Austrian tech-art-pranksters Monochrom show us how to hack into the human brain using a vintage calculator, duct tape, a USB drive, and some pickled onions (preferably Romanian). Then, Mark shows us how to make a very simple motor -- another fun project from scitoys.com.

See also: BBtv: Monochrom's love song for Lessig

Update: here's monochrom's extended dance remix director's uncut version of BRAICIN: Link.

Mark shows us how to make an explosive miniature cannon out of some Binaca and an empty film canister (don't try this at an airport, folks). Then, good foods gone bad -- an excerpt from "Snack Mansion," a claymation film by Lauren Adolfsen. When the pizza makes out with the cookie, and the banana barfs, you know it's a party.

Mark checks out a 15-times-larger-than-life Atari joystick replica by Jason Torchinsky, on display at Felt Club XL. Then, 8-bit help for those suffering from projectile dysfunction disorder.

Roaches are gross. Robots are good. But -- cockroch-controlled robots? Roboticist Garnet Hertz made one, and we visit him and his roachbot today. Then, a short film from Walter Robot (aka: Bill Barminski and Christopher Louie) about a broken hearted 'bot who ends up having a different kind of close encounter.

Matt West of CNN's "Pop Digital" produced a piece about Boing Boing tv, and here it is: Video Link.