Jan. 28, 2021
Thu. 1/28 - Legal Protections for Sounds & Smells in France
The mathematics of knitting. How France is trying to legally protect smells. A cautionary tale that will inspire you to go check on your office building if you’ve been working from home and no one’s done that for a few months. And a horrifying new product from Kraft Mac and Cheese.
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Links:
- How one physicist is unraveling the mathematics of knitting (Science News)
- The Sights, Sounds, and Smells of Rural France May Soon Be Protected by Law (Atlas Obscura)
- This Startup Left Its Office When Covid Hit. The New Tenants? 20,000 Bees (Inc.) h/t Today In Tabs
- Bees Swarm Times Square Hot-Dog Stand (NY Times)
- Kraft Launches Pink Mac and Cheese for Valentine's Day That Tastes Like … Candy? (NBC Chicago)
- Kraft Is Releasing A Pink Candy-Flavored Mac And Cheese For Valentine's Day, And The Internet Is Losing Its Mind (BuzzFeed)
- Thu. 11/12 - How Many Holes Does a Straw Have? (Kottke Ride Home)
- Topology 101: The Hole Truth (Quanta)
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