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Mon. 10/18 - Thank Exoplanets For Your iPhone's Display
How the push to search for signs of life on exoplanets fueled the development of the technology we use in our latest generation of smartphones. Plus, what your punctuation habits can say about you as a writer––and a new website based on a 2016 art project that allows you to visually analyze those findings. And walruses from space!
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Links:
How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible (Wall Street Journal)
NASA Spinoff (NASA)
NASA Home & City (NASA)
What I Learned About My Writing By Seeing Only The Punctuation (Creators Hub)
Punctuation in novels. (Adam J. Calhoun) just the punctuation
WWF'S Walrus From Space Project Seeks Volunteer 'Walrus Detectives' (NPR)
Where’s walrus? Scientists seek public ‘detectives’ to spot giant animals from space. (Washington Post)
Walrus From Space (WWF) Tech Meme Ride Home Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
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How the push to search for signs of life on exoplanets fueled the development of the technology we use in our latest generation of smartphones. Plus, what your punctuation habits can say about you as a writer––and a new website based on a 2016 art project that allows you to visually analyze those findings. And walruses from space!
Sponsor:
- Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke
Links:
How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible (Wall Street Journal)
NASA Spinoff (NASA)
NASA Home & City (NASA)
What I Learned About My Writing By Seeing Only The Punctuation (Creators Hub)
Punctuation in novels. (Adam J. Calhoun) just the punctuation
WWF'S Walrus From Space Project Seeks Volunteer 'Walrus Detectives' (NPR)
Where’s walrus? Scientists seek public ‘detectives’ to spot giant animals from space. (Washington Post)
Walrus From Space (WWF) Tech Meme Ride Home 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.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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