In this episode I discuss a new Facebook hate speech policy banning Holocaust misinformation, Ikea's new path to tackling climate change and entering the reused furniture market and a new gene therapy treatment that was successful in helping partially blind patients see again. In the more lighthearted segment, I talk about 2 stories on how parrots are incredible - telling rescuers its address, singing songs and helping humans with PTSD. Lastly, there was a 20 year old college student who dove to pick up trash along the ocean coastline!
Sources:
Facebook Bans Holocaust Misinformation: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/facebook-holocaust-anti-semitism-hate-speech-rules-zuckerberg-b991216.html?utm_source=reddit.com
Ikea Starting New Buy Back Program: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54531619
Gene Therapy Success Story: https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/i-never-saw-stars-before-gene-therapy-brings-back-8-year-old-canadian-boy-s-sight-1.5145830
College Student Dives to Clean the Ocean: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/san-diego-college-student-dives-deep-for-trash/509-65a35b66-ef64-452f-b54e-434f4023eaa7
Parrot Stories: Time Magazine, October 19, 2020
In this week's episode, I discuss China pushing for net-zero emissions by 2060, a new bionic eye technology being tested in Melbourne, Australia, and T-Mobile starting there quest to provide free WiFi to 10 million homes in America. I am also introducing a new segment on more light-hearted topics - this week I talk about humpback whales singing in Alaska and how the heart rate of your dog increases when you tell them you love them. Enjoy!
See sources below:
China Net-Zero Emissions by 2060: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/can-china-worlds-bigger-coal-consumer-become-carbon-neutral-2060
New Bionic Eye Technology: https://nypost.com/2020/09/22/first-human-clinical-trials-involving-a-bionic-eye-set-to-begin/
T-Mobile 10 million: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/15000-childrens-homes-surprised-free-wi-fi-amid/story?id=73331800
Humpback Whales Singing in Alaska: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/02/humpback-whales-sing-alaska-covid-summer-researchers
A Dogs Heart Rate Increases when you say "I love you": https://7news.com.au/the-morning-show/new-study-reveals-a-dogs-heart-rate-increases-when-their-owners-say-i-love-you--c-1308556
On this weeks episode, I discuss promising new findings of a program designed to combat homelessness in Santa Clara Country, California; new electric charging roads in Tel Aviv, Israel, designed to continually charge public transportation; and Michael Bloomberg paying the fines and fees of 32,000 felons in Florida so they can vote in the upcoming federal US election. See sources below:
Santa Clara County - Project Welcome Home story: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/17/it-works-groundbreaking-data-proves-success-of-homeless-housing-program/
New electric charging roads in Tel Aviv story: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/business/tel-aviv-electric-charging-road/index.html
Michael Bloomberg pays the fines and fees of 32,000 felons in Florida: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/517522-bloomberg-pays-fines-for-32000-felons-in-florida-so-they-can-vote
