Wed. 02/01 - The Dodo Is Coming Back! ...is that a good thing?

<p><strong><em>The dodo bird is back, baby! Or at least lots of investors are betting on its return. But why is de-extincting animals the hot new thing and what does it mean for the future of conservation? Plus, Abraham Lincoln: Bartender. Another look at his motley early career and earliest speeches that still resonate today.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/colossal-dodo-deextinction/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Bother Bringing Back the Dodo?</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/31/1067417/a-de-extinction-company-is-trying-to-resurrect-the-dodo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A de-extinction company is trying to resurrect the dodo</a> (MIT Technology Review)</li><li><a href="https://www.ridehome.info/show/kottke-ride-home/mon-0913-de-extinct-woolly-mammoths/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mon. 09/13 - De-Extinct Woolly Mammoths &amp; Potty-Trained Cows</a> (Cool Stuff Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://www.ridehome.info/show/kottke-ride-home/tue-0816-de-extincting-tasmanian-tigers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tue. 08/16 - De-Extincting Tasmanian Tigers</a> (Cool Stuff Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://chicagoist.com/2013/02/12/abraham_lincoln_bartender.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bartender-In-Chief: Abraham Lincoln Owned A Tavern</a> (The Chicagoist)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln92.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abraham Lincoln Personal Data and Trivia</a> (Abraham Lincoln Research Site)</li><li><a href="https://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/newsalem.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lincoln's New Salem 1830-1837</a> (National Parks Service)</li><li><a href="https://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln2/0566928.0001.001/1:12?rgn=div1;view=fulltext" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lincoln's New Salem</a> by Benjamin P. Thomas&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/posta