Weird Watch: Patient plays violin during brain surgery, a UK first Xeni Jardin

Science Delirium is real and a huge risk for aging patients David Pescovitz

simone giertz Simone Giertz makes a paper shredder from her own brain scan Gareth Branwyn

Sex Understanding the neuroscience of pleasure Mark Frauenfelder

music Emerson, Lake & Palmer's prog rock epic, "Karn Evil 9," to be made into a film with Daniel Wilson penning the screenplay Gareth Branwyn

security William Barr's terrible, stupid idea to ban working crypto is slightly less terrible and stupid than earlier ideas Cory Doctorow

whistleblowers Chelsea Manning is being held in prolonged solitary confinement, a form of torture Cory Doctorow

healthcare "Brain-eating" amoebas kill woman who used filtered tap water in neti pot Rob Beschizza

Gadgets This color-matching widget takes the guesswork out of painting Boing Boing's Shop

youtube Roboticist Simone Giertz describes her recovery from brain surgery Andrea James

happy mutants My science fiction story about EFF's proposed jailbreaking exemption Cory Doctorow

Science Woman plays flute while undergoing brain surgery David Pescovitz

fake news Clintons confess, Obama to blame, and Trump triumphs in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

medical marijuana 12-year-old girl sues Jeff Sessions to legalize medical marijuana nationwide Mark Frauenfelder

fake news Stevie Wonder’s vision restored, O.J. Simpson’s hookers, and Hugh Hefner didn’t have to die, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news What Megyn Kelly is hiding, Bill Cosby found guilty, and Tom Cruise’s hair plugs, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

picks Mary Tyler Moore, a television icon for women in an era of change, has died Xeni Jardin

media Safer sex with aliens, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

media Rogue planet hurtling toward a collision with Earth and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

Science Advances in transparent, brain-revealing skull-windows Cory Doctorow