Not All News is Bad!

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. 🙂

99-year-old woman still does hair, plans to retire this year after her 100th birthday

Source: 99-year-old beautician plans to finally retire

It’s been a while since I’ve said it: age ain’t nothing but a number. 🙂

It’s no longer enough to cut emissions to zero. We’ll also need to suck carbon dioxide from the air.

Source: Climeworks has opened a third plant capturing carbon dioxide from the air

Also discusses several interesting things to do with CO2.

Zinc-air battery may reduce cost of power to less than $100 per kilowatt-hour

Source: There’s now a cheaper battery to store energy that will be great for developing countries

I love these promising technology stories.

For older people, and in particular those suffering from dementia, a metaphorical trip down memory lane can be an effective form of therapy.

Source: Nursing home builds real-life 1950s memory lane to help dementia patients

Neat idea.

Researchers from Spain have now identified a molecule that could stop the development of Parkinson’s disease and reverse neurodegeneration.

Source: Parkinson’s: New molecule can stop neural damage

Sounds so promising.

A Sydney man has become the first in the world to receive a new donor heart that was kept alive in a box and scanned for disease before transplant.

Source: Heart transplant breakthrough as organ is brought back to life

The headline’s a tad confusing, but the tech is not: keeping a heart alive and beating, and being able to scan it before a transplant is pretty amazing.

When the alarm sounded, St. Paul Park firefighter Jeremy Bourasa left his own wedding.

Source: Firefighter leaves his wedding to fight a fire

So much good, all around.