Dec. 28, 2021
Mon. 12/27 - I'm Disgusted
What is the real driver of all of humanity’s innovations, doctrines, and oddities? According to some psychologists, disgust. Plus, the surprisingly recent history of counting down to midnight on New Year’s Eve. And forget smell-o-vision, now there’s a TV you can taste.
What is the real driver of all of humanity’s innovations, doctrines, and oddities? According to some psychologists, disgust. Plus, the surprisingly recent history of counting down to midnight on New Year’s Eve. And forget smell-o-vision, now there’s a TV you can taste.
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Links:
- How Disgust Explains Everything (NY Times)
- Why Do We Count Down to the New Year? (Zócal)
- Would You? (Gizmodo)
- Tasty TV: Japanese professor creates flavourful screen (Reuters)
- Where Is Webb? (NASA)
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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