Pandora's Box
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July 10th, 2020
Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.
– John Wooden
Delivery By Dog
Meet Eros! While he looks like an ordinary chocolate lab, he has a very special job. For the customers of the El Porvenir mini-mart in Medellin, Colombia, Eros delivers vegetables, fruits, and other packaged goods. The deliveries help maintain social distancing guidelines while also cheering up quarantined residents.
Background: Surprisingly, Maria Botero, Eros’ owner, only reluctantly adopted him after several requests from her young son. But quickly enough, the entire family fell in love with Eros and vice versa. Eros would even accompany Botero and her children as they made their daily grocery deliveries.
Dog Deliveries: Eros memorized the home locations of several frequent customers of the market. His previous experience delivering groceries, and some extra practice, came in handy! Now, whenever a customer is in need of groceries, Botero sends Eros to deliver them. Note though that Eros’ deliveries charge a hefty tip: he won’t leave without a yummy treat or some pats on the head.
Pandora’s Box (The Good Kind!)
Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry maker, has committed to using 100% recycled silver and gold by 2025!
Growth: The company will stop mining for silver and gold. That’s tremendous news for the environment, because it’ll cut carbon emission by 99% for gold, and 66% for silver. Using recycled materials will also lower water usage.
Mission: Currently, 71% of Pandora’s materials are from recycled sources, so this is a great step towards sustainability. Gold and silver are materials that don’t tarnish, so it doesn’t matter for the final product if the materials were mined today or a hundred years ago. When announcing the commitment, Pandora CEO Alexander Lacik stressed the need for companies to become more sustainable in response to the climate crisis.
Mad Science For Good!
No internet? No problem! Starting in Kenya, Google’s Project Loon is finally taking off. The project is launching solar-powered balloons equipped with communication devices into the stratosphere to provide reliable internet to all those below.
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is being used everywhere these days. So, researchers from Switzerland and the UK have developed a mathematical formula that helps prevent AI from making potentially biased and unethical choices.
A new study from the University of California - Berkeley, found that by diluting the blood-plasma of older mice with saline and albumin, the mice will experience signs of age reversing. What now? Well, the lab is working on a similar solution that can apply to humans.
How do you reduce air pollution? You could plant a tree, switch to renewable energy, or if you’re Tejas Sidnal, you could create a device that turns atmospheric carbon into stylish tiles. Sidnal’s tile recipe both reduces the pollution in Mumbai and provides cheap and sustainable building materials to the world’s third largest housing market.
A Thai company named Qualy pays fishermen to collect nets and other floating pieces of plastic. From there, Qualy turns the plastics into virus-fighting equipment like push sticks, face covers, and sanitizer bottles. Win win!
Take Flight!
Let’s fly and enjoy the view! See below for the winning photos from the photo app Agora’s Aerial 2020 photography contest.
A Magic Morning In The Netherlands - Ewold Kooistra
Overcrowded - William Markezana
Floating In The Air - Sjoerd Bracke
Desert Sunset - Johan Van Den Hecke
Like Chess - Mikhail Derevyanov
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