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Shark Sounds | Brain Burn | Smart STEMS
Issue #198
Not to brag, but I just learned I’m an atmospheric optical phenomenon.
From this point forth, you can call me Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement.
—S.T.E.V.E. 🌌
design note: Things may look different because the email service I use launched a can of worms got a bit wonky with updates. I’m working on fixing them, but can’t be sure how things will look in your inbox today 🤷
—Steve
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Following up on the design note above, here are a few factors impacting today’s newsletter. In traditional casualSTEM format!
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So we’re doubling your dose of epic-Clickables and hopefully fixing things for normal story-production next week.
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Hmm…If you could be a phenomenon, which would you be? |
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🐴 Horses’ genetic switch for becoming super-athletes
🧫 Wake up, new antibiotic just dropped
🐟️ Help fish ring a doorbell to get through a river lock
🧪 Reprogrammed stems cells offer cure for paralysis
⛏️ Dig deep into newly discovered Egyptian tomb
🦜 38 colorful birds you NEED to see (especially #4 👀)
🦈 Hey listen! - first recorded shark sounds

Unnatural Selection
Last week: “Who would you rather have welcome you home from space?”

Sounds like a whaley great welcome party!
Make sure you vote up top for next week’s “Unnatural Selection”!

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st3v and I Ghiblified ourselves with chatGPT’s updated imaging. Here we see the magical story of a sentient robot suddenly sprouting 7 fingers after meeting the giant tardigrade spirit of Netherlandia.

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