Fri. 08/20 - The Necrobiome: Dead and Loving It

<p><strong><em>What is the necrobiome and why do some think it’s crucial for restoring our ecosystems? More and more zoo animals across the US are getting their own special animal vaccine, but why doesn’t your pet cat need one? And Disney’s animatronics are getting a huge, AI makeover.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Indeed, Get a free $75 credit 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.bbc.com/future/article/20210817-rewilding-death-germanys-plan-to-restore-the-necrobiome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rewilding death: The plan to restore the necrobiome</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/12/meet-the-necrobiome-the-predictable-microbes-that-will-eat-your-dying-corpse/419676/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet the Necrobiome: The Microbes That Will Eat Your Corpse</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/bears-baboons-tigers-are-getting-covid-vaccines-at-zoos-across-the-us?loggedin=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bears, baboons, tigers are getting COVID vaccines at zoos across the U.S.</a> (National Geographic)</li><li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/us/zoo-animal-covid-vaccine-trnd/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US zoos giving special animal coronavirus vaccine to tigers, bears and gorillas</a> (CNN)</li><li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/22632224/disney-genie-plus-cost-disneyland-disney-world-app-fastpass" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney kills FastPass for costly line-skipping app Disney Genie Plus</a> (Polygon)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/business/media/disney-parks-robots.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Are You Ready for Sentient Disney Robots?</a> (NY Times) </li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a h