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Fri. 06/25 - 20,000 Years Ago, A Different Coronavirus Epidemic Hit Humanity


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Researchers have found evidence of a coronavirus epidemic from 20,000 years ago. A new blood test that can detect fifty different types of cancer. And what the lowercase “i” in Apple products stands for and why they stopped using it.

Links:

A Coronavirus Epidemic Hit 20,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds (NY Times)
  • 20,000 years of coronaviruses (and counting) (Cosmos Magazine)
  • A Coronavirus Epidemic Hit Humanity 20,000 Years Ago, DNA Study Reveals (Science Alert)
  • Blood test that finds 50 types of cancer is accurate enough to be rolled out (The Guardian)
  • Blood test for early detection of cancer: final study results support screening use (Eurek Alert)
  • Why Apple Products Have An 'i' (Apple Explained, YouTube) 
  • Why The Apple Watch Wasn't Named iWatch (Apple Explained, YouTube)
  • The Death of Apple's 'i' (Apple Explained, YouTube)
  • How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone by Brian McCullough
  • 'Under the Banner of Heaven' Miniseries with Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones Greenlit at FX (Collider)
  • Prophet's Prey (2015) (Showtime)
  • Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
  • Discovery of ‘Dragon Man’ Skull in China May Add Species to Human Family Tree (NY Times)
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
  • See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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