Fri. 09/24 - Ancient Teens Shake Up History of Human Migration

<p><strong><em>Ancient footprints discovered in New Mexico are shaking up what we thought we knew about when humans first arrived in the Americas. Plus, how much plastic do we unknowingly ingest each year? The answer is probably more than you’re comfortable with, but it also turns out that babies take in way more of it than adults. And a new, </em>very<em> unauthorized website that will bring you Chick-fil-A on a Sunday.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Novo, <a href="https://www.banknovo.com/p/kottke?utm_source=kottke-ride-home&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=oxford" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BankNovo.com/kottke</a></li><li>Raycon, Get 15% off at <a href="http://buyraycon.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buyraycon.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/science/ancient-footprints-ice-age.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ancient Footprints Suggest Humans Arrived In Americas During Ice Age</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://theconversation.com/fossil-footprints-prove-humans-populated-the-americas-thousands-of-years-earlier-than-we-thought-168426" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fossil footprints prove humans populated the Americas thousands of years earlier than we thought</a> (The Conversation)</li><li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/fossil-footprints-challenge-theory-when-people-first-arrived-americas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fossil footprints challenge theory of when people first arrived in Americas</a> (National Geographic)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/michaelroston/status/1441114614712832010?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Erosive forces tweet</a> (Michael Roston, Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/baby-poop-is-loaded-with-microplastics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baby Poop Is Loaded With Microplastics</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases