Adam Popescu
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Cordyceps fungi sell in Beijing for $136,000 a pound and have made their way into Whole Foods. They underpin entire communities in the Himalayas, but that comes with a lot of downsides trib.al/11Ho648
Cordyceps fungi sell in Beijing for $136,000 a pound and have made their way into Whole Foods. They underpin entire communities in the Himalayas, but that comes with a lot of downsides trib.al/S1pdMbG
The prized wool of the chiru used to make shahtoosh scarves is the ultimate in “quiet luxury.” It’s also wiping out the Tibetan antelope. wapo.st/3UWSIP4
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Startups are finding a hot market for sperm freezing by mail bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
My new magnum opus on masturbation bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @BW @business
On the latest podcast episode, Adam Popescu (@adampopescu) chatted about his experience reporting on the Cordyceps fungi trade in Nepal and shared some tips on finding/pitching a compelling story. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ada…
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On the latest podcast episode, Adam Popescu (@adampopescu) chatted about his experience reporting on the Cordyceps fungi trade in Nepal and shared some tips on finding/pitching a compelling story. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ada…
Bring back extinct animals?: My thoughts in Scientific American @sciam from @adampopescu scientificamerican.com/article/compan…
For years, @colossal has said they're going to bring back the woolly mammoth. Today they gave us a woolly mouse. Is this a big step towards de-extinction... ...or a Jurassic Park moment? scientificamerican.com/article/compan… @sciam with @gsciencelady @RobertKlitzman @EarthLeagueInt @TheWCS
Thank you Adam! Appreciate this piece!
“Machines dominate our lives and I am trying to show the mind inside the machine,” he tells me. “That helps explain human consciousness. If that’s not art, what is art?” @refikanadol ft.com/content/a607bf… @DatalandMuseum @ftweekend
“Machines dominate our lives and I am trying to show the mind inside the machine,” he tells me. “That helps explain human consciousness. If that’s not art, what is art?” @refikanadol ft.com/content/a607bf… @DatalandMuseum @ftweekend
A 2020 survey of 1,000 people ages 18 to 39 in the United States found that nearly two-thirds of them did not know what Auschwitz is. @adampopescu nytimes.com/2021/10/08/art…