Fri. 04/29 - Books That Kill: Arsenic-Laced Covers & Other Poisonous Pigments
How an innocent trip to the library could give you arsenic poisoning. Plus, a new pterosaur fossil seems to confirm the prehistoric reptiles had some pretty cool feathers. And, how would you like to meditate with Yoda and Chewbacca?
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Links:
- Poison Book Project (Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library)
- These green books are poisonous—and one may be on a shelf near you (National Geographic)
- Prussian blue and its partner in crime (Journal of Art in Society)
- When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut and Adrian Nathan West
- Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery (ScienceDaily)
- This ancient creature developed feathers long before the dinosaurs (Inverse)
- Fossil of Sick Pterosaur Crest Reveals Clues to Feather Color (Gizmodo)
- Star Wars and Headspace let you practice mindfulness in a galaxy far, far away (Mashable)
- Best Star Wars Day Deals: Early Discounts Available Ahead Of May The 4th (Gamespot)
- Gene Wilder Documentary in the Works at White Horse Pictures (Collider)
- It's Always Something a book by Gilda Radner
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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