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Should you read the spoilers for horror movies before you watch them? Plus, a butterfly species in Finland with parasitic wasps in its belly… and even more wasps inside of that one. And, what if instead of lamps we one day use glowing plants to light our homes?
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Links:
Read Spoilers First So You Can Watch a Horror Movie Without Feeling Terrible (Lifehacker)
Spoiler alert: spoilers make you enjoy stories more (UC San Diego)
17 Unscary 'Horror' Movies For Halloween Wimps (Lifehacker)
Butterflies released in Finland contained parasitic wasps – with more wasps inside (The Guardian)
‘Russian doll' set of stomach-bursting parasites released inside butterfly on remote Finnish island (LiveScience)
The next generation of glowing plants (MIT News)
Engineers create plants that glow (MIT News, 2017)
Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries (New Media & Society) via Today In Tabs Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
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Should you read the spoilers for horror movies before you watch them? Plus, a butterfly species in Finland with parasitic wasps in its belly… and even more wasps inside of that one. And, what if instead of lamps we one day use glowing plants to light our homes?
Sponsors:
- Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke
Links:
Read Spoilers First So You Can Watch a Horror Movie Without Feeling Terrible (Lifehacker)
Spoiler alert: spoilers make you enjoy stories more (UC San Diego)
17 Unscary 'Horror' Movies For Halloween Wimps (Lifehacker)
Butterflies released in Finland contained parasitic wasps – with more wasps inside (The Guardian)
‘Russian doll' set of stomach-bursting parasites released inside butterfly on remote Finnish island (LiveScience)
The next generation of glowing plants (MIT News)
Engineers create plants that glow (MIT News, 2017)
Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries (New Media & Society) via Today In Tabs 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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