Fri. 06/24 - The Creatures That Live & Mate On Our Faces

<p><strong><em>The facts on how risky public bathrooms actually are when it comes to germs and disease transmission. Plus, the secret lives of skin mites––a bevy of new findings on the microscopic creatures that live on our faces. And, as a chaser, animal ASMR.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><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><li>Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/cool</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/well/live/public-bathrooms-health-safety.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Bad Are the Germs in Public Restrooms, Really?</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/demodex-face-mites-genome-1849090328" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Mites That Live and Breed on Your Face Have Anuses, Genome Study Finds</a> (Gizmodo)</li><li><a href="https://www.vox.com/2014/6/11/5799992/these-mites-live-on-your-face-and-come-out-to-have-sex-at-night" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Don't freak out, but there are thousands of mites living all over your face</a> (Vox, 2015)</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/skin-mites-that-mate-on-our-faces-at-night-may-soon-become-one-with-humans" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Skin Mites That Mate on Our Faces at Night Are Slowly Merging With Humans</a> (ScienceAlert)</li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-61894186" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The tiny mites that have sex on our faces have a problem</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://boingboing.net/2022/06/23/we-could-all-use-a-little-animal-asmr-about-now.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We could all use a little animal ASMR about now</a> (Boing Boing)</li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/jackisnot