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Wed. 11/17 - The 1930s "Streaming" Music Service from Seattle


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The progenitors to on-demand streaming music, including the multiphone in the 1950s American west and the Théâtrophone in 1880s Paris. Plus, new findings about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. And the woman whose own immune system seems to have effectively cured her of HIV.

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    Early On-Demand Music Streaming Required Lots of Nickels (Atlas Obscura)
  • Le streaming du XIXe siècle (ARTE Découverte, YouTube)
  • Seattle's original streaming music service was launched in 1939 (NBC King5)
  • Stop Everything and Behold this Mini Art Deco Telephone Jukebox circa 1935 (Messy Nessy)
  • Jupiter: mission unveils the depth and structure of planet's shrinking red spot and colourful bands (The Conversation)
  • Jupiter's Great Red Spot is deeper than we thought, NASA Juno spacecraft finds (NPR)
  • NASA’s Juno spacecraft finds just how deep Jupiter’s Great Red Spot goes (The Verge)
  • Scientists report finding a second person 'naturally' cured of HIV (STAT)
  • Woman's own immune system has possibly cured her of HIV (NBC News)
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