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Tue. 05/17 - Telepathic Pizza Delivery & Algae Batteries
Scientists created a microcomputer powered by photosynthetic algae. Plus, a smart pacifier that could monitor the health of premature babies in the NICU. And Domino’s has teamed up with the Hawkins National Laboratory for a new app that lets you order pizza with your mind.
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Scientists create algae computer powered by photosynthesis (The Verge)
Scientists Create Microcomputer Powered by Algae (IGN)
Computer powered by colony of blue-green algae has run for six months (New Scientist)
The Algae Project (Young Henrys)
Smart pacifier developed to monitor infant health in the hospital (ScienceDaily)
Domino’s Mind Ordering (Domino’s, YouTube)
Domino’s does Stranger Things with 80s packaging and a new mind ordering pizza app (It’s Nice That)
Mind Ordering app (Domino’s)
The First Thing That Ever Sold Online Was Pizza (The History of the Web)
PizzaNet: How a Website Changed Pizza and the World (Slice)
How Domino's Turnaround Gained Nearly $12b in Enterprise Value (Aaron Allen)
Wed. 10/20 - None Pizza With Left Beef: A Slice of History (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
The federal government is offering another round of free COVID tests (NPR)
Marvel Pop Culture Week (Consequence) Jackson Bird on Twitter
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Scientists created a microcomputer powered by photosynthetic algae. Plus, a smart pacifier that could monitor the health of premature babies in the NICU. And Domino’s has teamed up with the Hawkins National Laboratory for a new app that lets you order pizza with your mind.
Sponsors:
- Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke
Links:
Scientists create algae computer powered by photosynthesis (The Verge)
Scientists Create Microcomputer Powered by Algae (IGN)
Computer powered by colony of blue-green algae has run for six months (New Scientist)
The Algae Project (Young Henrys)
Smart pacifier developed to monitor infant health in the hospital (ScienceDaily)
Domino’s Mind Ordering (Domino’s, YouTube)
Domino’s does Stranger Things with 80s packaging and a new mind ordering pizza app (It’s Nice That)
Mind Ordering app (Domino’s)
The First Thing That Ever Sold Online Was Pizza (The History of the Web)
PizzaNet: How a Website Changed Pizza and the World (Slice)
How Domino's Turnaround Gained Nearly $12b in Enterprise Value (Aaron Allen)
Wed. 10/20 - None Pizza With Left Beef: A Slice of History (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
The federal government is offering another round of free COVID tests (NPR)
Marvel Pop Culture Week (Consequence) 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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