Thu. 04/22 - The Sport of Extreme Sitting

<p><strong><em>Introducing the sport of extreme sitting. Plus, a new study that suggests fungi might be communicating with each other via electrical impulses. And, Sir David Attenborough has been named Champion of the Earth.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/kottke</a></li><li>Outer, Get $300 off and free shipping at <a href="http://liveouter.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">liveouter.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ridehome.info/show/kottke-ride-home/tue-0125-extreme-ironing-can-you-take-the-heat/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tue. 01/25 - Extreme Ironing: Can You Take The Heat?</a> (Cool Stuff Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/competitive-sitting-extreme-sport" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet the Man Who Wants to Make Sitting an Extreme Sport</a> (Atlas Obscura)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.desertsitting.com/desert-sitting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">About Desert Sitting</a> (Desert Sitting)</li><li><a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Blogs/Dispatch/How-to-explain-a-day-desert-sitting-Social-distancing-as-endurance-sport" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to explain a day 'desert sitting': Social distancing as endurance sport</a> (Travel Weekly)</li><li><a href="https://www.desertsitting.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Desert Sitting documentary</a> (Desert Sitting)</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/fungi-communicate-with-patterns-that-look-uncannily-like-our-own-speech" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fungi May Be Communicating in a Way That Looks Uncannily Like Human Speech</a> (ScienceAlert)</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/06/fungi-electrical-impulses-human-language-study" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mushrooms communicate with each other us