Artificially introduced genetic errors, a century blessed by insulin, movies lost forever, George Romero's zombie movie and Lovecraft's alien languages. Have I piqued your curiosity? Perfect, then. Dive into this week's recommended links and enjoy.
The artificially introduced genetic errors that could change the human species: "It turns out that the babies involved, Lulu and Nana, have not been endowed with carefully edited genes after all. Not only are they not necessarily immune to HIV, but they have been accidentally endowed with versions of CCR5 that are entirely invented. They likely do not exist in any other human genome on the planet. And yet, such changes are heritable: they could be passed on to their children, to their children's children, etc."
A century of insulin, when diabetes stopped being necessarily fatal: "Although it is today a very well-known and controlled disorder, a century ago its prognosis was dramatic and carried a fatal outcome after the first months of diagnosis in children and young adults. Everything changed in 1921, when one of the most important advances in the history of medicine took place: the discovery of insulin. This was the origin, and in turn the solution, of the very serious pathology."
One hundred authors against Einstein, and one would have been enough: "So many voices rose up against Einstein and his theories that a book titled 'One Hundred Authors Against Einstein' was published, in which 100 scientists and thinkers tried to tear down the theories of the German scientist. German, yes, but above that he was Jewish in the eyes of many. And this was the reason for that attack, his religion. Logically, we are talking about the Nazi era. Specifically, that book was published in Leipzig in 1931."
The thousands of movies lost forever in the history of cinema: "Many of these films were burned during the historic fires suffered by some of the great Hollywood studios of the time, such as the various fires suffered by Universal Pictures in the 1920s, the great Fox fire in 1937, or the MGM vault fire in 1967. Great tragedies for film history that, as a result, led to thousands of films being lost forever."
'Twilight of the Dead' – George A. Romero's unfinished film will finally see the light: "Romero died of lung cancer in 2017 at age 77, leaving posthumously both the script for a film titled Road of the Dead and that of another that was meant to be his official farewell to the genre: Twilight of the Dead (\"The Twilight of the Dead\"). Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, this last project could materialize very soon thanks to Romero's widow, Suzanne, who wants to turn the script into a film."
Lovecraft and the alien languages: "Some of Lovecraft's alien languages, although apparently monstrous, draw their pattern from English. Others introduce sound patterns that are outside or contrary to English phonetics, so that the result is a strange and very uncomfortable construction to pronounce. For Lovecraft, an effective alien language must diminish or obscure its semantic content, while at the same time increasing the reader's awareness of the act of speech."
The mystery of the haunted house solved by an ophthalmologist: "It was 1921 when a family dared to tell everything that had happened to them in their house. They had had to move there in a hurry, because their previous home had been destroyed by a fire. They didn't have time to look at many options, but that building, which had been empty for ten years, seemed very cozy. However, what they didn't know on the day they moved in was that this was the beginning of one of those ghost stories typical of gothic novels."
How Andy Warhol came to paint a soup can: "Then, at the beginning of 1962, Warhol achieved what he had been dreaming of for so long: one of his advertising paintings appeared reproduced on a large scale in 'New Talent' of Art in America magazine. And this managed to put him at the center of the artistic revolution that had been brewing during those months."
The turtle ship, the construction of a legendary vessel: "The kobukson, or Korean turtle ship, is a unique case: a vessel of extravagant appearance, used only in very specific years, with such overwhelming success that it is considered to have changed the course of history, and which became a legend, despite its limited use having caused debates about its true appearance to continue to this day."
Large companies are killing innovation and startups: "Once they have consolidated their position in the market, large companies begin to focus their investments on pressuring politicians to create regulations that favor them and harm younger companies, instead of spending money on continuing to produce their own innovations"
The writer of the best episodes of 'The Simpsons' explains how an episode was written during its golden years: "'The Simpsons' has been on the air for more than 30 years and there is no sign of the moment when the adventures of the beloved yellow family will come to an end. However, its popularity is far below the years when John Swartzwelder, probably the writer of the best episodes of the series, also holding the record for the highest number of credited episodes with a total of 59."
Why did climbers have the habit of smoking during a race 80 years ago?: "In recent days, the image of a group of three cyclists escaped on a mountain stage of the 1935 Vuelta a España has gone viral, and all cycling fans have been amazed to discover that the cyclist at the tail of that breakaway is smoking! Yes, smoking. This, which is a resounding anomaly in today's sport, was one of the surprising customs that cyclists practiced in the beginnings of professional cycling."
Videos
C64 in virtual reality, the emergency exit of a wind turbine, white phosphorus, "Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming" Trailer, using a musical saw, lawnmower battle, the human being as the center of the universe, says mom but..., tap routine from the movie "The Great Ziegfeld" (1936), drone show in Shanghai, a lot of gymnastics to get in shape, Elon Musk as Miley Cyrus, a robot that plays Guitar Hero, Star Wars laser sabers, AsciiWars - Star Wars Ascii Animation Player, how strong gold and silver are, pinball with K'Nex, how a 3D TV works in super slow motion, laser cat, Black Sabbath's Paranoid with a 20-string harp guitar, Leonard Nimoy shows the Magnavision LaserDisc Player, toothbrushes singing the Pokémon theme, ferrofluid on superconductor, if people used rollerskates at home, girl eats like an elephant, MythBusters' contributions to science, transforms countertops to give them a marble look, making liquid air, chase away scammers, (NSFW) Robot that performs fellatio (NSFW), the strange behaviors of birds, flying over Barèges and neon tattoos.
Galleries
Furniture with error messages, realistic dolls by a Ukrainian artist, a little girl in macro photos, the art of Henri Prestes, taking the fish for a walk, the beauty of synchronized swimming, the beautiful girls of Eunpyon, pop art from the 1988 gallery, beach art by Jon Foreman, glass sculptures, postcards to put your fingers in, the macro beauty of fruits, Animated Dump and Visual Dump.
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