Tue. 10/27 - Kazakhstan Is Very Nice, But Venus Is Not

Throwing cold water on that whole signs-of-life-on-Venus news. A new travel guide to haunted hotels, based on bad Tripadvisor reviews. A study looking into why we don’t click or comment on certain posts online. And Kazakhstan changes their stance on Borat. Sponsors: The Jordan Harbinger Show, jordanharbinger.com/subscribe  Fundrise, Get your first 90 days of advisory fees waived at fundrise.com/kottke Links: New analysis casts serious doubt on the claim of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus (Bad Astronomy) 12th order polynomial explanation (Bad Astronomy) Ghost Stories of Tripadvisor is a dreadful directory of hotel hauntings (It’s Nice That) 3 Things Drive Our Social Media 'Non-Click' Decisions (Futurity) Why don't we click on some social media posts? (UMich) Kazakhstan stops resisting Borat, adopts "Very nice!" tourism slogan (A/V Club) 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