Researchers have found evidence of a coronavirus epidemic from 20,000 years ago. A new blood test that can detect fifty different types of cancer. And what the lowercase “i” in Apple products stands for and why they stopped using it.

Links:

• A Coronavirus Epidemic Hit 20,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds (NY Times)
• 20,000 years of coronaviruses (and counting) (Cosmos Magazine)
• A Coronavirus Epidemic Hit Humanity 20,000 Years Ago, DNA Study Reveals (Science Alert)
• Blood test that finds 50 types of cancer is accurate enough to be rolled out (The Guardian)
• Blood test for early detection of cancer: final study results support screening use (Eurek Alert)
• Why Apple Products Have An 'i' (Apple Explained, YouTube)
• Why The Apple Watch Wasn't Named iWatch (Apple Explained, YouTube)
• The Death of Apple's 'i' (Apple Explained, YouTube)
• How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone by Brian McCullough
• 'Under the Banner of Heaven' Miniseries with Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones Greenlit at FX (Collider)
• Prophet's Prey (2015) (Showtime)
• Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
• Discovery of ‘Dragon Man’ Skull in China May Add Species to Human Family Tree (NY Times)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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