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Gadgets You're probably paying too much for car insurance, but that's an easy fix Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Rad Power ebikes might be the future of commuting Boing Boing's Shop

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economics Profile of Mariana Mazzucato, the economist who's swaying both left and right politicians with talk of "the entrepreneurial state" Cory Doctorow

Scientists are trying to design a chili pepper that's easily-harvested by machines John Struan

Technology Facebook's '15 months of Fresh Hell' detailed deliciously by WIRED Xeni Jardin

youtube Google and YouTube executives ignored warnings on toxic video content, now we're all paying the price Xeni Jardin

scholarship Regardless of political affiliation, over-65s are most likely to share "fake news" (and there's not much fake news, and it's largely right-wing) Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Blame authors' fortunes on monopolism, not university professors, booksellers and librarians — UPDATED Cory Doctorow

News FCC closed due to government shutdown, Ajit Pai won't be at CES Xeni Jardin

Technology Trump OKs seismic tests in Atlantic that can harm thousands of dolphins & whales Xeni Jardin

Business Blame Big Data for CVS's endless miles of receipts Cory Doctorow

politics Anti-Susan Collins site raises $2 million and crashes during her Kavanaugh 'yes' speech Xeni Jardin

facebook Young people finally fleeing Facebook, say researchers Rob Beschizza

religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Seamus Bellamy

Science Bathroom hand-dryers suck in poo-particles and aerosolize them all over you and everything else Cory Doctorow

security IBM Security survey finds users value "security" over "convenience" Cory Doctorow

halloween The 2017 Halloween Candy Hierarchy: Definitely Not Fake News David Ng and Ben Cohen

Science New super-glue inspired by slug slime David Pescovitz