Thu. 02/03 - Where Did Numbers Come From?
When did we start counting? Are numbers just a modern human concept? Plus, we have more details about the impending end of the International Space Station as focus turns ever-more to the moon and Mars. And a new search engine that only gives you one result and it’s always a book that was published before 1927.
When did we start counting? Are numbers just a modern human concept? Plus, we have more details about the impending end of the International Space Station as focus turns ever-more to the moon and Mars. And a new search engine that only gives you one result and it’s always a book that was published before 1927.
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Links:
- How did Neanderthals and other ancient humans learn to count? (Nature)
- NASA Plans a Fiery End for the International Space Station by 2031 (Scientific American)
- NASA: Decommissioned International Space Station to plunge into Pacific Ocean in 2031 (Washington Post)
- NASA Provides Updated International Space Station Transition Plan (NASA)
- New company run by former NASA leader aims to build robotic outpost near the Moon (The Verge)
- A Search Engine That Finds You Weird Old Books (Debugger, Medium)
- 11/2/21 episode about Rewilding Your Attention (Kottke Ride Home)
- Weird Old Book Finder
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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