6. Interesting Reads
“Since plastic was invented, figuring out how to get rid of the stuff quickly without further harming the environment has been a puzzle. This week researchers found one unlikely but possible solution: caterpillars. Specifically a type of caterpillar called a Galleria mellonella or “wax worm” which has been found to be able to breakdown common plastic material, according to a study published yesterday in the Current Biology journal. The “wax worms” turn into greater wax moth or honeycomb moth, which often eat honeycombs by breaking down the wax structure.”
(ABC News)
“VANCOUVER — A 2-year-old child in rural Liberia has a fever. It could be malaria, and the only way to get treatment is for her mother to carry her on her back, cross a riverbed by canoe and walk through a forest for at least two days to get to the nearest health care clinic. This was the type of devastating circumstance Dr. Raj Panjabi encountered when he returned to his childhood home of Liberia as a medical student almost 15 years ago. In the country that his family fled when he was just a boy to escape a civil war, Panjabi saw that people were dying from diseases that modern medicine can treat. But in a country of 4 million, there were only 50 doctors, and in the most remote areas of the country access to them was almost nonexistent.”
“AT&T made waves today when it announced plans to launch a “5G Evolution” network in over 20 cities by the end of this year. According to the press release, customers with a Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will be able to take advantage of a “5G Evolution” connection at “twice the speeds of [AT&T’s] 4G LTE network.” And yes, what AT&T is referring to as “5G Evolution” may be faster than its current 4G networks, but calling it 5G is a meaningless marketing move designed to confuse customers and make AT&T seem like it has a technological leg up on the cutting edge of wireless technology. It is, plainly speaking, bullshit.”
“If you’re interested in Nursing, or already specializing in the field, take a look at 10 Most Profitable Business Ideas for Nurses to learn how you can expand your skills and knowledge. I’m a journalist and don’t have much of a science or math sided brain, therefore, majoring in anything in the medical field while in college was out of the question for me. I do have a number of relatives and friends, however, who are in the medical field and specifically in nursing. I have nothing but respect for them after hearing many stories of what they have to endure on a day-to-day basis. It seems to me the job can eventually wear even the strongest minds down after many long hours, overnight and holiday shifts, and a fair share of unruly patients.”
“A report by a leading research body monitoring the Arctic has found that previous projections of global sea level rise for the end of the century could be too low, thanks in part to the pace of ice loss of Arctic glaciers and the vast ice sheet of Greenland. It’s just the latest in a string of cases in which scientists have published numbers that suggest a grimmer picture than the one presented in 2013 by an influential United Nations body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.”
“Dual-cameras are quickly becoming a regular feature on smartphones. Last fall, Apple released the iPhone 7 Plus which notably had not one but two rear cameras. Other phone makers like LG, Huawei, Asus and ZTE also have phones with dual-cameras, and this makes me wonder: Will phone makers stop at two? Just the 2 of us: I rolled my eyes when I first heard about a phone with dual-cameras. It seemed like a gimmick in the same way multi-blade safety razors are: First there was a dual-blade cartridge, then a triple-blade one and then a quad. The company Dorco has a razor called the Pace 6 Plus which has… yes, six blades.”
(CNET)
“Whether you decided to become a professional animator, or need basic animation skills for your business or just for fun, here is the list of 6 easiest free animation software for beginners. But what is animation at the first place? Simply put, computer animation is the process of making moving images through some software. There are 2D and 3D graphic animations. 2D graphics animations are generated with frame-by-frame technique, using separate images and layers. For 3D animation, models are first made, which are then animated through the art of stop motion.”
“Cloud sharing giant Dropbox announced this week it will shutter document collaboration service Hackpad, which it acquired way back in 2014, next month. Unlike the usual (and inevitable) demise of a promising software startup following a corporate acquisition — ahem Microsoft; on at least two occasions — Dropbox deserves credit for letting Hackpad live on. Not only did it open source the service in 2015, allowing its community to build on top of it, but Hackpad (and its team) is the driving force behind the recently launched Dropbox Paper app.”
“Living in the middle of nowhere can be tough, but what’s not tough is finding a way to earn some extra money with our list of 10 Most Successful Home Businesses In Rural Areas. I grew up in a semi-rural area of North Carolina, where everyone has a bunch of land and our neighbor had a pasture of cows. It is a nice break from the fast pace of New York City though. On an average day, there are no sirens, honking horns, or loud trains passing by. You are also afforded the ability to take in the fresh air and roam around your yard barefoot. I categorize my hometown as “semi-rural” because we really don’t live that far from any convenient stores like Target, or a major shopping center. It’s no metropolitan area, but we at least don’t have to drive an hour just to get shopping done.”
