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Thu. 02/03 - Where Did Numbers Come From?


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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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