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Fri. 02/18 - Did the Index Destroy How We Read? Will eBooks?

Fri. 02/18 - Did the Index Destroy How We Read? Will eBooks?

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Fri. 02/18 - Did the Index Destroy How We Read? Will eBooks?

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Feb 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How a medieval hatred of indexes mirrors debates today about how search engines are changing our brains. Plus, a round-up of the unceasing Wordle news and spin-offs. A thousand Porsches are on fire in the middle of the Atlantic. And how about a caffeinated doughnut with your space-themed Coca-Cola?Sponsors:DeVry University, Learn more at DeVry.edu/FutureMunk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchaseLinks:How Scholars Once Feared That the Book Index Would Destroy Reading (Literary Hub)Students Today Can't Prepare Bark to Calculate Their Problems (Quote Investigator)Wordle Has Ad Trackers Now That the New York Times Owns It (Gizmodo)The New York Times has changed Wordle's solutions (The Verge)Extra credit: You can play Wordle in other languages! (Duo Lingo)Worldle Primel Reversle QuordledordleWordle Unlimited Star WordleQueerdleLordle of the RingsTaylordle Subwaydle1,000 Porsches are burning aboard this abandoned cargo ship (The Verge)Ship Carrying 1,100 Porsches and Other Luxury Cars Is Burning and Adrift (NY Times)Just one last job... (Evan Simko-Bednarski, Twitter)Cargo Ship Full of Porsches, Bentleys and VWs Is On Fire and Adrift in the Atlantic [UPDATED] (The Drive) Coca-Cola introduces a first-of-its-kind flavor (CNN)Snack maker Hostess unveils caffeinated doughnuts as market for caffeine-spiked food heats up (Washington Post)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:
Feb 18, 2022
Format:
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