A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
They say a dog is a man’s best friend. An eight-year-old boy from Southwest Virginia proved that to be true after going above and beyond for his puppy.
Source: Virginia boy receives surprise from Pokémon after selling his collection to save his puppy
Nice.
Motion capture suits used to create alien characters can track the onset of diseases of movement, researchers say.
Source: Motion capture tech from Avatar films used in disease research
Very cool.
Would your city spend $65 million for this?
Source: Amsterdam’s underwater parking garage fits 7,000 bicycles and zero cars
It’s not a solution that works everywhere, but bikes, and parking them, are a great example of alterantive thinking and creative solutions.
“I never expected it. Like, never in a million years,” 15-year-old Sergio Peralta told CBS News.
Source: Tennessee students create robotic hand for new classmate: “They changed my life”
So cool.
Australian Erchana Murray-Bartlett completed 150 marathons in 150 days, running 6,300 kilometers (3,900 miles) from the country’s northern tip to the southern city of Melbourne in what could be a new world record.
Source: Australian runner aims for world record with 150 marathons in 150 days | CNN
WOW!
Elle Gianelli launched Socks4Seniors amid the COVID pandemic, and has kept sharing warm fuzzies since
Source: Teen Delivers Warm Socks and a Smile to Seniors Around the U.S.
Nice.
The same AI model used for ChatGPT can now also analyze texts people write to see if a person has early-stage Alzheimer’s.
Source: Chatbot can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s
Wow. Just … wow!
The 7-year-old delayed her planned birthday party to spend the day at the hospital with her great-grandmother as she recovers.
Source: Video: Doorbell camera shows girl get help for great-grandmother trapped under SUV
Quick thinking!
Emilie Brill couldn’t run as fast as the water carried Seamus. Watching her dog disappear downstream, she didn’t know whether she would ever see him again.
Source: A dog fell into California floodwaters. Saving him was a team effort.
Lucky dog!
“Playing a quick game of angry birds” IRL!
Source: Man Photographs a Real-Life “Angry Bird” Right in His Own Backyard
If you’ve never played, trust me, it’s uncanny. 🙂