Wed. 11/09 - Ballpoint Pens Killed the Cursive Star

<p><strong><em>Could the ballpoint pen be just as responsible for the death of cursive handwriting as the computer? Plus, lab-grown blood has been injected into two patients in a world-first clinical trial. And, would you attend a Zoom meeting in a movie theater? AMC is betting on it.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off at <a href="https://www.uncommongoods.com/podcast/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">uncommongoods.com/cool</a></li><li>I Am Bio, Subscribe at <a href="https://www.bio.org/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bio.org/podcast</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballpoint-pens-object-lesson-history-handwriting/402205/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/8/23447076/lab-grown-blood-stem-cell-trial-sickle-cell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In world-first trial, lab-grown blood was just injected into two people</a> (The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63513330" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lab-grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://www.avclub.com/amc-to-host-zoom-meeting-in-select-movie-theaters-1849755463" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AMC thinks, somehow, Zoom meetings would feel good in a place like this</a> (A/V Club)</li><li><a href="https://investor.amctheatres.com/newsroom/news-details/2022/AMC-Theatres-and-Zoom-Partner-to-Bring-Zoom-Roomsto-the-Comfort-and-State-of-the-Art-Sight-and-Sound-Technology-of-AMC-Movie-Theatres/default.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AMC Theatres® and Zoom Partner to Bring Zoom Rooms to the Comfort and State-of-the-Art Sight and Sound Technology of AMC Movie Theatres</a> (AMC Theatres)</li><li><a href="https://mashable.com/article/zoom-tesla" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zoom is coming t