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Tue. 06/01 - Bacteria Saves Michelangelo Works From Medici Ooze
Five hundred years later the Medicis continue to ruin Michelangelo’s artworks, but fortunately some bacteria are on the scene to restore his works to their former glory. The new naming scheme for COVID-19 variants. And the story of Allandale, Texas––once the only village in the entire world to be fully air conditioned.
Links:
Send in the Bugs. The Michelangelos Need Cleaning. (NY Times)
Bacteria get a fresh gig as art restorers in Italy (The Verge)
Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names (Reuters)
How to use the air conditioning without ruining the environment (Quartz)
Living in an Air Conditioned Village (Austin Public Library)
The Air Conditioned Village (Amusing Planet)
The air conditioning trap: how cold air is heating the world (The Guardian)
It's high time we electrocute some hot dogs and see what happens (The Takeout)
Will It Waffle? (Jackson Bird, YouTube) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
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Five hundred years later the Medicis continue to ruin Michelangelo’s artworks, but fortunately some bacteria are on the scene to restore his works to their former glory. The new naming scheme for COVID-19 variants. And the story of Allandale, Texas––once the only village in the entire world to be fully air conditioned.
Links:
Send in the Bugs. The Michelangelos Need Cleaning. (NY Times)
Bacteria get a fresh gig as art restorers in Italy (The Verge)
Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names (Reuters)
How to use the air conditioning without ruining the environment (Quartz)
Living in an Air Conditioned Village (Austin Public Library)
The Air Conditioned Village (Amusing Planet)
The air conditioning trap: how cold air is heating the world (The Guardian)
It's high time we electrocute some hot dogs and see what happens (The Takeout)
Will It Waffle? (Jackson Bird, YouTube) 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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