Thursday, April 20, 2023

Friday Links!

Leading off, a fascinating story: Hundreds of Years After the First Try, We Can Read a Ptolemy Text.

I'm definitely on Team Jerry: This adorable sloth briefly stole the spotlight during JUICE launch.

This is an incredible story: Revealed: the terrorist hired by the CIA to catch Carlos the Jackal

From Wally, and it's excellent: A Dickens Gallery. Excellent information for writers: Rights vs. Copyright: Untangling the Confusion. These are fantastic: Horrifying 1906 Illustrations of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds

Chris M., and you thought the H.G. Wells illustration were terrifying: Subway and Cadbury teamed up for this horrific concoction

From C. Lee, and this is unbelievable: Why is women’s tennis China boycott over Peng Shuai ending? Discouraging but unsurprising: If you work for Uber or Amazon, you may be a victim of algorithmic wage discrimination. We all could use this when they're young (and sometimes when they're older): The German Clinics for Burnt-out Parents. This is surreal: How ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Built Modern Conservatism. This is excellent: Mapped: Air Pollution Levels Around the World in 2022. This is fascinating: Visualizing the Relationship Between Cancer and Lifespan. This is incredible: The Mysterious Underground City Found in a Man’s Basement.

From Dan Q., and if only we could all be this resilient: The Japanese art of fixing broken pottery - BBC REEL

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