Mon. 02/01 - February's Mars Invasion

Sharing some thoughts from Langston Hughes on this first day of Black History Month, and questioning what makes someone a hero in our history books. Plus, the discovery of a new blue pigment. And all the Mars news for February. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/GOODNEWS OurCrowd, ourcrowd.com/kottke Links: We Are the American Heartbreak: Langston Hughes on Race in a Rare Recording (Brain Pickings) Langston Hughes Reads Langston Hughes (Open Culture) How We Celebrate Black Heroes Can Obscure How Change Happens (NY Times) 13TH (Netflix) For the First Time in 200 Years, a New Blue Pigment Is Up for Sale (Smithsonian) Meet YInMn, the First New Blue Pigment in Two Centuries (Hyperallergic) YInMn Blues: The Discovery that Startled the World! | Mas Subramanian | TEDxUNC (TEDx, YouTube) NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover landing will be must-see TV (CNET) NASA Mars Perseverance rover: What to expect on landing day (CNET) February’s Gonna Be a Big Month for Mars (Wired) 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