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Mon. 08/29 - Why Artemis I Didn't Launch Aug 29, 2022

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The Artemis I launch was scrubbed early this morning Here’s why the highly-anticipated launch didn’t get off the ground. Plus, rabies vaccines are raining down across the nation. And a new classic author version of Street Fighter.

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Launch Attempt Scrubbed (NASA, Artemis Blog)
Engine explanation (Elisha Sauers, Twitter)
NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch over engine cooling issue (Space.com)
Launch Mission Execution Forecast (Space Force)
Rabioli (rabcyr_alt, Twitter)
USDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in 13 states (AP)
New Steam Game 'Write N Fight' Has Classic Writers Beating Each Other Up (The Mary Sue)
Write N' Fight Game Lets Players Punch Lovecraft in the [CENSORED] (CBR)
Write 'n' Fight (Steam)
Theaters to Offer $3 Tickets For All Movies On National Cinema Day (Collider)
National Cinema Day
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story trailer is a perfect parody of music biopics (Polygon)
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Fri. 08/26 - Prebunking Conspiratorial Thinking Aug 26, 2022

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Google ran a study using its own pre-roll ads to try to prebunk people before they fall for conspiracy theories. Plus, scientists have found the first-ever evidence of carbon dioxide in a planet’s atmosphere beyond our solar system. And the curious case of the one song that used to crash any laptop it played on.

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Can a YouTube ad change your mind about disinformation? (The Verge)
Google is trying out ‘pre-bunking’ in an effort to counter misinformation (NBC News)
YouTube: how a team of scientists worked to inoculate a million users against misinformation (The Conversation)
NASA’s Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet Atmosphere (NASA)
JWST sees carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time (Syfy Wire)
Astronomers see carbon dioxide on planet outside solar system for first time (The Harvard Gazette)
Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (The Old New Thing, DevBlogs)
Janet Jackson music video given CVE for crashing laptops (The Register)
Janet Jackson song from 1989 declared a cybersecurity vulnerability for crashing hard drives (TechSpot)
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Thu. 08/25 - The Fantasy of History Aug 25, 2022

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Invented traditions. Reimagined visions of the past. History is never free from our present-day biases, but the way we talk about the past often says more about us than the past itself. From the Disneyification of the Middle Ages to the aristocratic invention of Santa Claus in 1800s New York City, let’s talk about how pervading myths reveal the values of those who created them and continue to affect us today.

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What Our Fantasies About the European “Middle Ages” Say About Us (Hyperallergic)
The Fantasy of the Middle Ages (Getty)
Reinventing the Américas: Construct. Erase. Repeat. (Getty)
Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon by Cindy Ott
The Battle for Christmas: A Social and Cultural History of Our Most Cherished Holiday by Stephen Nissenbaum
Christmas: A Candid History by Bruce David Forbes
Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century by John Boswell
'Batgirl' to Have "Funeral Screening" on Warner Bros. Lot (Collider)
Warner Bros. Discovery Doesn't Have the Money to Release Movies, Delays Aquaman and Shazam Sequels (Consequence)
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Wed. 08/24 - Nimcels and Doppelgängers Aug 24, 2022

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The world of nimcels––what are they and where do they fit in online? Plus, the genetic similarities between unrelated doppelgängers. And gummy bears made out of wind turbines.

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What is a Niche Internet Micro Celebrity? (Washington Post)
Your Doppelgänger Is Out There and You Probably Share DNA With Them (NY Times)
Doppelgangers Appear to Have Similar Genetic Patterns: Study (Gizmodo)
Extreme Lookalikes May Share Much Deeper Ties Than We Ever Realized (Science Alert)
Would You Eat a Windmill? These Scientists Hope So. (Gizmodo)
Wind turbine blades could someday be recycled into sweet treats (American Chemical Society)
Mon. 06/06 - Gummi Bears: A 100 Year Look Back (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
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Tue. 08/23 - Omicron Boosters & Original Antigenic Sin Aug 23, 2022

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Omicron-specific COVID boosters are coming to the US soon. How much of a difference will they make to immunity? Well, it’s complicated. Plus, NASA says Artemis I is go for launch. Here’s everything to know about the big event on Monday. And MoviePass is officially coming back from the dead next month.

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Omicron-specific Covid booster shots are just weeks away. Here's who will—and won't—be eligible (CNBC)
The U.K. approved omicron-specific booster shots. They're coming to the U.S. soon (NPR)
New Covid boosters expected soon for everyone over age 12 (NBC News)
Your first brush with coronavirus could affect how a fall booster works (Washington Post)
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is 'go' for Aug. 29 launch (Space.com)
NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Artemis Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft (NASA)
Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Rocket (NASA, YouTube)
Artemis Mission: A guide to Nasa's mega Moon rocket (BBC)
Artemis activities for kids and teachers (NASA)
Science communicator Swapna Krishna will be live tweeting the Artemis I launch (Skrishna, Twitter)
MoviePass Will Relaunch on Labor Day With New Points System (Gizmodo)
AMC's CEO Turned His $9 Billion Company Into a Meme Machine (Bloomberg)
February episode about MoviePass's return (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
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Mon. 08/22 - They've Got 57 Varieties, But Tomato's The Only One Aug 22, 2022

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A dive into the viscous depths of the unshakeable ketchup bottle and its 57 different origin stories. Plus, NASA released the sound of an actual black hole. And expected and unexpected chicken wing news.

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When Every Ketchup But One Went Extinct (Atlas Obscura)
How 500 Years Of Weird Condiment History Designed The Heinz Ketchup Bottle (Fast Company, 2013)
U.S.: Sales of condiment & dressing categories 202 (Statista)
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
Pure Ketchup: A History of America's National Condiment by Andrew F. Smith
NASA Has Captured 'Actual Sound' In Space And It’s Honestly Terrifying (VICE)
New NASA Black Hole Sonifications with a Remix (NASA)
A Universe of Sound (NASA)
Applebee's Is Launching Chicken Wing-Inspired Lip Gloss (Thrillist)
Chicken wing prices fall to pre-pandemic levels — just in time for football season (TODAY)
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Fri. 08/19 - Competitive Lifesaving & Mullet Champions Aug 19, 2022

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Competitive lifesaving and the USA Mullet Championships. Just a couple of niche competitions to kick off your weekend with. Plus, a possible new method for removing those pernicious “forever chemicals” from rain water.

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Thu. 08/18 - Ancient Butt-less Sea Creature NOT a Human Ancestor Aug 18, 2022

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Could a century-old vaccine help protect against future epidemics? Plus, it turns out our oldest ancestor is not a half a billion year old sea creature with a mouth but no butt. And next month, the first Native American woman will be going to space.

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Why a Century-Old Vaccine Offers New Hope Against Pathogens (NY Times)
BCG: the history and modern-day uses of the tuberculosis vaccine (Pharmaceutical Technology)
One for All? (Harvard Medical School News)
Mystery of half-billion year old creature with no anus solved (BBC)
New evidence proves saccorhytus is ecdysozoan (EurekAlert)
‘Angry minion’ with no anus not related to humans after all, scientists conclude (The Guardian)
First Native American woman to travel to space (BBC)
First Native woman in space (Indian Country Today)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission (NASA)
Disney's Latest Theme Park Ride Movie Is Big Thunder Mountain (Gizmodo)
Big Thunder Mountain Movie In Works At Disney With ‘Hawkeye’ Directors (Deadline)
Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail | Official Trailer (TBS, YouTube)
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Wed. 08/17 - Elektronik Supersonik Aug 17, 2022

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American Airlines has signed up for a supersonic boost. Plus, how to find the sweetest watermelon, and a brief history of the fruit. And Papa Johns is throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks… and coincidentally that seems to be the same strategy they used for their newest menu item, just throwing everything in it at once.

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American becomes third airline to place order for Boom Supersonic jets (The Guardian)
American Airlines orders 20 Boom Supersonic passenger jets (Space.com)
American Airlines places order for 20 supersonic jets from Boom Supersonic (The Verge)
American Airlines places order for 20 experimental supersonic jets (The Dallas Morning News)
American Airlines agrees to buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom (CNBC)
This is what’s keeping electric planes from taking off (MIT Technology Review)
Here’s What the Watermelon Was Up to Before It Tasted Good (Atlas Obscura)
How To Pick a Watermelon With the Best Taste (Well+Good)
Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon by Cindy Ott
See Papa Johns new pizza bowls: Just toppings, no crust (CNN)
Explanation for today's episode title (YouTube)
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Tue. 08/16 - De-Extincting Tasmanian Tigers Aug 16, 2022

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The team trying to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction is doing a trial run with Tasmanian tigers, funded in part by the Hemsworth brothers. Plus, NASA’s megarocket that will return humans to the moon and, perhaps one day take humans to Mars, has begun its four mile journey to the launch pad, readying for its uncrewed journey around the moon later this month. And a new breakfast cereal from Snoop Dogg.

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De-extinction company sets its next (first?) target: The thylacine (Ars Technica)
Scientists, A Startup, And the Hemsworths Are Trying to 'De-Extinct' the Tasmanian Tiger (Vice)
Mon. 09/13 - De-Extinct Woolly Mammoths & Potty-Trained Cows (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
NASA's First 4 Miles To The Moon Starts Today. Here's How To Watch. (Mashable)
NASA film traces Artemis 1 rocket's 'Path to the Pad' as mission stack rolls out today (Space.com)
Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Rocket (NASA, YouTube)
A Geologic map of the Entire Moon has Been Released at 1:2,500,000-Scale (Universe Today)
Snoop Dogg proudly introduces "Snoop Loopz" breakfast cereal (Boing Boing)
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