Tue. 03/30 - Zombie Brain Cells Keep Going After We Die

<p><strong><em>The medieval version of the millennial avocado craze––if avocados were only eaten when rotten and commonly referred to with a sexual nickname, anyways. Turns out that after we die, certain “zombie cells” go into overdrive. And the super popular Twitch stream of… a stop sign. Just thousands of people watching a live feed of stop sign that cars never seem to pay attention to. </em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Ladder, <a href="http://ladderlife.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ladderlife.com/kottke</a></li><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://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210325-the-strange-medieval-fruit-the-world-forgot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The forgotten medieval fruit with a vulgar name</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/zombie-cells-turn-undead-in-your-brain-and-keep-expressing-genes-after-death" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">There are zombie cells in your brain that go into overdrive after death</a> (Syfy Wire)</li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210323131230.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Zombie' genes? Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death: Post-mortem changes may shed light on important brain studies</a> (Science Daily)</li><li><a href="https://news.avclub.com/one-of-twitchs-top-channels-right-now-is-a-live-feed-of-1846559577" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitch's hottest new stream is just a stop sign nobody stops at</a> (A/V Club)</li><li><a href="https://kotaku.com/twitch-stop-sign-stream-temporarily-stops-after-address-1846560996" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitch Stop Sign Stream Temporarily Stops After Address Leaks, Neighbors Receive Pizzas</a> (Kotaku)</li><li><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/stopsigncam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stopsigncam</a> (Twitch)</li><l