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Tue. 12/14 - Sad Keanu & A Sleeping Bag to Save Astronauts' Eyeballs From Being Squashed


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When did we first start sending holiday cards and will the tradition ever end? Plus, the health risks for humans in space and a high-tech sleeping bag that could prevent astronauts’ vision from deteriorating. And, Keanu Reeves explains what was going on in the infamous Sad Keanu photo.

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  • Links:

    A Brief History of the Holiday Card (JSTOR Daily)
  • Millennials are embracing the tradition of holiday cards (Washington Post)
  • Christmas: A Candid History by Bruce David Forbes
  • Halloween: The History of America's Darkest Holiday by David J. Skal
  • NASA scientists consider the health risks of space travel (Space.com)
  • NASA's new sleeping bags could prevent eyeball 'squashing' on the ISS (Engadget)
  • Space sleeping bag to solve astronauts' squashed eyeball disorder (BBC)
  • Study Investigates How Men and Women Adapt Differently to Spaceflight (NASA, 2011)
  • Keanu Reeves finally explains "Sad Keanu" to Stephen Colbert (A/V Club)
  • Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney talk about 'BRZRKR', the top selling debut comic in 30 years (Mashable)
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