Fri. 12/10 - The Science (& Ethics) of Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’

<p><strong><em>Insights from the real-life NASA scientist behind Netflix’s new killer-comet movie, Don’t Look Up. Plus, reindeers are the only mammals whose eyes change color with the seasons. And their noses kind of do too––the science behind that, and the history of the most famous red-nosed reindeer of all.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>GiveWell, Have your donation matched up to $250 by entering Kottke Ride Home at check out at <a href="https://www.givewell.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GiveWell.org</a></li><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.theverge.com/2021/12/10/22826303/netflix-dont-look-up-movie-nasa-scientist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet the real NASA scientist behind Netflix’s Don’t Look Up</a> (The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.space.com/dont-look-up-asteroid-movie-science-amy-mainzer-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Asteroid scientist Amy Mainzer talks space rock impacts and Netflix's new movie 'Don't Look Up'</a> (Space.com)</li><li><a href="https://www.inverse.com/science/dont-look-up-netflix-comet-real-science" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix's Most Realistic Apocalypse Movie Reveals A Controversial Scientific Debate</a> (Inverse)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/science/dont-look-up-movie.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What a Times Journalist Learned From His 'Don't Look Up' Moment</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/why-are-reindeer-eyes-golden-in-summer-but-blue-in-winter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Are Reindeer Eyes Golden In Summer But Blue In Winter?</a> (National Geographic)</li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-scientific-reason-why-reindeer-have-red-noses-166263479/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">