Game research, ghost stories, Alan Moore, and academia: The far reaches of edutainment.
Jim Rossignol of Rock, Paper, Shotgun argues that games don't necessarily have to be fun to be engaging: "Do critics decry games because games need, more than any other media, to be something a group of people can all agree on?"
How'd They Do That? Poison Ivy and Carbon Dioxide Studies
Maggie Koerth-Baker discovers how scientists figured out that CO2 makes ivy grow incredibly fast ... and problematically poisonous.
The ecologist who found his wedding ring
Lisa Katayama writes: "When Aleki Taumoepeau, a 42-year old ecologist, dropped his wedding ring in the murky waters of a New Zealand ... he was determined to find it at all costs"
BBVideo: SYNESTHESIA, a film by Jonathan Fowler.
Boing Boing Video presents a remix of "Synesthesia," a documentary directed by Jonathan Fowler, about people whose senses blend, or mix. For instance: a synesthete might see colors when listening to music, or taste flavors when hearing a spoken word.
Why Halo makes me want to lay down and die
Margaret Robertson on Halo's oneiric call to adventure: "Halo is a place where I feel peaceful. It's partly, I grant you, the pistol in my hand and the rocket-launcher on my back, both of which take the stress out of day-to-day life."
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So, we have a "display case" on the top, a sidebar full of big images with links to recent stories, and everything consolidated under one blog again... but we're still going to have "Great stuff you might have missed" posts as well?
Just seems a little much, is all.