Friday Links!
Leading off this week, a sensational read: Can AI Unlock the Secretes of the Ancient World? With a follow-up: Trio wins $700K Vesuvius Challenge grand prize for deciphering ancient scroll.
From Wally, and it seems China and 1984 have much in common: Redacted Fantasy: China’s Dystopian Censorship of Online Fiction. A thoughtful essay: Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek? Professional sports in America at the major league level are only affordable for the upper class now (and have been for a while): Why buying tickets to a game has become so unaffordable. This looks like a treasure trove: Spending My Time, If Not My Money, at Rare Books LA. I certainly am: New Research Reveals That Humans Are Much More Sensitive to Temperatures Than Previously Thought.
From Chris M., and this is an absolutely fantastic video on transit planning: More Lanes are (Still) a Bad Thing.
From Eric Higgins-Freese, and this is coming soon: How the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Is Different than the 2017 Eclipse.
From C. Lee, and the justness of a society can be measured by how it treats it's prisoners: Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands. This is unreal: Beware of scammers sending live couriers to liquidate victims’ life savings. This is fascinating: Something Strange Happens to Wolves Infected by Infamous Mind-Altering Parasite. A tremendous piece of analysis: Why Are Flying Insects ‘Attracted’ to Lights? Scientists May Finally Have an Answer. An unlikely discovery: Scientists Find Evidence Alzheimer's Can Be Transmissible. Bizarre: The Most Notorious ‘Franken Weapons’ in the History of Warfare. An excellent read: EXPLORING THE SONY SOUNDSCAPE – AN INTERVIEW WITH DERRICK ESPINO. This is a terrific read: How RAM is Made: Automated Binning, Manufacturing, & Burn-in Testing | Factory Tours. This is mesmerizing: How to Build an Origami Computer. This is entirely logical: Pre-slicing Frozen Pizza Is How You Win.
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