Tue. 01/04 - Time Capsules in a Confederate Statue & the History of the Future
The history and future of predicting the future. Plus, a new “open-source” COVID vaccine that could help way more people around the world get vaccinated. And, after taking down a statue of Robert E. Lee in Virginia, local experts found two time capsules inside its base.
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Links:
- The History of Predicting the Future (Wired)
- This Reddit Thread Predicting The Things People Are Sure Will Happen In 2022 Will Get You In The Right Headspace For The Rest Of The Year (Digg)
- New patent-free COVID vaccine developed as “gift to the world” (New Atlas)
- India's Corbevax vaccine was developed at Texas Children's Hospital. It expects nothing in return. (Washington Post)
- Editorial: Houston-made Corbevax vaccine welcome news in pandemic fight (Houston Chronicle)
- Two Time Capsules Found at Removed Confederate Statue Base (The Mary Sue)
- Experts find books, a coin and an envelope in Robert E. Lee statue's base (NPR)
- 2nd time capsule found at the Robert E. Lee statue site in Richmond (NPR)
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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