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# five friday finds: dung space, streaks, blackboards
- URL: https://flyways.snowbird.global/five-friday-finds-dung-space-streaks/
- Published: 2024-01-12T07:30:37.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-05T05:51:34.000Z
- Description: why do we still love chalk?
- Author: Gautam Ramdurai
- Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1730785798323, #Import 2024-11-05 13:50

Hey folks,

Incessant rain the past few days in Singapore means I’ve been largely indoors, and these finds have kept me company:

1. [**DUNG IN SPACE**](https://www.scmp.com/video/technology/3245057/company-using-cow-dung-fuel-japans-space-ambitions?module=visual%5Fstory&pgtype=section&ref=flyways.snowbird.global) Japanese space flight company Interstellar Technologies hopes to put satellites in orbit using rockets fuelled by a source that’s cheap and plentiful in the country: cow dung.
2. [**WIZARD OF AI**](https://vimeo.com/884929644?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) Alan Warburton was commissioned by the Open Data Institute to bring us 'The Wizard of AI,' a 20-minute video essay about the cultural impacts of generative AI.
3. [**STREAKS GALORE**](https://www.fastcompany.com/91004057/the-duolingo-effect-how-keeping-the-streak-is-changing-the-way-people-behave?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) How keeping the ‘streak’ is changing people’s behavior. Maintaining a streak is a major motivator, and apps have caught on.
4. [**BLACKBOARDS FTW**](https://nautil.us/the-magic-of-the-blackboard-487759/?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) Why scientists can’t quit chalk, even in the digital age.
5. [**HUNONG**](https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2024/01/the-art-of-hunong-navigating-the-exhausting-world-with-energy-saving-survival-skills/?ref=flyways.snowbird.global) Chinese netizens have mastered the art of slacking to survive in an increasingly stressful society.

I taught my daughter not to complain about the weather, and when I did exactly that in front of her - the retribution was swift and sharp.

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