Thu. 10/28 - Human Eggs Made From Blood Cells

<p><strong><em>Could we one day create sperm and egg cells from any human cell, even across the sexes? Plus, how BJ Novak from The Office’s face ended up on products all around the world without him knowing. And the latest drops from two of the internet’s leading mischief-making companies, including Andy Warhol forgeries and a vegan cannibal steakhouse.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>NetSuite, <a href="http://netsuite.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">netsuite.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/10/28/1038172/conception-eggs-reproduction-vitro-gametogenesis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Silicon Valley hatched a plan to turn blood into human eggs</a> (MIT Technology Review)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/business/bj-novak-photo-public-domain-products.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">B.J. Novak’s Face Is on Products Worldwide. He’s Not Sure Why.</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilymaeczachor/bj-novak-pic-public-domain-face-of-products-worldwide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why BJ Novak Is The Face Of Random Products Worldwide</a> (BuzzFeed)</li><li><a href="https://moforgeries.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Museum of Forgeries</a> (MSCHF)</li><li><a href="https://liquiddeath.com/pages/vegancannibal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Vegan Cannibal Steakhouse by Liquid Death</a> (Liquid Death)</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/26/22745506/adobe-nft-art-theft-content-credentials-opensea-rarible-photoshop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Photoshop will get a 'prepare as NFT' option soon</a> (The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.creativebloq.com/news/adobe-max-sneaks-2021" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">5 unbelievable tech sneaks from Adobe Max 2021</a> (Creative Bloq)</li><li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/adobe-brings-new-creative-cloud-apps-to-m1-