Mon. 02/01 - February's Mars Invasion

<p><strong><em>Sharing some thoughts from Langston Hughes on this first day of Black History Month, and questioning what makes someone a hero in our history books. Plus, the discovery of a new blue pigment. And all the Mars news for February.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at <a href="http://indeed.com/goodnews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indeed.com/GOODNEWS</a></li><li>OurCrowd, <a href="http://ourcrowd.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ourcrowd.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/09/23/american-heartbreak-langston-hughes-reads/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Are the American Heartbreak: Langston Hughes on Race in a Rare Recording</a> (Brain Pickings)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.openculture.com/2016/03/langston-hughes-reads-langston-hughes.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Langston Hughes Reads Langston Hughes</a> (Open Culture)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/black-history-heroes.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How We Celebrate Black Heroes Can Obscure How Change Happens</a> (NY Times)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">13TH</a> (Netflix)</li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-blue-pigment-discovered-200-years-finally-sale-180976769/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">For the First Time in 200 Years, a New Blue Pigment Is Up for Sale</a> (Smithsonian)</li><li><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/615971/meet-yinmn-the-first-new-shade-of-blue-in-two-centuries/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet YInMn, the First New Blue Pigment in Two Centuries</a> (Hyperallergic)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdNXytuJpxA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YInMn Blues: The Discovery that Startled the World! | Mas Subramanian | TEDxUNC</a> (TEDx, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://www