Fri. 09/24 - Ancient Teens Shake Up History of Human Migration

Ancient footprints discovered in New Mexico are shaking up what we thought we knew about when humans first arrived in the Americas. Plus, how much plastic do we unknowingly ingest each year? The answer is probably more than you’re comfortable with, but it also turns out that babies take in way more of it than adults. And a new, very unauthorized website that will bring you Chick-fil-A on a Sunday. Sponsors: Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Links: Ancient Footprints Suggest Humans Arrived In Americas During Ice Age (NY Times) Fossil footprints prove humans populated the Americas thousands of years earlier than we thought (The Conversation) Fossil footprints challenge theory of when people first arrived in Americas (National Geographic) Erosive forces tweet (Michael Roston, Twitter) Baby Poop Is Loaded With Microplastics (Wired) Infants have more microplastics in their feces than adults (Science Daily) You can now risk eternal damnation by buying Sunday Chick-fil-A (A/V Club) Chick-fil-A’s Owner Is Bankrolling Hate Groups Targeting Trans Kids (them.) MSCHF Sunday Service Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices