Tue. 01/04 - Time Capsules in a Confederate Statue & the History of the Future

<p><strong><em>The history and future of predicting the future. Plus, a new “open-source” COVID vaccine that could help way more people around the world get vaccinated. And, after taking down a statue of Robert E. Lee in Virginia, local experts found </em>two<em> time capsules inside its base.</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>ExpressVPN, <a href="http://expressvpn.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ExpressVPN.com/kottke</a> for an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/history-predicting-future/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The History of Predicting the Future</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://digg.com/2022/reddit-roundup-2022-predictions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Reddit Thread Predicting The Things People Are Sure Will Happen In 2022 Will Get You In The Right Headspace For The Rest Of The Year</a> (Digg)</li><li><a href="https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/patent-free-coronavirus-vaccine-protein-subunit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New patent-free COVID vaccine developed as “gift to the world”</a> (New Atlas)</li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/30/corbevax-texas-childrens-covid-vaccine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">India's Corbevax vaccine was developed at Texas Children's Hospital. It expects nothing in return.</a> (Washington Post)</li><li><a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Houston-made-Corbevax-vaccine-welcome-16739489.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Editorial: Houston-made Corbevax vaccine welcome news in pandemic fight</a> (Houston Chronicle)</li><li><a href="https://www.themarysue.com/confederate-general-statue-base-historians-discover-two-time-capsules/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Two Time Ca