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“I can make a character quite different from how I interact with people in real life.”

Source: Study: Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions

Fascinating.

ARCADIA SHIPMANAGEMENT has changed internal procedures to redirect its ships to contribute to the survival of the east Mediterranean sperm whale population

Source: First Greek shipping company changes course for its ships

Corporations can do laudable things.

A Cleveland man is being hailed as a hero for his determination to rescue an infant trapped in a burning house.

Source: ‘Our guardian angel’: Stranger runs into burning home to rescue 11-month-old – Canuro

Wow.

When students at Brown University head to their campus fitness center and hop on a certain treadmill, they aren’t only getting in a workout. They’re also generating electricity to power the very building they’re in.

Source: At this college gym, students keep the lights on by running on the treadmill

I know it’s a drop in the bucket, but it seems like such a good idea.

 

Through interactions and learning about the behaviors of horses, Veterans learn about themselves through their development in class.

Source: Veterans find healing working with horses – VA News

Horse therapy is wonderful for a variety of issues. Love that this they’re helping here.

Blendhub uses Siemens software for mobile powder mixing factories located closer to harvesting areas to make food production more sustainable.

Source: Revolutionizing food production with powder and a software

Fascinating.

Scientists have created a ‘living plastic’ that self-destructs when the material begins to erode.

Source: New ‘Living Plastic’ Self-Destructs Once It’s Thrown Away

Very cool idea.

A swarm of self-coordinating drones for firefighting, as part of an effort to develop cost-effective early mitigation strategies for wildfires has been developed.

Source: AI technology and self-coordinating drones to detect and investigate wildfires

VERY cool use of AI.

A 16-year-old Jennings teen, who is graduating from high school two years early, has received more than 60 college acceptance letters and over a million dollars in scholarship offers. Alanah Poullard, a sophomore at Midland High School, has earned enough credits and completed enough courses to finish high school ahead of her classmates. During a […]

Source: Local teen graduating two years early, has $1M in scholarship offers – American Press

Wow!

A postcard mailed to Lydia Davies by her brother in 1903 has reunited their long-lost descendants.

Source: Swansea: Long-lost family unites 121 years after postcard sent

Wow!