Sunspots 924

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*:

Christianity: Philip Yancey, one of my favorite authors, has Parkinson's. He reflects on that situation for Christianity Today.

Computing: Gizmodo reports that an artificial intelligence managed to pass a qualifying medical exam.

Education: Grammarphobia explains why the letter W is called "double U," rather than "double V."

Environment: Gizmodo  reports on breakdown of plastic waste, in oceans, by sunlight and bacteria.

A Conversation writer says that truck crashes involving hazardous material are more common than train wrecks of that type. Train wrecks just get more headlines.

Finances: (or something) Gizmodo reports on a large study of changing from a 5-day to 4-day work week.:

Health: The Scientist tells us that syphilis cases are on the rise.

Politics: FiveThirtyEight discusses four factions of House Democrats.

NPR reports (and other outlets also report) that Fox News on-line personalities knew that there was no evidence that the 2020 election had been "stolen," but acted as if their was.

A The Conversation writer discusses the clothing worn by First Ladies.

Politico describes what happened when far right people took control of county government in a Michigan district.

Sports: A basketball that doesn't need (or can't) be blown up has been developed.

*I try not to include items that require a password or fee to view.

Thanks for reading.

 

Sunspots 903

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*:

Computing: Gizmodo on how malware can be hidden in graphics files.

Environment: The Conversation on the costs of desalinating water. There are less expensive ways to obtain fresh water.

ABC News, and other outlets, report that Spain has granted personhood status (!) to a pollution-endangered lagoon.

NPR reports that newly hatched puffins get confused by our lights, as opposed to the moon. So Icelanders catch confused puffins and throw them off of a cliff, into the ocean, which saves lots of puffin lives.

Finances: (or something) Gizmodo reports on a study indicating that a 4-day work week is beneficial.

Science: A Conversation writer discusses the Mandela Effect -- where many people "remember" something that isn't, or wasn't, so.

*I try not to include items that require a password or fee to view.

Thanks for reading.