Octavia’s Bookshelf promotes Black writers, culture and business in Pasadena, where the famed novelist lived and worked
Source: ‘These are my stomping grounds’: the first Black-owned bookstore opens in Octavia Butler’s home town
Very cool.
Entrepreneur with autism inspiring others with pretzel business
An Annapolis business owner and his pretzel business Moore Crunch is booming and inspiring people with autism and other disabilities in the process.
Source: Entrepreneur with autism inspiring others with pretzel business
I love this.
In rural Madagascar, a clean water tap empowers woman to follow her dream
Clean water changed everything for one family in rural Madagascar.
Source: In rural Madagascar, a clean water tap empowers woman to follow her dream
One of the highest leverage ways to improve lives.
Bravery medals for women who raced into ‘rough, crazy’ surf to save drowning girls
Bella Broadley and Elyse Partridge were enjoying a picnic at the beach when they heard screams for help and raced into the water where two 11-year-old girls were struggling.
Source: Bravery medals for women who raced into ‘rough, crazy’ surf to save drowning girls
Well done!
Promising pill completely eliminates cancer in 18 leukaemia patients
More than half of the patients enrolled in an early clinical trial responded to the drug. One-third saw their cancer vanish entirely.
Source: Promising pill completely eliminates cancer in 18 leukaemia patients
Exciting!
Newly Discovered Enzyme Turns Air Into Electricity, Promising a New Clean Source of Energy
The discovery promises to open up a new field of clean energy that would take on all kinds of sci-fi forms.
Source: Newly Discovered Enzyme Turns Air Into Electricity, Promising a New Clean Source of Energy
Stuff of sci-fi, very cool!
93-Year-old Grandma Creates 6-foot Buckingham Palace Entirely Out of Wool-Look at the Incredible Details
A 93-year-old dubbed the ‘Queen of Knitting’ has created a massive six-foot long replica of Buckingham Palace made entirely out of wool.
Wow!
‘Oh my God, you saved me’: See the frantic moments as Oregon grandfather rescues woman from burning hotel
Greg Spike, 74, a grandfather living in Eugene, Oregon, rescued an Illinois woman from the second floor of a burning hotel building in February.
Wow. Way to go!
9-year-old girl honored for saving her mother’s life
Aria Lamen is being heralded as a hero for her quick thinking.
Source: 9-year-old girl honored for saving her mother’s life
Impressive, and well done!
Vesuvius Challenge
The Vesuvius Challenge is a machine learning and computer vision competition to read the Herculaneum Papyri.
Source: Vesuvius Challenge
That this is even possible is absolutely fascinating. What a great use for AI.