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Today marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Paris Commune––and it remains as controversial as ever. Scientists have grown a mouse embryo in an artificial womb and have set their sites on human embryos next, speaking of controversy... And why people in Taiwan keep legally changing their names to "Salmon."
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Links:
Paris Commune: The revolt dividing France 150 years on (BBC)
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century by Greil Marcus
Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance: The Power of Story by Eric Selbin
The Paris Commune Is Still a Beacon for Radical Change (The Jacobin)
Vive la Commune? The working-class insurrection that shook the world (The Guardian)
A mouse embryo has been grown in an artificial womb—humans could be next (MIT Technology Review)
Taiwan official urges people to stop changing their name to 'salmon' (The Guardian)
Taiwan warns people against changing their name to 'Salmon' (Washington Post)
This Salmon Was Burned Alive - A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix) Season 2 (YouTube)
How Sperm Whales Learned to Collectively Outsmart 19th-Century Whalers (Kottke)
Studying Humpback Whales to Better Communicate with Aliens (Kottke) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
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Today marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Paris Commune––and it remains as controversial as ever. Scientists have grown a mouse embryo in an artificial womb and have set their sites on human embryos next, speaking of controversy... And why people in Taiwan keep legally changing their names to "Salmon."
Sponsors:
- StartMail, Get 50% off your first year at StartMail.com/kottke
Links:
Paris Commune: The revolt dividing France 150 years on (BBC)
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century by Greil Marcus
Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance: The Power of Story by Eric Selbin
The Paris Commune Is Still a Beacon for Radical Change (The Jacobin)
Vive la Commune? The working-class insurrection that shook the world (The Guardian)
A mouse embryo has been grown in an artificial womb—humans could be next (MIT Technology Review)
Taiwan official urges people to stop changing their name to 'salmon' (The Guardian)
Taiwan warns people against changing their name to 'Salmon' (Washington Post)
This Salmon Was Burned Alive - A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix) Season 2 (YouTube)
How Sperm Whales Learned to Collectively Outsmart 19th-Century Whalers (Kottke)
Studying Humpback Whales to Better Communicate with Aliens (Kottke) 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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