Thu. 03/18 - Salmon Chaos & The Paris Commune

<p><strong><em>Today marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Paris Commune––and it remains as controversial as ever. Scientists have grown a mouse embryo in an artificial womb and have set their sites on human embryos next, speaking of controversy... And why people in Taiwan keep legally changing their names to "Salmon."</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>StartMail, Get 50% off your first year at <a href="http://startmail.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">StartMail.com/kottke</a></li><li>Skillshare, Get a free trial of Premium Membership at <a href="http://skillshare.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skillshare.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56426710" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paris Commune: The revolt dividing France 150 years on</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/lipstick-traces-a-secret-history-of-the-twentieth-century-anniversary/9780674034808" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century</a> by Greil Marcus</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/revolution-rebellion-resistance-the-power-of-story/9781848130173" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance: The Power of Story</a> by Eric Selbin</li><li><a href="https://jacobinmag.com/2021/03/paris-commune-radical-change-history-revolution" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Paris Commune Is Still a Beacon for Radical Change</a> (The Jacobin)</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/07/vive-la-commune-the-working-class-insurrection-that-shook-the-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vive la Commune? The working-class insurrection that shook the world</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/17/1020969/mouse-embryo-grown-in-a-jar-humans-next/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A mouse embryo has been grown in an artificial womb—hum