Different humans perceive the same color differently. Other animals can see colors humans can't. Watch as a panel of scientists at The World Science Festival discusses the science of the brain and color and join in a live chat with Maggie Koerth-Baker Read the rest

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Best known for her role as Alice on The Brady Bunch, actress Ann B. Davis has passed away at age 88.

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Join Maggie to watch a livestream and chat about a panel from The World Science Festival, starting at 3:00 Central/4:00 Eastern.

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Our best wishes and deep respect to psychedelic pioneer and maverick chemist Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin who is preparing for his final trip on Earth; he is "surrounded by love and a lot of laughter," his wife and research partner Ann Shulgin posted on Facebook: Read the rest

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Every week, a new delight from Pancake Master Nathan "Saipancakes" Shields: this week, An assortment of Pacific coast nudibranchs. (previously)

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Now you can own the Simpsons home, in LEGO. I'm more interested in the minifigs, however.

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"If you don't like it, don't knock it. Somebody else might want to rock it."

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Pink Floyd misrepresented Soviet foreign policy? Donna Summer evinced an unacceptable level of eroticism? Pffft. But I think we can all agree on the inherent Nazi tendencies of To All the Girls I've Loved Before.

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Maggie Koerth-Baker on the science of the snuffles of spring. Relief may not be at hand without drugs, but knowledge has its comforts. Read the rest

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Caroleine Siede reviews the latest episode of the BBC's clone drama Read the rest

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Sm'ari "Mailpile" McCarthy's lecture Engineering Our Way Out of Fascism sets out a set of technical, legal and social interventions we can undertake to make mass surveillance impossible, starting with this: "The goal of those interested in protecting human rights should be to raise the average cost of surveillance to $10.000 per person per day within the next five years." Read the rest

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The House of Representatives today voted 225-183 to approve an appropriations bill amendment that bars the Justice Department from forcing reporters to testify about their confidential sources.

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Above, a trailer for our exclusive Boing Boing video interview and solo performance from legendary musician Bob Mould of H"usker D"u and Sugar whose magnificent new album Beauty and Ruin drops June 3; our video premieres shortly after!

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From Bloomberg's Edward Robinson, a feature on the nonprofit Seasteading Institute. Read the rest

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This Cosmos clip of Neil DeGrasse Tyson is going viral, and for good reason. It's a terrific explainer of the difference between weather and climate change, and the role we humans play in warming the earth's oceans. It's just two minutes long. Read the rest

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Amid the very serious military coup in Thailand, an even more serious piece of news: Police have nabbed this brazen chocolate thief. Read the rest

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The NASA Langley Research Center held a space art contest for kids K-23 in the Hampton Roads, VA region, and their Flickr Pool of entries provide me with endless happy web browsing. Read the rest

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A new Say Hi record is reason for celebration in my home, and a new (and free) song should make you happy as well.

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An image released from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows IRAS 14568-6304, a young star shrouded in golden gas and dust.

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Illo: Heather and Rob Beschizza

Today sees the release of Maleficent, Hollywood's latest stab at turning a traditional mythic archetype--pure fairytale evil--into one of its favorite stock characters: the pathos-ridden tragivillain.

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