Tue. 05/18 - Why Mammals Don't Have Neon or Iridescent Skin Like Other Animals

<p><strong><em>What’s next now that China has officially landed their first rover on Mars? How come us mammals don’t have bright, fluorescent plumage like birds or cool neon stripes like bugs? A panel of scientists weighs in. And the little-known detail that makes the real-life story of the Brontë sisters even more goth and tragic than it already was.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Skillshare, Get a free trial of Premium Membership at <a href="http://skillshare.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skillshare.com/kottke</a> </li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/05/17/1024983/china-lands-zhurong-rover-on-mars" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China has landed a rover on Mars for the first time—here’s what happens next</a> (MIT Technology Review)</li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57122914" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/why-arent-there-mammals-in-super-vivid-colors-like-ther-1846619367" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Aren't There Mammals in Super Vivid Colors Like There Are Birds and Bugs?</a> (Gizmodo)</li><li><a href="https://lithub.com/apparently-the-brontes-all-died-so-early-because-they-spent-their-lives-drinking-graveyard-water/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apparently the Brontës all died so early because they spent their lives drinking graveyard water.</a> (Literary Hub)</li><li><a href="https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/sanitary-report-on-haworth-home-to-the-bronts#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sanitary report on Haworth, home to the Brontës</a> (British Library)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/jun/10/brontes-alive-unwell-haworth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Brontës are alive and unwell in Haworth</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/was-patrick-bront%C3%AB-the-dr-fauci-of-