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How is it that humans figured out how to read? New cosmological findings that may finally solve the Hubble tension. And, more monoliths continue to pop up, a look at two of the more interesting ones from this past week.
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Reading, That Strange and Uniquely Human Thing (Nautilus)
Language is a tool, a technology (NomeDaBarbarian, Twitter)
Astronomers Get Their Wish, and the Hubble Crisis Gets Worse (Quanta)
Mysterious monolith appears in Pittsfield (WCAX)
Photos of gingerbread monolith (Alexis Gallagher, Twitter)
Christmas Day Wonder: Gingerbread Monolith Mysteriously Appears at SF Park (KQED)
Gingerbread monolith delights San Francisco on Christmas Day (AP) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter
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How is it that humans figured out how to read? New cosmological findings that may finally solve the Hubble tension. And, more monoliths continue to pop up, a look at two of the more interesting ones from this past week.
Sponsors:
- Skillshare, get a free trial of Premium Membership at skillshare.com/kottke
- BitTrust IRA, Waive your signup fee BitTrustIRA.com/kottke
Links:
Reading, That Strange and Uniquely Human Thing (Nautilus)
Language is a tool, a technology (NomeDaBarbarian, Twitter)
Astronomers Get Their Wish, and the Hubble Crisis Gets Worse (Quanta)
Mysterious monolith appears in Pittsfield (WCAX)
Photos of gingerbread monolith (Alexis Gallagher, Twitter)
Christmas Day Wonder: Gingerbread Monolith Mysteriously Appears at SF Park (KQED)
Gingerbread monolith delights San Francisco on Christmas Day (AP) 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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