Wed. 01/18 - The CIA's Spy-Pigeons

Earth-like exoplanet discoveries galore, including some that could be habitable. Plus, a look back at the clandestine history of the CIA’s pigeon surveillance missions. Sponsors: ZocDoc, zocdoc.com/coolstuff Links: NASA Just Discovered a Rare Earth-Sized Planet in a Habitable Zone (ScienceAlert) NASA has discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting in the habitable zone of its star (CBS News) NASA’s TESS Discovers Planetary System’s Second Earth-Size World (NASA) Another Earth-size exoplanet discovered in habitable zone of nearby star (The Verge) When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons (Atlas Obscura) CIA unveils Cold War spy-pigeon missions (BBC) Thu. 12/09 - Birds Aren't Real (And Neither Is This Gen Z Conspiracy Theory) (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Pigeon Camera (CIA) 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