Shorts
@watchBBNSubscribeShort · U.S.Mushroom Science: 398 Patients, 15-Minute Timer, State of the Art
Read the story@watchBBNSubscribeShort · U.S.Glowing Angola Spider: Crab Spider Found Among 70 New Species
Read the story
Photo: Doug Wertman · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · U.S.Stallone admits nepotism, then his daughter gets promoted
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · U.S.Frankfurt Rain: 100% Chance, and Still Someone Doubts It
Photo: PeteStacman24 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · U.S.Spirit Halloween, open about ten weeks a year, now runs Hot Topic
Photo: Thomas Wolf , www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · U.S.Gloria has been everywhere. 728 handmade trees met 'Unassisted'
Photo: PeteStacman24 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · U.S.Spirit Halloween Now Runs Hot Topic: A Pop-Up Boss on a Lease
Read the story
Photo: Andrés Nieto Porras from Palma de Mallorca, España · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · U.S.Knicks Offer Staff Championship Rings in a Phishing Test
Photo: Marvin Lynchard, U.S. Department of Defense · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · U.S.Sixers erase 29-point deficit, end 466-game streak
Photo: David B. Gleason from Chicago, IL · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · U.S.Hegseth staff gashed Eisenhower's globe and still didn't move it
Photo: The White House · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · SportsDevils Paid 6 Assets for Hellebuyck, Then Took His Keys
Read the story
Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · Weird NewsLucid Gravity Powered 61 DJs: An Extension Cord With Heated Seats
Read the story@watchBBNSubscribeShort · SportsHeat Lose to Hornets: "Atlanta Should Send a Thank-You Note"
Read the story
Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · SportsUSC Rushed for Minus 17 Yards: "Most Any Trojan Moved"
Read the story
Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · TechValve HLX Slip at Conference: 'Nice Work' Is the Press Release
Read the story
Photo: Montclair Film · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · TechJon Bon Jovi Impostor Scams Woman Out of $10K With AI Videos
Read the story
Photo: Brint03 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · SportsTexas vs Ole Miss: No. 19 Longhorns Beat No. 7, Ranking Fight
Photo: Raysfanjake1984 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · SportsBen Williamson: World Series bound, opponent still pending
Photo: Tristan Nitot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · SportsSaints vs. Steelers in Paris: Police Said Full, NFL Heard Availability
Read the story
Photo: Markus Koljonen ( Dilaudid ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · Weird NewsFinland's Puppy Livestream: Puppies Vote by Snuffling Envelopes
Read the story
Photo: Ka Kit Pang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons@watchBBNSubscribeShort · TechNina Says the Folding iPhone Is Flawless If You Never Open the Box
From the BBN segment “Mushroom makes people see tiny people; scientists puzzled”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (BBC Wildlife Magazine) →
What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: BBC Wildlife Magazine.
Vera BullockOkay, so what happened? Someone ate a mushroom and saw a tiny person?
Dr. Nina ByteDozens or hundreds of them, according to Utah doctoral student Colin Domnauer, about three to thirty centimeters tall.
Dr. Nina ByteThe mushroom is Lanmaoa asiatica, and the effect is called Lilliputian hallucinations.
Vera BullockDozens. In a bowl of soup?
Dr. Nina ByteOne person reportedly watched them jump off the spoon and swim around, according to Gizmodo. Into the soup. Still eating the soup.
Vera BullockDoes this affect me? Is there a safety protocol?
Dr. Nina ByteA server in Yunnan reportedly sets a fifteen-minute timer before telling diners it's safe.
Dr. Nina ByteAnd in one hospital, ninety percent of three hundred ninety-eight patients reported hallucinations. Fifteen minutes did not cover it.
Vera BullockWhat happens next? Do they find the compound?
Dr. Nina ByteThey sequenced fifty-three specimens and found no match for psilocybin genes. So the cause is still unknown.
Dr. Nina ByteWhich makes the egg timer the state of the art.
▶ ShortThis Bakery Sells Only the Hole and Customers Have Questions
▶ ShortA Traffic Reporter Stuck in a Jam of Exactly One Car
▶ ShortNeighborhood Watch Captain Keeps Warning the Man at His Window
