Fri. 04/09 - The Sound of Our Future Depends On Electric Vehicles

<p><strong><em>The story of the woman whose decades of research helped make the mRNA COVID vaccines possible. Plus, electric cars don’t make much noise, which means we have the opportunity now to design what the future will sound like. And the co-founder of Elon Musk’s Neuralink casually mused over the weekend that they could technically build Jurassic Park if they wanted to.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Mint Mobile, Get a new wireless plan for just $15 a month <a href="http://mintmobile.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mintmobile.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/health/coronavirus-mrna-kariko.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World From the Coronavirus</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/10/the-story-of-mrna-how-a-once-dismissed-idea-became-a-leading-technology-in-the-covid-vaccine-race/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The story of mRNA: From a loose idea to a tool that may help curb Covid</a> (STAT News)</li><li><a href="https://time.com/5951773/electric-car-sound-future/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Electric Cars Could Craft the Soundscape of the Future</a> (TIME)</li><li><a href="https://www.ridehome.info/show/kottke-ride-home/fri-0807-netflixs-rejected-goat-sound-logo-the-vegetable-orchestra/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fri. 08/07 - Netflix's Rejected Goat Sound Logo &amp; the Vege…</a> (Kottke Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/elon-musks-neuralink-co-founder-says-they-could-build-jurassic-park-if-they-wanted-to" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk's Neuralink Co-Founder Says They Could Build Jurassic Park… if They Wanted To</a> (IGN)</li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Bird on Twitter</a></li></ul><p