Thu. 11/12 - How Many Holes Does a Straw Have?

<p><strong><em>A simple question with a very, very complicated answer: how many holes does a straw have? Why the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine could be significant beyond COVID-19. And yet another botched art restoration in Spain.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Gabi Insurance, <a href="http://gabi.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gabi.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://kottke.org/20/11/q-what-is-a-hole-a-were-not-sure" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Q: What Is a Hole? A: We're Not Sure!</a> (Kottke)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egEraZP9yXQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Many Holes Does a Human Have?</a> (Vsauce, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-holes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What We Talk about When We Talk about Holes</a> (Scientific American)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5qmU0MqtEw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GOING DEEP DISCUSSION TOPIC: "What is a hole?"</a> (David Rees, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/why-its-a-big-deal-if-the-first-covid-vaccine-is-genetic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why It’s a Big Deal If the First Covid Vaccine Is ‘Genetic’</a> (Wired)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/Literature_Lady/status/1325973514499874818" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why the Pfizer vaccine is a big deal (explained in simple terms)</a> (The Literature Lady, Twitter)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.co.uk/article/covid-coronavirus-pfizer-vaccine-questions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seven big unknowns about the breakthrough coronavirus vaccine</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/spain-2a56379d94c9b7fc863717a49bdb2158" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sculpture restoration work draws laughs, memories in Spain</a> (AP)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/w