Damn Interesting Week

The hopeful fate of the New Zealand kakapo parrot.

Fruit that smells like butt, Snails in court, A cat named Socks, 19th century corpse acquisition, Benefits of sun exposure, The limits of caffeine, Unique anatomy of the swamp wallaby. Jennifer and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 3/13/2020.

The perils of living in Boca Chica, Oceanic exoplanets, Flag-planting at the North Pole, Warp drive theory, At-home nose jobs, Smelting ore from plants. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links for the week of 3/06/2020.

Telecommuting for the future, The end of Moore's Law, Making humans more like jellyfish, Insect snacking, Right-sizing body parts, Building with ice. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 2-28-2020.

Digital tracking on the job, 17th-century fanfic, Luck be a moral quandary, Reduce-reuse-reallocate, Geothermal wells. Jennifer and Curtis discuss the Damn Interesting links from the week of 2/21/2020.

Chevron destroys the little guy, Feral hogs go viral again, Virtual colonialism, Tor takes a hit, The economics of potty training. Jennifer and Curtis discuss the Damn Interesting curated links from the week of 2/7/2020.

Zen stillness on the microscopic level, Unique immune system of bats, Pablo Escobar's hippos, How to develop smart AI, Cancer patients high on shrooms, Cryptographic failures of the CIA. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links from the week of 2/7/2020.

Pepsi point shenanigans, Hegemony of archives, Interplanetary vocalization, Behind the scenes at Rotten Tomatoes, Economics of fake meat, Cat spats in Britain. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/31/2020.

Dueling with your spouse, Modern leeching, Pigeons as makeup, Alligators for lunch, X-rated cat animation, Hidden secrets of Notre Dame, Beetle jewelry, The mysterious Order of the Oddfellows. Jennifer and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/24/2020.

Precariously balanced geology, Garlic prejudice, Unionization of the bagel industry, Weight loss of the tongue, The most powerful word in the English language, Yet another tech utopia. Jennifer and Curtis discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/17/2020.

Edible confetti, Copyright extension trickery, Y2K20 parking apocalypse, Coots are bad parents, Buddy Holly feat. Tupac, Seaplane circumnavigation in WWII, Grandpa's salacious bucket list, Love in the quantum realm. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/10/2020.

Nintendo breaks Sweden, Disney's dismal opening day, The Redemption of MSG, Japanese KFC for Christmas, Clean equals pretty, Minestrone treats malaria, 3D printing with metal, NHL dentists, Jokes that get you jail time. Jennifer, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 12/20/2019.

Bee stings for Lyme disease, Dating on dopamine, An American city in Canada, Illegal ancient bread, Rules for time capsules, Stowaway DNA, Radioactive photography, CRISPR has some issues, 34 is the new 40, Hearing and chewing go hand in hand. Jennifer, Curtis, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 12/13/2019.

Italian spyware, Oysters in months with an R, Gorbachev's day job at Pizza Hut, Nudist culture wars, The ethics of eating roadkill, Ageing as a disease, The world's oldest con artist, Anti-terrorist narwhals. Jennifer, Curtis, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 12/06/2019.

Objective reality doesn't exist, Big brain hiccups, Retrofuturism from 1967, Insulin pump hacking, Virtual clothing, Political flooding in Venice, Feral hogs like cocaine, Miniscule space junk, Self-checkout theft, Home x-ray machines, Origins of Play-Doh. Jennifer, Curtis, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 11/22/2019.

Mistimed Valentine's texts, Getting your face "stuck like that," Living funerals, Timeouts for speeders, Profile of a pickup artist, Stolen sex toys, Horses don't get the plague, Oldest company in the world, Terraforming candidates, Unhelpful houseplants, Dark secrets of NASA's training pool. Jennifer, Curtis, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 11/15/20...