Dec. 11, 2020
Fri. 12/11 - How Our Homes Were Shaped By Epidemics + Hot Dr Pepper
The household features that were shaped by previous epidemics. An ethics committee has approved the French military to start making bionic soldiers. And hot Dr Pepper.
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Links:
- The Curious History of Steam Heat and Pandemics (Bloomberg)
- From Closets to Subway Tile: How Previous Epidemics Shaped Design (Architectural Digest)
- French army gets ethical go-ahead for bionic soldiers (CNN)
- US military closer to making cyborgs a reality (CNN)
- TIL: People used to drink hot Dr. Pepper during the holidays (The Takeout)
- What is hot Dr Pepper and where does it come from? (Matador Network)
- Have You Ever Tried Hot Dr. Pepper? (Serious Eats)
- Dr Pepper FAQ (Dr Pepper)
- 1968 COLD & HOT DR. PEPPER COMMERCIAL - Dick Clark (Saturday’s World, YouTube)
- We tried hot Dr Pepper, and it needs to be your next winter drink (The Dallas Morning News)
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- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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