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Thu. 09/16 - Jane Austen's Advice for Social Media Users


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How the social lives of the characters from Jane Austen’s novels are analogous to our digital ones today, and what we can learn from them about being over-stimulated. Plus, a study illustrating how we could build bases on Mars out of astronaut blood. And a couple of updates from the world of LEGO.

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    Is Jane Austen the Antidote to Social Media Overload? (JSTOR Daily)
  • Scientists Want to Build Mars Bases Out of Human Blood (Vice)
  • Concrete on Mars Could Literally Be Made Out of Astronaut Blood, Sweat, And Tears (Science Alert) 
  • LEGO releasing fabulous Queer Eye loft set (Digital Spy)
  • European Championships 2022 to Feature LEGO Wheelchair Ramps (Mental Floss)
  • 22,000 LEGO bricks for Munich 2022 (European Championships)
  • Colorado Gov. Jared Polis' Wedding Marks 1st Same-Sex Marriage Of Sitting Governor (NPR)
  • Nonbinary 'Hacks' Star Carl Clemons-Hopkins on Being an Emmys First (The Advocate)
  • Nonbinary Performers Say Gendered Award Categories Ignore Their Identity (NPR)
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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