Wed. 1/20 - Baby Megalodons & The Muppet Gatsby

<p><strong><em>New findings into the cannibalism and sheer size of baby megalodons. Teaching AIs to become </em>our<em> teachers. And </em>The Great Gatsby<em> has only been in the public domain for twenty days and things are already getting weird.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>NordVPN, Get 68% off a two-year plan plus an additional free month––at <a href="https://nordvpn.com/creator/?coupon=kottke&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_term&amp;utm_content&amp;utm_campaign=off568&amp;utm_source=aff48086" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nordvpn.com/kottke</a> or use coupon KOTTKE</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/science/megalodons-baby-shark.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baby Megalodons Were 6-Foot-Long Womb Cannibals, Study Suggests</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90595139/this-ai-can-explain-how-it-solves-rubiks-cube-and-thats-a-big-deal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI can solve Rubik's cube—and tell us how it did it.</a> (Fast Company)</li><li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/vampire-great-gatsby-f-scott-fitzgeralds-classic-novel-gets-undead-spin/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vampire Great Gatsby? Fitzgerald's classic novel gets an undead spin now that it's in the public domain</a> (CNET)</li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/for-gatsby-fans-2021-will-be-the-start-of-remakes-first-up-nick/2020/12/28/a6c7256a-4921-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">For ‘Gatsby’ fans, 2021 will be the start of remakes. First up: ‘Nick’</a> (Washington Post)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/01/14/956800308/the-great-gatsby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Great Gatsby Performed By NPR's Planet Money</a> (NPR)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://news.avclub.com/somebody-wrote-a-104-page-gatsby-adaptation-for-the-mup-1846070184" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Somebody wrote a 104-page Gats