Interesting Links for 18-07-2021

[andrewducker]

Should you never want to see your children again, this will do the trick

(tags:children fairytale )

I had not realised that Joss Whedon was also transphobic

(tags:transgender JossWhedon OhForFucksSake )

The mountains that are older than fish (and stretch from America to Norway via Scotland)

(tags:mountains prehistory viaNancyLebov )

GM Will Suck Lithium From the Salton Sea to Make Batteries

(tags:batteries sea )

American gender roles are a trauma reaction to WW2

(tags:ww2 society gender )

£20m for research projects to improve treatment and mitigation of long Covid

(tags:pandemic research )

The Covid vaccine has been offered to all UK adults

(tags:UK vaccination )

New Anthony Bourdain documentary deepfakes his voice

(tags:AI voice )

Comments

[anef]

I have been reading Herodotus Book 2 this last year and although the travelogue of temples and beautiful gardens could get a bit dull I would occasionally remember "This is Egypt before Alexander, before the Romans." And every time it sent that frisson down my spine. Also the story of How Helen Never Went to Troy was deeply entertaining.