Thu. 10/14 - Do Spoilers Actually Make Movies Better?

<p><strong><em>Should you read the spoilers for horror movies before you watch them? Plus, a butterfly species in Finland with parasitic wasps in its belly… and even more wasps inside of that one. And, what if instead of lamps we one day use glowing plants to light our homes?</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Raycon, Get 15% off at <a href="http://buyraycon.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buyraycon.com/kottke</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://lifehacker.com/read-spoilers-first-so-you-can-watch-a-horror-movie-wit-1847857010" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read Spoilers First So You Can Watch a Horror Movie Without Feeling Terrible</a> (Lifehacker)</li><li><a href="https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/spoiler-alert-spoilers-make-you-enjoy-stories-more" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spoiler alert: spoilers make you enjoy stories more</a> (UC San Diego)</li><li><a href="https://lifehacker.com/17-unscary-horror-movies-for-halloween-wimps-1847850850" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">17 Unscary 'Horror' Movies For Halloween Wimps</a> (Lifehacker)</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/14/butterflies-finland-parasitic-wasps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Butterflies released in Finland contained parasitic wasps – with more wasps inside</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://www.livescience.com/russian-doll-parasites-released" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Russian doll' set of stomach-bursting parasites released inside butterfly on remote Finnish island</a> (LiveScience)</li><li><a href="https://news.mit.edu/2021/glowing-plants-nanoparticles-0917" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The next generation of glowing plants</a> (MIT News)</li><li><a href="https://news.mit.edu/2017/engineers-create-nanobionic-plants-that-glow-1213"