting the old myth about bumblebee flight. But we also took him to task over his comment that bumblebees make honey. In fact, bumblebees do not make honey, honeybees make honey.
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Must-Have Mac Apps for the new Mac Switcher! ‹ The... →
Sunday Secrets →
(PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.) ——-Email Message——- Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:43 AM Subject: A Wonderful Christmas Present Dear Frank, I received a copy of ‘A Lifetime of Secrets’ from my new wife for Christmas this year. Though the book...
Submit your film or video for Pangea Day →
Hoping to submit your short film or video for Pangea Day? There’s still a month and a half before the deadline — plenty of time to get familiar with your new videocamera. From the Pangea Day site:
We’re looking for films that will make us laugh, cry, and gasp. They can be fiction, nonfiction, real life, animation, or your own unique mixture. But they should hold our attention...
SGU 2007 - A Fan’s Perspective →
Recently Steve asked me what 2007 was like for the SGU from the fan’s perspective. I got a little into my experience working with the SGU but never really took the opportunity to answer the actual question.
I talked briefly about helping Jay put together the new Neurologica look and helping with implementing the Rogue’s Gallery and writing my entry every week. But that was 2007 from a NESS...
Happy New Year! →
Can’t see the video? Watch this video now in a browser or download this video now. Here’s a look back at some of the goofiest, weirdest, or otherwise most memorable moments from Boing Boing tv in 2007. Thanks for joining us, and see you in 2008!
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Speed of thought →
During a recent Science-or-Fiction segment of our podcast, Steve tried to fool us with a fictionalized version of a real news story. This one concerned those adrenalin-filled moments in our lives when time seems to slow down. We’ve all had them. You’re about to have a car accident or you accidentally knock over an expensive vase or any one of the million other ways your heart can feel like it has...
Deity →
Sure, the internet is loaded with woo, woo-woo, crap, pseudoscience, porn, more porn, amazon.com, wikipedia, conservapedia (oy), white noise, white supremacy, still more porn, blogs, podcasts, maps, wedginald the cheddar cheese, and the musings and blatherings of everyone on every topic, but at least it’s done one thing for us: it brought us Mr. Deity. Okay, two things, as the rogues will be...
What is Gore-tex®? →
“…Essentially Gore-tex is a Teflon-treated synthetic polymer — a plastic. Teflon is a brand name for tetrafluoroethylene / polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Generally, all plastics are made by the process of combining many toxic chemicals into long chain molecules called polymers using great heat and pressure. The process is never 100% perfect, meaning that there are always toxic...
I’m Crazy For Absinthe →
Back in the day, and I mean way back..19th century Paris, absinthe became the drink of choice. It’s popularity soared as authors and artists wrote and painted about it. As many popular things go, Absinthe became vilified for its many supposed harmful properties and was banned in many countries. Addiction, inspiration, hallucination and madness are the myths that follow this commonly strong and...
Science Tattoos - a photoset on Flickr →
O, Tesla tree! →
There’s no way Santa’s going to pass up physician Peter Terren’s house in Bunbury, Western Australia with this awesome Tesla tree to guide his sleigh.
The DIY dazzler is a 15-foot Christmas tree made from a wire frame with electricity channelled to spark out in the shape of branches.
