Friday, October 30, 2020

Miss Cellania's Links

Sasabonsam Enforced the Rules of Renewal in West African Forests. The article is part of a series called Monster Mythology, which looks at lesser-known scary figures from around the world.

Can Lab-grown Brains Become Conscious? How do we even define consciousness for this purpose?  (via Damn Interesting)  

Why Does Blood Look So Strange in Old Horror Movies? Read the history of fake blood and the cost of authenticity. (via Digg)

He finally mustered the courage to announce to his dad that he wanted to be a dancer.

High-visibility Halloween Costumes for Distanced Viewing. Artificial intelligence has some strange ideas.

The Uncertain Heavens: Christiaan Huygens’ Ideas of Extraterrestrial Life. (via Damn Interesting)

29 Weird Things Non-Americans Love About American Culture. Actually, they love to poke fun at them.

That Time Toilets Gave Away a Cold War Secret. 

A blast from the past (2009): What a Blockbuster Movie Can Do to a Small Town.

4 comments:

  1. I enjoyed the story about the Diefenbunker -- I didn't know toilets gave its secrets away!

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  2. I love how Americans, still use Imperial
    measurements, write the date out of order,
    and deep fry everything. I'm perplexed at
    the secrets toilets reveal - even after
    hundreds of years. . .

    Happy Friday Miss C. And Happy Halloween too.

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  3. Sounds like the Diefenbunker would make a good pot farm.

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