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‘Bike buses’ catch on as a cool way to commute to school. What are they?

October 31, 2022 by Leo

Organizers say the group bike rides have resulted in happier and healthier students.

Source: ‘Bike buses’ catch on as a cool way to commute to school. What are they?

Great idea!

Relearning to walk, talk at 34: Florida man inspires others while documenting recovery after brain surgery

October 30, 2022 by Leo

From paralyzed to walking — a Florida man is documenting his recovery after brain surgery on TikTok.

Source: Relearning to walk, talk at 34: Florida man inspires others while documenting recovery after brain surgery

Inspiring.

Pills can replace insulin syringes – Warp News

October 29, 2022 by Leo

A capsule with a small robotic head can deliver insulin in pills that the patient swallows instead of having to inject the insulin.

Source: Pills can replace insulin syringes – Warp News

I find this a fascinating possibility for more than just insulin. I expect there’ll be further miniaturisation as well.

Rescue team and whale’s acrobatics help save it from entanglement in B.C.

October 28, 2022 by Leo

A 10-metre-long humpback whale entangled in fishing gear in British Columbia’s Strait of Georgia has been rescued with the help of a team of experts, a drone, a satellite tag, concerned citizens and an acrobatic twist from the captive itself.

Source: Rescue team and whale’s acrobatics help save it from entanglement in B.C.

Very cool.

Uzbekistan’s solution to a lack of preschools? Kindergartens on wheels

October 27, 2022 by Leo

Five years ago, just one in four children went to preschool in Uzbekistan. A fleet of book-filled buses is improving the odds

Source: Uzbekistan’s solution to a lack of preschools? Kindergartens on wheels

What a cool idea.

The Unprecedented Decline in U.S. Child Poverty—Down 59% in 26 Years

October 26, 2022 by Leo

Today roughly one in 10 children live in families whose resources are considered below the poverty line, a 59% drop over the last 26 years.

Source: The Unprecedented Decline in U.S. Child Poverty—Down 59% in 26 Years

Positive progress worth remembering.

Young Girls Who Met on a Ship Sailing for America 75 Years Ago are Reunited: ‘I could never forget her’

October 25, 2022 by Leo

Lena and Yolanda were young girls when they met on a 14-day ocean crossing toward Ellis Island. Now they are reunited as forever friends.

Source: Young Girls Who Met on a Ship Sailing for America 75 Years Ago are Reunited: ‘I could never forget her’

Very cool.

Lions rescued from Ukraine find their “forever home” at Colorado sanctuaries

October 24, 2022 by Leo

Seven adult lions and two cubs rescued from a zoo in war-torn Ukraine are now residing at wildlife refuges in Colorado.

Source: Lions rescued from Ukraine find their “forever home” at Colorado sanctuaries

There’s been a quiet, yet intense, effort to help the animals affected by the conflict as well. This is just one (shining) example.

At Long Last, Can Malaria Be Eradicated?

October 23, 2022 by Leo

But now change is in the air: Malaria is the rare global health scourge about which experts are sanguine — so much so that some have begun to talk about eradicating the disease.

Source: At Long Last, Can Malaria Be Eradicated?

Amazing times.

Pilots Discover They’re Long-Lost Sisters — And Had Likely Crossed Paths Dozens of Times: Exclusive

October 22, 2022 by Leo

Tammy Holloway-Servedio was stunned to discover she had a sister named Shari Ritchkin — that they are both pilots was the icing on the cake.

Source: Pilots Discover They’re Long-Lost Sisters — And Had Likely Crossed Paths Dozens of Times: Exclusive

Very cool.

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