Wed. 11/09 - Ballpoint Pens Killed the Cursive Star

Could the ballpoint pen be just as responsible for the death of cursive handwriting as the computer? Plus, lab-grown blood has been injected into two patients in a world-first clinical trial. And, would you attend a Zoom meeting in a movie theater? AMC is betting on it. Sponsors: Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off at uncommongoods.com/cool I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive (The Atlantic) In world-first trial, lab-grown blood was just injected into two people (The Verge) Lab-grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial (BBC) AMC thinks, somehow, Zoom meetings would feel good in a place like this (A/V Club) AMC Theatres® and Zoom Partner to Bring Zoom Rooms to the Comfort and State-of-the-Art Sight and Sound Technology of AMC Movie Theatres (AMC Theatres) Zoom is coming to Tesla so you can Zoom in your Tesla (Mashable) Cygnus Freighter Reaches ISS With Only One Functioning Solar Array (Gizmodo)  NASA's Moon Rocket Will Have to Ride Out the Storm as Potential Hurricane Approaches (Gizmodo) 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