Jan. 25, 2021
Mon. 1/25 - The Moon Rock in Biden's Oval Office: A History
The word “robot” was coined one hundred years ago today in a play about robots taking over the world. Good thing that hasn’t happened yet! ...right? The story behind the moon rock in President Biden’s newly redesigned Oval Office. And the first-known tyrannosaur embryo fossils have been found, shedding new light on the T-Rex’s cousins.
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Links:
- On the 100th Anniversary of ‘Robot,’ They’re Finally Taking Over (Wall Street Journal)
- The Czech Play That Gave Us the Word ‘Robot’ (The MIT Press Reader)
- Moon rock origins thread (Dr. Robin George Andrews, Twitter)
- A look inside Biden's Oval Office (Washington Post)
- Baby tyrannosaurs dinosaurs were the 'size of a Border Collie' (BBC)
- Baby tyrannosaurs were about the same size as a dog (CNN)
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- Jackson Bird on Twitter
