Thu. 08/26 - What If All Food Was Square?

The 7,200 year old skeleton of a teenage girl is shaking up what we thought we knew about ancient human migration. The creative solution an Oregon hospital has come up with to support its overworked staff, and what we can do to help lessen their load. And a new startup that wants to disrupt the way we eat our meals, specifically by making all of our food look like identical little bricks.

Sponsor:

• Upstart, upstart.com/kottke

Links:

• ‘Genetic fossil’: intact DNA from woman who lived 7,200 years ago discovered in Indonesia (The Guardian)
• Who were the Toaleans? Ancient woman's DNA provides first evidence for the origin of a mysterious lost culture (The Conversation)
• 7,200-Year-Old Human DNA With Unique Denisovan Ancestry Has Been Found in Indonesia (Science Alert)
• First ancient human DNA found from key Asian migration route (Nature)
• Oregon, once a virus success story, struggles with surge (AP)
• Oregon hospital workers smash plates to relieve stress (Upworthy) 
• WHO says Covid misinformation is a major factor driving pandemic around the world (CNBC) 
• Covid: CDC study shows unvaccinated people 29 times more likely to be hospitalized (CNBC)
• Facebook moms' Vaccine Talk group is fighting misinfo and persuading skeptics (Washington Post)
• New start-up presents a selection of weird little food cubes (A/V Club)
• This Startup Wants You To Eat All Your Food In Cube Form (Vice)
• Are you ready to eat your delicious nutrient square? Yum, yum, yum (The Verge) 
• What is SquarEat? 'Modular squared food' company is taking over Twitter (Today)
• How I Experience Web Today (h/t Garbage Day)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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