Mon. 05/30 - Angry Angry Hamsters

<p><strong><em>Scientists accidentally created super aggressive mutant hamsters. Meanwhile other scientists have devised a method for pulling drinking water out of thin air with a super affordable thin gel. Different strokes for different folks. And tonight’s possible meteor storm, which could produce thousands of shooting stars an hour. Or not. It could be nothing. Why that is and how to watch just in case.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/cool</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220516104643.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing approach can alter the social behavior of animals</a> (ScienceDaily)</li><li><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/crispr-editing-accidentally-turns-hamsters-into-angry-bullies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CRISPR Editing Accidentally Turns Hamsters Into Angry Bullies, The Opposite Of Researcher's Intentions</a> (IFL Science)</li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/absorbent-gel-pulls-water-from-air-1848975857" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Super-Absorbent Gel Pulls Fresh Water Out of Thin Air</a> (Gizmodo)</li><li><a href="https://newatlas.com/materials/drinking-water-harvester-air-gel-film/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheap gel film pulls buckets of drinking water per day from thin air</a> (New Atlas)</li><li><a href="https://www.ridehome.info/show/kottke-ride-home/thu-0730-plutonium-american-made-martian-approved/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode about SOURCE Global's hydropanels from July 2020</a> (Cool Stuff Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/05/25/meteor-storm-tau-herculids-shower/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tau Herculids meteor shower could unleash 1,000 shooting stars per hour</a> (Washington Post)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytim