What’s In This Issue?
This Week’s Main Stories
Story 01Extinct Animal Cloning May Be Real (And Might Reinvent Tourism)
Story 02Why Gender Fluid Baby Names And Ungendered Thinking Are Taking Off
Story 03NBA Pilots New Autism-Friendly Sensory Fan ExperienceEven More Stories
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- The Best List Of All The Branded April Fools Day Pranks This Year
- You Can Now Donate To Charity By Asking Alexa To Send Money
- Malaysia Will Punish The Spreading Fake News With 6 Years In Jail
- Can Social Media Be Saved?
- Waze's New Ad Program Could Transform Small Business Marketing
Extinct Animal Cloning May Be Real (And Might Reinvent Tourism)
When John Hammond promised to "spare no expense" in creating Jurassic Park nearly twenty years ago - it was an irresistable Hollywood dream. Now scientists think they may be able to clone extinct animals within the next 50 years. Though its tempting to think that they will start with dinosaurs or wooly mammoths, the most likely initial use will be to bring back species that more recently expired - mainly due to us humans. Hopefully there's another team figuring out how to save the planet too ... starting with a solution to the scarily real "giant plastic garbage vortex" collecting in the Pacific Ocean.
Why Gender Fluid Baby Names And Ungendered Thinking Are Taking Off
Over the past 100 years in America, baby names have slowly become less gendered. Now names such as "Charlie" or "Blake" might equally be used for a boy or a girl. It is yet another example of a trend I described as "Ungendered" in the 2018 edition of Non-Obvious, and it seems like there is a new example of it every week. The new novel by John Scalzi, for example, features an ungendered protagonist named Chris who is voiced by a male narrator (Wil Wheaton) in one version of the audiobook and a female narrator (Amber Benson) in the other.
NBA Pilots New Autism-Friendly Sensory Fan Experience
Going to a loud sporting event can be a traumatic experience for those with high sensitivity to noise, but in this unique partnership with a nonprofit called KultureCity, the league is among the first big sports to focus on making all its public spaces more sensory-inclusive - including its flagship store in NYC. Included with this effort is training for stadium staff on how to handle fans who have sensory issues and the beautiful side effect of adding a little more empathy to the world for people with autism and those who travel with them.
