Wed. 09/29 - When Humans Die On Mars, What Will Happen?

What will happen to the bodies of people who die on Mars? Plus, AI has indicated that a famous painting at the National Gallery might be a phoney. And festival-goers at Glastonbury are endangering rare eels with their drug-addled refusal to use public toilets. Sponsor: NetSuite, netsuite.com/kottke Links: How Would Humans Decompose on Mars? (Discover) What Happens If Someone Dies on Mars? (Atlas Obscura) How to die on Mars (Space) Was famed Samson and Delilah really painted by Rubens? No, says AI (The Guardian) AI study suggests a London gallery's been exhibiting a fake for years (The Next Web) Glastonbury Festival: Levels of illegal drugs high enough to harm wildlife found in river running through site (Sky News) Glastonbury: drug traces from on-site urination could harm rare eels (The Guardian) 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