Wed. 09/01 - Flying EVs, Bedroom Pop, & Murder Hornets 2: Venomous Boogaloo

<p><strong><em>Would you take a flying rideshare taxi? NASA is betting on it. Plus, murder hornets are back and badder than ever. And the growing genre of “bedroom pop,” which isn’t what it maybe sounds like.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Raycon, Get 15% off at <a href="http://buyraycon.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buyraycon.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/1/22651998/nasa-joby-evtol-test-flight-air-taxi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NASA is testing electric air taxis with Joby Aviation</a> (The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRlmfFIiHbU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Your air taxi has arrived: Why Joby could be the first commercial eVTOL</a> (CNBC, Youtube)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAKCbpwmrgI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Special Message from our CEO and Founder, JoeBen Bevirt</a> (Joby Aviation, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-begins-air-taxi-flight-testing-with-joby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NASA Begins Air Taxi Flight Testing with Joby</a> (NASA)</li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-58363140" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Murder Hornets': Nest of 1,500 eradicated in the US</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://www.insideedition.com/department-of-agriculture-officials-in-washington-state-attacked-while-trying-to-remove-murder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Department of Agriculture Officials in Washington State Attacked While Trying to Remove Murder Hornet Nest</a> (Inside Edition)</li><li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/just-how-dangerous-is-the-murder-hornet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just How Dangerous Is the ‘Murder Hornet’?</a> (Scientific American)</li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/what-s-bedroom-pop-how-online-diy-movement-created-musical-n1131926" rel="noopener n