Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Wed. 1/6 - The 60s Spy Satellite Helping Today's Environmental Scientists
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Wed. 1/6 - The 60s Spy Satellite Helping Today's Environmental Scientists
Space missions to keep your eye on in 2021. How satellites built to spy on the Soviets have helped unravel environmental mysteries. Why the dark ages aren’t considered so dark anymore. And a completely perplexing auction from David Hasselhoff and his 14 foot replica doll.
Sponsors:
- Magic Spoon, Save $5 at magicspoon.com/kottke and use code KOTTKE
- NordVPN, Get 68% off plus an additional free month––at nordvpn.com/kottke or use coupon KOTTKE
Links:
Six space missions to look forward to in 2021 (The Next Web)
It Spied on Soviet Atomic Bombs. Now It’s Solving Ecological Mysteries. (NY Times)
Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth (NY Times)
A Point in Time: The Corona Story (Public.Resource.Org, YouTube)
Go read these stories about the use of spy satellite images in environmental studies (The Verge)
Just How Dark Were the Dark Ages? (Discover)
David Hasselhoff auctions off a terrifying 14-ft. replica of himself (A/V Club)
For Auction: SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE "BIG DAVE" (#0112) (Live Auctioneers) 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.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View all episodes
By Cool Stuff Ride Home
4.6
729729 ratings
Space missions to keep your eye on in 2021. How satellites built to spy on the Soviets have helped unravel environmental mysteries. Why the dark ages aren’t considered so dark anymore. And a completely perplexing auction from David Hasselhoff and his 14 foot replica doll.
Sponsors:
- Magic Spoon, Save $5 at magicspoon.com/kottke and use code KOTTKE
- NordVPN, Get 68% off plus an additional free month––at nordvpn.com/kottke or use coupon KOTTKE
Links:
Six space missions to look forward to in 2021 (The Next Web)
It Spied on Soviet Atomic Bombs. Now It’s Solving Ecological Mysteries. (NY Times)
Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth (NY Times)
A Point in Time: The Corona Story (Public.Resource.Org, YouTube)
Go read these stories about the use of spy satellite images in environmental studies (The Verge)
Just How Dark Were the Dark Ages? (Discover)
David Hasselhoff auctions off a terrifying 14-ft. replica of himself (A/V Club)
For Auction: SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE "BIG DAVE" (#0112) (Live Auctioneers) 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.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More shows like Cool Stuff Daily
View all
Mac OS Ken
894 Listeners
WSJ Tech News Briefing
1,638 Listeners
The Vergecast
3,700 Listeners
The Talk Show With John Gruber
3,132 Listeners
Decoder with Nilay Patel
3,151 Listeners
AppleInsider Podcast
971 Listeners
WSJ Minute Briefing
673 Listeners
Curiosity Weekly
924 Listeners
Tech Brew Ride Home
963 Listeners
TechCrunch Daily Crunch
41 Listeners
HomeKit Insider
358 Listeners
Big Technology Podcast
475 Listeners
Hard Fork
5,469 Listeners
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
586 Listeners
Sources & Methods
735 Listeners