Thu. 10/29 - Haunted Bathrooms & Lab-Grown Brains

<p><strong><em>Can lab-grown brains become conscious? And should we let them? Burger King’s latest creepy stunt to try to rile up McDonald’s. And why do we say trick-or-treat, and what is Mischief Night anyways?</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>The Jordan Harbinger Show, <a href="http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jordanharbinger.com/subscribe</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Fundrise, Get your first 90 days of advisory fees waived at <a href="https://fundrise.com/affiliates/no-fees?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=kottkeridehome&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-kottke-2020&amp;utm_content=text-script-nofees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fundrise.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02986-y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Can lab-grown brains become conscious?</a> (Nature)</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/burger-king-halloween-ronald-mcdonald-cancelled-clown-2020-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Burger King Halloween stunt makes Ronald McDonald appear in restrooms</a> (Business Insider)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.wonderfairsvirtualhauntedbathroom.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wonder Fair's Virtual Haunted Bathroom</a> (Wonder Fair)</li><li><a href="https://time.com/4093505/mischief-night-history/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mischief Night and Halloween: A Brief History of the Term</a> (TIME)</li><li><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/630861/why-we-say-trick-or-treat-at-halloween" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Do We Say 'Trick or Treat' on Halloween?</a> (Mental Floss)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/halloween-the-history-of-america-s-darkest-holiday/9780486805214" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Halloween: The History of America's Darkest Holiday</a> by David J. Skal </li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a hre