Thu. 10/29 - Haunted Bathrooms & Lab-Grown Brains
- Author
- Cool Stuff Ride Home
- Published
- Thu 29 Oct 2020
- Episode Link
- https://chrt.fm/track/G481GD/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/0e49624f-553e-45fd-be6e-44b9fa5d0d58/Thursday2C20October20292C202020Edit20120-20103A293A202C201.5320PM.mp3
Can lab-grown brains become conscious? And should we let them? Burger King’s latest creepy stunt to try to rile up McDonald’s. And why do we say trick-or-treat, and what is Mischief Night anyways?
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Links:
Can lab-grown brains become conscious? (Nature)
Burger King Halloween stunt makes Ronald McDonald appear in restrooms (Business Insider)
Wonder Fair's Virtual Haunted Bathroom (Wonder Fair)
Mischief Night and Halloween: A Brief History of the Term (TIME)
Why Do We Say 'Trick or Treat' on Halloween? (Mental Floss)
Halloween: The History of America's Darkest Holiday by David J. Skal
Kottke.Org
Jackson Bird on Twitter
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