Thursday, October 01, 2020

Friday Links!

An election we can all get behind: Fat Bear Week is the matchup 2020 needs. This is incredibly promising: Chitin could be used to build tools and habitats on Mars, study finds.

This is a stunning article from Brian Witte: Oklo’s Natural Nuclear Reactors.

From Scott Martin, and it's a fascinating read: Kiran Shah: The hero with a thousand faces.

From David Gloier, and it's mind-melting: A Student Just Proved Paradox-Free Time Travel Is Possible

From Scott Gould, and the videos are hilarious: How comedian Michael Spicer hangs politicians out to dry.

From Wally, and somehow I'm not surprised: When coffee makers are demanding a ransom, you know IoT is screwed. This is stunning: NIKKEN SEKKEI completes timber gymnastics center for tokyo olympic games. These are remarkable: Amazing But True Aviation Stories.

From Chris Pencis, and it's totally arresting: Celui qui tombe (He who falls), Yoann Bourgeois’ turntable acrobatics.

Excellent links from C. Lee. First, a positive contribution in a negative time: How a small Nagoya firm made a big impact in coronavirus fight. I won't purchase a rain jacket without it: Robert Gore, Who Kept Us Dry and Cool in the Rain with His Gore-Tex Invention, Has Died. Incredibly typical: Pentagon Got $1 Billion to Fight Coronavirus, Bought Drones, Jet Parts, and Body Armor Instead: Report. This is absolutely amazing: 1,000-Year-Old Precursor to Stainless Steel Found in Iran, Surprising Archaeologists. A fascinating essay/book review on Stan Lee: Marvelous Belief. These are incredible: Kirie Artist Carves Playful Narratives Into Tree Leaves. I've never heard of these before: How Reykjavik's Sheet-Metal Homes Beat the Icelandic Winter. We should all be frightened by this: The Flashing Warning of QAnon.

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