A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
“Iron Man” and “Avengers” star Robert Downey Jr. sent a video message Monday to 7-year-old Jackson Tijerina. Jackson, a second-grader at College View Elementary School, has brain cancer.
Source: ‘Iron Man’ star Robert Downey Jr. sends special message to Bluffs boy with brain cancer
I love when celebrities do this kind of thing.
Thirty-seven dogs and nine puppies in the path of Hurricane Michael were rescued Tuesday by the Humane Society Naples.
Source: 37 dogs, 9 puppies rescued from the path of Hurricane Michael by Humane Society Naples
Animals play such an important role in our lives. I know that there are many people out there helping in the wake of Michael.
Ecovative thinks it can use mycelia, the hair-like network of cells that grows in mushrooms, to help build everything from lab-grown meat to 3D-printed organs to biofabricated leather.
Source: Can mushrooms be the platform we build the future on?
Absolutely fascinating.
Scientists at Radboud University discovered a new mechanism for magnetic storage of information in the smallest unit of matter: a single atom.
Source: Scientists discover new mechanism for information storage in one atom
Hard disk filling up? Just wait. (OK, might have to wait a while…. 🙂 ).
For anyone it’s a soaring achievement, but for Adam Keys, reaching the top was only part of the climb
Source: Pushing the Limits: With a second chance, wounded veteran summits Mt. Kilimanjaro
Inspirational.
No matter the outcome of the midterm elections, organizers are thrilled by the amount of Americans getting involved in the political process.
Source: Record Number of People Have Registered to Vote in the Midterm Elections
Something good to come out of the political mess we find ourselves in…
Luis Ocampo and Kailey Finch were overwhelmed by the donations they received after their home was looted last month — so, they gave some of the money away
Source: Soldier Whose House Was Looted Gives Away Money Raised for Him: ‘I Wanted to Show Kindness’
Neat on so many levels.
HISAR: After he became a pilot, Vikas Jyani, resident of Sarangpur village, Adampur, arranged for air travel for all the 22 residents aged 70 and abov.
Source: Punjab pilot’s gift to grandfathers, grannies of his village; their first flight – Times of India
Very cool.
Patrick Wodni was cooking for a Michelin-starred restaurant in Berlin but wanted to do something “useful.” Now, he aims to revolutionize institutional menus.
Source: For a German Chef, Hospital Food Is the Ultimate Challenge
There’s something I hope catches on…
In a tweet that has since gone viral, Dr. Daniel McNeely shared the adorable moment after a young patient asked him to sew his injured toy.
Source: Surgeon patches up young patient’s teddy bear in adorable moment: ‘How could I say no?’
I love it. 🙂