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Fri. 03/12 - A Sperm Bank on the Moon
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17 minutes
Released:
Mar 12, 2021
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The proposal to create a “modern ark” aka scientists want to store sperm and eggs in lava tubes on the moon as a back-up plan in case we accidentally destroy the earth. A new tool that could help us spot deepfakes. And how beer-making used to be women’s work until men figured out how to monetize it and accused women brewers of being witches. Sponsors:Fitbod, Get 25% off a membership at Fitbod.me/kottkeLightstream, Get a special interest rate discount at lightstream.com/kottkeLinks:Scientists Want to Send a Massive Load of J--- to the Moon (Vice)Will Experts Send Sperm and Egg Samples to the Moon Through This Modern Noah's Ark? (The Science Times)Mon. 10/26 - Water on the Moon & Oreo's Arctic Vault (Kottke Ride Home)Tool spots deepfake photos via light in the eyes (Futurity)How to spot deepfakes? Look at light reflection in the eyes (University at Buffalo) Robert Downey Jr and Tom Holland in Back to the future - This is heavy! [ deepfake ] (EZRyderX47, YouTube)Biden Delaware back tattoo deepfake (jojobiden46, Tiktok)Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in (The Conversation)The Ale-Soaked Medieval Origins of the Witch's Hat (Vice)Hops: The beer ingredient (most) drinkers love (Washington Post)The history of the witch's hat: origins of its pointy design. (Slate)How Much Did the History of Beer Have to Do With ... Witches? (The Mary Sue)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Mar 12, 2021
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