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From the streets to the shelves: Former stray cat finds next life in public library

August 13, 2023 by Leo

Benny is a 3-month-old kitten with many duties in his new role as library cat at Swanton Public Library.

Source: From the streets to the shelves: Former stray cat finds next life in public library

Doesn’t every library need a cat?

AI Is Building Highly Effective Antibodies That Humans Can’t Even Imagine

August 12, 2023 by Leo

Robots, computers, and algorithms are hunting for potential new therapies in ways humans can’t—by processing huge volumes of data and building previously unimagined molecules.

Source: AI Is Building Highly Effective Antibodies That Humans Can’t Even Imagine

Another example of the up-side of AI.

Fight Fire With — AI? Artificial Intelligence Tackles Wildfires

August 11, 2023 by Leo

With wildfires blazing across Canada and blotting out the sun in much of America’s Midwest and Western Europe, not to mention the onset of California’s “wildfire season,” the rush is on to create better early response technology and even ways to precisely predict breakouts and early intervention, which offers the best chance of controlling wildfires. […]

Source: Fight Fire With — AI? Artificial Intelligence Tackles Wildfires

Another cool use of machine learning (aka AI).

USAID Provides Clean Water To Over 73,000 In Nigerian States

August 10, 2023 by Leo

More than 73,000 people in Kebbi and Sokoto States have gained access to improved water supply following the construction of 19 new solar-powered boreholes

Source: USAID Provides Clean Water To Over 73,000 In Nigerian States

You had me at “solar powered boreholes”. Smile

See the solar-powered homeless shelter made from shipping containers

August 9, 2023 by Leo

Twenty unhoused people in Phoenix are set to move into a new, solar-powered shelter constructed out of shipping containers next week.

Source: See the solar-powered homeless shelter made from shipping containers

Cool idea.

Driving innovative solutions for advancing use of ‘plastic’ roads

August 8, 2023 by Leo

University of Missouri researchers are on the leading-edge of developing sustainable plastic waste road pavement mixtures.

Source: Driving innovative solutions for advancing use of ‘plastic’ roads

Cool idea.

‘He’s stubborn as a mule’: 93-year-old summits Yosemite’s Half Dome

August 7, 2023 by Leo

When Everett Kalin was 91 years old, he decided to try skydiving. This year, Kalin, now 93, thought he’d climb Half Dome in Yosemite.

Source: ‘He’s stubborn as a mule’: 93-year-old summits Yosemite’s Half Dome

Inspiring.

Grazing Goats and Sheep Help Uncover Historic Headstones in Ireland

August 6, 2023 by Leo

The herbivores snacked on plant overgrowth at an 18th-century graveyard in Cork County, revealing long-hidden burial markers

Source: Grazing Goats and Sheep Help Uncover Historic Headstones in Ireland

Love it.

AI use in breast cancer screening as good as two radiologists, study finds

August 5, 2023 by Leo

Preliminary results from major trial show use of technology almost halves human workload

Source: AI use in breast cancer screening as good as two radiologists, study finds

More important than the workload, it was more accurate. This is the positive side of AI.

Officer surprises young boy with PS5 after neighbors ask for him to be removed

August 4, 2023 by Leo

Instead of dismissing a young boy going door-to-door in a neighborhood a police officer took the time to understand.

Source: Officer surprises young boy with PS5 after neighbors ask for him to be removed

Nicely done.

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