"Over 10,000 historic cookbooks are now available in the Cookbooks and Home Economics collection of the Internet Archive. From early European recipe collections which walk the line of food and medicine to 20th-century promotional recipes by Gelatin brands, these historic cookbooks have a recipe for any time, place, or occasion." https://mymodernmet.com/historic-cookbooks-recipes-archive/

A handful of experiments are raising questions about whether clumps of cells and disembodied brains could be sentient. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02986-y

It was a radio station for biscuit-makers, broadcasting around the clock to factories in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow. One part industrial psychology, another part community radio, UBN was intended to make factory life more bearable, but over its nine-year lifespan, it emerged as one of the most daring, anarchic and pioneering stations to hit the UK airwaves. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/nov/05/cracker-factory-records-the-surprising-story-of-united-biscuits-radio-station

Fish beat a Pokémon game after swimming for 3,195 hours in a tank equipped with motion tracking. https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/9/21556590/fish-pokemon-sapphire-stream-twitch

SNL Had 85 Minutes to Re-Create Kamala Harris's White Pantsuit For Maya Rudolph — Here's How They Did It. https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/maya-rudolph-white-pantsuit-kamala-harris-snl-47953385

A young couple who ordered an $18 Pinot Noir at Balthazar in New York found themselves enjoying Mouton Rothschild 1989 listed at $2,000 following a mix-up, according to owner Keith McNally. https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/new-york-restaurant-mistake-mouton-rothschild-1989-446051-446051/

Can the bike boom keep rolling along? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-29/how-the-feds-could-keep-the-bike-boom-rolling

In normal times, the larger the turkey, the faster it usually gets snatched off of a farmer's shelves. But this year, turkey farmers are struggling to deal with decreased demand for bigger birds. Pandemic limits on gatherings have caused many to request smaller turkeys for their Thanksgiving dinners. https://modernfarmer.com/2020/11/turkey-farmers-scramble-to-meet-need-for-smaller-thanksgiving-birds/

"Making telescopes larger allows you to see fainter and therefore more distant objects but it doesn't help you catch a supernova explosion if you are not pointing the telescope in the right direction." https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6993079/the-worlds-largest-camera-and-most-exciting-telescope-are-nearly-here/

The misuse of colour in science communication https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19160-7

An amazing "oh by the way" fact in this:
"In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. In recent years, that number is closer to just three years leading a classroom." https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2020/11/how-teach-american-history-divided-country/617034/

In a time of warring empires and transoceanic voyages, sailors dreaded scurvy more than any other disease. https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-age-of-scurvy

25 of the best films for comfort viewing https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/10/comfort-movies/616939/

My Amazon review of _We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy_ #cosobookclub
5 stars
Crashing through glass ceilings, one floor at a time
https://amzn.to/3l65CqR

"To teach my sick husband how to eat again, I turned to 19th century recipes for bone broths, gruels and custards." https://www.eater.com/2018/7/16/17519420/hospital-food-nutrition-patients

One of the largest camera collections in the world is hidden away in a village hall in Fife. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-53821146

Cats don't like things.
Mood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izRZxhqfk0Y

Researchers have converted spinach into carbon nanosheets to catalyze key reactions in fuel cells and metal-air batteries. https://www.designnews.com/materials/batteries-fuel-cells-powered-spinach

Detailed surface weather maps are only as useful as your ability to understand what they’re telling you. Here’s how to read them. https://www.outsideonline.com/2414872/how-to-read-surface-weather-maps

How coffee is surviving Covid-19
https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/made-on-earth/how-the-coffee-trade-survived-Covid-19.html