Fri. 02/18 - Did the Index Destroy How We Read? Will eBooks?

How a medieval hatred of indexes mirrors debates today about how search engines are changing our brains. Plus, a round-up of the unceasing Wordle news and spin-offs. A thousand Porsches are on fire in the middle of the Atlantic. And how about a caffeinated doughnut with your space-themed Coca-Cola? Sponsors: DeVry University, Learn more at DeVry.edu/Future Munk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchase Links: How Scholars Once Feared That the Book Index Would Destroy Reading (Literary Hub) Students Today Can't Prepare Bark to Calculate Their Problems (Quote Investigator) Wordle Has Ad Trackers Now That the New York Times Owns It (Gizmodo) The New York Times has changed Wordle's solutions (The Verge) Extra credit: You can play Wordle in other languages! (Duo Lingo) Worldle  Primel  Reversle  Quordle dordle Wordle Unlimited  Star Wordle Queerdle Lordle of the Rings Taylordle  Subwaydle 1,000 Porsches are burning aboard this abandoned cargo ship (The Verge) Ship Carrying 1,100 Porsches and Other Luxury Cars Is Burning and Adrift (NY Times) Just one last job... (Evan Simko-Bednarski, Twitter) Cargo Ship Full of Porsches, Bentleys and VWs Is On Fire and Adrift in the Atlantic [UPDATED] (The Drive) Coca-Cola introduces a first-of-its-kind flavor (CNN) Snack maker Hostess unveils caffeinated doughnuts as market for caffeine-spiked food heats up (Washington Post) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices