Wed. 07/13 - When Coal Was "Un-American"

<p><strong><em>What can the slow and timid adoption of coal in the US tell us about the transition to solar and wind power? Plus, this newly-discovered dinosaur sheds some light on why T-Rexes had those tiny li’l arms. And, when cities welcome physical monuments to fictional pop culture characters.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! <a href="https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90&nbsp;</a></li><li>Indeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at <a href="http://indeed.com/goodnews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indeed.com/goodnews</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/americans-hated-coal-180980342/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When Coal First Arrived, Americans Said 'No Thanks'</a> (Smithsonian Magazine)</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/fraud-failure-and-frustration-br-this-is-the-story-of-americas-first-energy-transition/360691/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fraud, Failure, and Frustration: This Is the Story of America's First Energy Transition</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://weird-old-book-finder.glitch.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Weird Old Book Finder</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ridehome.info/show/kottke-ride-home/thu-0203-where-did-numbers-come-from/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Old episode about the Weird Old Book Finder</a> (Cool Stuff Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tiny-arm-dinosaur-meraxes-argentina" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Behold Meraxes, Argentina’s Ancient ‘Giant Dragon’</a> (Atlas Obscura)</li><li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/newly-discovered-dinosaur-had-tiny-arms-l