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Tue. 04/27 - This Famous Actor's Mom Helped Save the Apollo 13 Astronauts

Tue. 04/27 - This Famous Actor's Mom Helped Save the Apollo 13 Astronauts

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Tue. 04/27 - This Famous Actor's Mom Helped Save the Apollo 13 Astronauts

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Apr 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Why the story of aerospace engineer Judith Love Cohen, who helped rescue the Apollo 13 astronauts, is making the rounds again and why we should remember her name. A new ice cube tray-shaped retinal patch that could help restore vision. And the rattlesnake-like jumping worms invading the American midwest. Links:Meet Aerospace Engineer Judith Love Cohen (Kottke.Org)In Memory of Judith Love Cohen: Mother, Wife, Friend, Author, Engineer (USC Viterbi)Women in the Workplace / Judith Love Cohen : Engineering a Change (LA Times)Highly Invasive Jumping Worms Have Spread to 15 States (Smithsonian Magazine)Invasive Jumping Worms That Violently Thrash If Handled Now in at Least 15 US States (Newsweek)Fear is the mind killer (Molly Lambert, Twitter)"Ice cube tray" retinal patch is loaded with cells to restore vision (New Atlas)TX population increase (Texas Tribune, Twitter)Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats (CNN)Fewest seats shifted since 1940 (Phil Jankowski, Twitter)Narrowest margin to decide seat in Congress (David H. Montgomery, Twitter)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:
Apr 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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