Mon. 07/11 - Sailing Without a Map, or Compass, or Anything

<p><strong><em>Could an MIT idea to ease the climate crisis by blowing up giant sun-blocking bubbles in space actually work? Plus, the Polynesian voyagers who are reviving ancient seafaring techniques and traversing thousands of miles across the ocean </em>without<em> maps or modern technology. And a cool little interactive Easter egg from the latest season of </em>Stranger Things<em>.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Calm, Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription <a href="http://calm.com/coolstuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">calm.com/coolstuff</a></li><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></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/mit-engineers-propose-cooling-our-planet-with-a-raft-of-space-bubbles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MIT Scientists Suggest Wild Plan to Ease Climate Change: Space Bubbles</a> (ScienceAlert)</li><li><a href="https://senseable.mit.edu/space-bubbles/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Space Bubbles</a> (MIT Senseable City Lab)</li><li><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/mit-space-bubble-shield-cool-earth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Climate change: MIT proposes using a space bubble shield the size of Brazil to cool the Earth</a> (Interesting Engineering)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/mit-space-bubbles-climate-change-1849065455" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MIT Scientists Propose Space Bubbles to Reverse the Worst of Climate Change</a> (Gizmodo)&nbsp; </li><li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/woman-navigated-3000-mile-pacific-voyage-without-maps-technology" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This woman navigated a 3,000-mile Pacific voyage without maps or technology</a> (National Geographic)</li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/2021072