Thu. 02/03 - Where Did Numbers Come From?

When did we start counting? Are numbers just a modern human concept? Plus, we have more details about the impending end of the International Space Station as focus turns ever-more to the moon and Mars. And a new search engine that only gives you one result and it’s always a book that was published before 1927.

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Links:

• How did Neanderthals and other ancient humans learn to count? (Nature)
• NASA Plans a Fiery End for the International Space Station by 2031 (Scientific American) 
• NASA: Decommissioned International Space Station to plunge into Pacific Ocean in 2031 (Washington Post)
• NASA Provides Updated International Space Station Transition Plan (NASA)
• New company run by former NASA leader aims to build robotic outpost near the Moon (The Verge)
• A Search Engine That Finds You Weird Old Books (Debugger, Medium) 
• 11/2/21 episode about Rewilding Your Attention (Kottke Ride Home) 
• Weird Old Book Finder
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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