birds Harvard study shows that Harvard kids are dumber than a grey parrot Thom Dunn

video games Pretty sure this bird just discovered that the Earth is a simulation Thom Dunn

fred rogers The real story behind Mister Rogers' joyful flipping of the bird Jason Weisberger

Spoken Word with Electronics SWWE Broadcast #10: "Jules Vern was a Copycat, How to Prank a Bird, Ice Cream on TV is Often Mashed Potatoes, and It’s Been 3 Years Since I’ve Had a Drink." Ethan Persoff

useful stuff What's in author Richard Kadrey's bag? Mark Frauenfelder

Musical instruments The coolest thing you'll see today: The magical musical contraptions of Bichopalo Gareth Branwyn

Science This tiny skull trapped in amber belongs to the smallest dinosaur ever discovered David Pescovitz

Entertainment Cockatiel sings Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 'Lost Woods' song (with sound) Xeni Jardin

Funny Willie Nelson becomes a hay bale character, and enjoys it Xeni Jardin

china DC Comics kills Batman image because China insisted it was supporting the Hong Kong protests Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Minnesota Public Radio sent us one of the weirdest legal threats we've ever received (and they won't explain it) Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Translating Homer's Odyssey into limericks Cory Doctorow

deepfakes This service makes a digital voice that sounds like you from a small audio sample Mark Frauenfelder

thanksgiving An electric carving knife that looks like a chainsaw Rusty Blazenhoff

humor Prankster gets the obituary he probably deserves Rusty Blazenhoff

wildlife Setting a rescued blue penguin free Xeni Jardin

sponsored PrivacySafe: The Anti-Cloud Appliance Boing Boing

cats Kitten discovers walking is hard when you have 4 feets Xeni Jardin

Business E-scooter companies are desperate for repo men to stop impounding their vehicles Cory Doctorow

costume Duckface Xeni Jardin