Mon. 12/27 - I'm Disgusted

<p><strong><em>What is the real driver of all of humanity’s innovations, doctrines, and oddities? According to some psychologists, disgust. Plus, the surprisingly recent history of counting down to midnight on New Year’s Eve. And forget smell-o-vision, now there’s a TV you can taste.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/kottke</a></li><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></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/magazine/disgust-science.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Disgust Explains Everything</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2021/12/27/count-down-new-year/ideas/essay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Do We Count Down to the New Year?</a> (Zócal) </li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/would-you-1848264598" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Would You?</a> (Gizmodo)</li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/lick-it-up-japan-professor-creates-tele-taste-tv-screen-2021-12-23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tasty TV: Japanese professor creates flavourful screen</a> (Reuters)</li><li><a href="https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where Is Webb?</a> (NASA)</li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Bird on Twitter</a></li></ul><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https: