Not All News is Bad!

Chi Chi was rescued from a dumpster in South Korea and now spends her day helping others in Arizona

Source: Chi Chi the Golden Retriever Therapy Dog Has Four Prosthetic Paws | PEOPLE.com

Pretty amazing.

When the impact of hearing near-constant bad news stories became a problem in her life, Jodie Jackson decided to delve deeper: why does the news emphasise what’s going wrong? After seven years researching the psychological impact of media, Jackson has written a book to help others become ‘conscious news consumers’. In doing so, people can change the media, she believes

Source: ‘We all hold the power to change the news’

Indeed, we do.

“The world isn’t short of water, it’s just in the wrong place, and too salty,” says Charlie Paton – so he’s spent the past 24 years building the technology to prove it

Source: The decades-long quest to end drought (and feed millions) by taking the salt out of seawater | WIRED UK

And he’s doing something about it.

The results showed an accurate diagnosis in 99.38 per cent of cases, using a human pathologist as a gold standard.

Source: Artificial intelligence can diagnose prostate cancer as well as a pathologist | Science|Business

Pretty amazing, and particularly hopeful given an apparent shortage of pathologists.

An Ontario man whose life was saved with a heart transplant ran his first 10-kilometre race over the weekend with the father of the donor cheering him on.

Source: Father cheers on man running 10K race with son’s donated heart

Something positive we can all do: sign up to be an organ donor.

New York student Benjamin “Benjy” Firester has won one of the United States’ top young science prizes…

Source: Science Talent Search 2018: $250,000 prize for agricultural solution that could save billions – CNN

“Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Phytophthora infestans on a Regional Scale” – Dry title, exciting research.

Evoni Williams’s moment of kindness toward a customer was captured in a photo and posted on Facebook. Thousands of people were moved by it.

Source: At the Waffle House, she cut up a customer’s food for him. It changed her life.

Simple things can have such a wide ranging impact.

Mass. General finds that therapy dogs humanize and soften tremendous suffering, loneliness, and stress.

Source: In ICUs, a furry friend to comfort patients – The Boston Globe

I wish this were more commonplace, it can make a huge difference. (And Corgis are the perfect size, if you ask me. )

Google announced today that Maps is getting a new feature aimed at helping those in wheelchairs or people with other mobility restrictions by providing

Source: Wheelchair accessibility addressed by Google Maps

Great use of technology, and I’m sure there are many more opportunities like this to come.

Rechargeable proton batteries use carbon and water, making them environmentally-friendly alternatives to the lithium and rare earth-based batteries.

Source: What’s A Proton Battery? Three Things You Need To Know.

I heard about this just the other day. Another promising option in a very important area.