Wed. 01/04 - A Global Vault of Frozen Stool Samples
Jan 04, 2023•19 min
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Episode description
Could a poop vault become joining the Svalbard Global Seed Vault's new neighbor? Some scientists think could be a pretty crappy move. Plus, the US congressman who’s slated to be sworn in on a Superman comic. And the History of the World, Part Two.
Links:
- The “disappearing” human microbiome — and the fraught push to preserve it (Inverse)
- A Mass Extinction Is Taking Place in the Human Gut (WIRED)
- The Invisible Extinction
- EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speaker (AP)
- Kevin McCarthy’s failed House speakership bid, explained (Vox)
- Congressman-elect to be sworn in on the Constitution — and a Superman comic (Washington Post)
- First 'History of the World Part II' Images Tease Long Awaited Mel Brooks Sequel (Collider)
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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