Allen tells a story of accidental evolution, Arik reassures 1930s New York, Allen accidentally learns about pearling, and Arik explains how the sun heats things.

<ul>
 <li>The <a href="https://newyorkerstateofmind.com/2019/07/05/a-happy-fourth/">July 1930 issue of The New Yorker</a></li>
 <li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building">Chrysler Building</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://buildingtheskyline.org/bedrock-and-midtown-i/">Bedrock and Midtown</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vavilovian_mimicry">Vavilovian mimicry</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/why-is-it-colder-at-the-top-of-a-mountain-if-youre-closer-to-the-sun/">Why it’s colder on a mountain</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spheroid">Prolate spheroids</a></li>
 <li>Pearling, not the wikipedia page about body modification, but rather <a href="https://www.bobsredmill.com/blog/healthy-living/what-the-hull-does-pearled-mean/">a very nice page from Bob’s Red Mill</a></li>
</ul>

Allen tells a story of accidental evolution, Arik reassures 1930s New York, Allen accidentally learns about pearling, and Arik explains how the sun heats things. The July 1930 issue of The New Yorker The Chrysler Building Bedrock and Midtown Vavilovian mimicry Why it’s colder on a mountain Prolate spheroids Pearling, not the wikipedia page about body modification, but rather a very nice page from Bob’s Red Mill

Allen tells a story of accidental evolution, Arik reassures 1930s New York, Allen accidentally learns about pearling, and Arik explains how the sun heats things.

<ul>
 <li>The <a href="https://newyorkerstateofmind.com/2019/07/05/a-happy-fourth/" rel="noopener noreferrer">July 1930 issue of The New Yorker</a></li>
 <li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chrysler Building</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://buildingtheskyline.org/bedrock-and-midtown-i/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bedrock and Midtown</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vavilovian_mimicry" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vavilovian mimicry</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/why-is-it-colder-at-the-top-of-a-mountain-if-youre-closer-to-the-sun/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why it’s colder on a mountain</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spheroid" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prolate spheroids</a></li>
 <li>Pearling, not the wikipedia page about body modification, but rather <a href="https://www.bobsredmill.com/blog/healthy-living/what-the-hull-does-pearled-mean/" rel="noopener noreferrer">a very nice page from Bob’s Red Mill</a></li>
</ul>

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