How to appear effortlessly charming to new people you meet. Plus, using squid technology to protect humans from the sun. And a new generation of search apps that search everything you touch on your devices.

Sponsors:

• Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews
• Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke

Links:

• The tricks to make yourself effortlessly charming (BBC)
• How Squid Camouflage Could Help Prevent Skin Cancer in Humans (Northeastern University)
• Squid camouflage-inspired sticker can tell when you've had too much sun (New Atlas)
• L'Oreal's Ingenious Nail Art Detects Harmful UV Rays (Fast Company, 2018)
• This new breed of unified search apps does what Google doesn't (Fast Company)
• Heyday
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.