Wed. 02/01 - The Dodo Is Coming Back! ...is that a good thing?

The dodo bird is back, baby! Or at least lots of investors are betting on its return. But why is de-extincting animals the hot new thing and what does it mean for the future of conservation? Plus, Abraham Lincoln: Bartender. Another look at his motley early career and earliest speeches that still resonate today.
Links:

Why Bother Bringing Back the Dodo? (Wired)

A de-extinction company is trying to resurrect the dodo (MIT Technology Review)

Mon. 09/13 - De-Extinct Woolly Mammoths & Potty-Trained Cows (Cool Stuff Ride Home)

Tue. 08/16 - De-Extincting Tasmanian Tigers (Cool Stuff Ride Home)

Bartender-In-Chief: Abraham Lincoln Owned A Tavern (The Chicagoist) 

Abraham Lincoln Personal Data and Trivia (Abraham Lincoln Research Site)

Lincoln's New Salem 1830-1837 (National Parks Service)

Lincoln's New Salem by Benjamin P. Thomas 

Postmasters Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman (USPS)

Mon. 02/21 - Emo Poet & Wrestling Champ Abe Lincoln (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
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