One of the biggest problems with coffee production is that it generates an incredible amount of waste. Once coffee beans are separated from cherries, about 45% of the entire biomass is discarded. So for every pound of roasted coffee we enjoy, an equivalent amount of coffee pulp is discarded into massive landfills across the globe. … Read more
Alzheimer’s Disease affects thousands of families every year, and the devastating effect it has on everyone it touches is one of the reasons so many are keen to see it solved. Its foundation is one of the more well-funded medical research entities out there, which means updates show up relatively often. This one posits that … Read more
The Story of Bottled Water www.youtube.com Here are six facts from the video above by The Story of Stuff Project that I’ll definitely remember next time I’m tempted to buy bottled water. 1. Bottled water is more expensive than tap water (and not just a little). via The Story of Stuff Project/YouTube A Business Insider … Read more
Every parent wants to see their kid get good grades in school. But now we know social success is just as important. From an early age, we’re led to believe our grades and test scores are the key to everything — namely, going to college, getting a job, and finding that glittery path to lifelong … Read more
In recent years we’ve learned that things like crash test dummies are only created to make crashes safer for male victims, and are never made to mimic female or children’s bodies. It turns out that using adult males as the default is a common practice in the pharmaceutical field, too, which means much of the … Read more
Listen, I’m not sure we’ve really hard all that many positive news stories about Teslas on the road, but I’m sure there are owners out there who love them. According to recent research, though, those owners should stick close to their vehicles when they’re charging at public stations. That’s because it seems the WiFi networks … Read more
People are talking a lot about AI these days – what it’s good for, where it’s not wanted, and whether or not more legislation is needed to keep it under control. Depending on how you feel about it probably determines whether or not you’re happy or terrified to learn how much of what’s on the … Read more
AI has to be fed information in order to reliably spit information back out that’s even close to accurate and varied – like a human would give. Apparently, we even want it to know what life looks like from the perspective of a human toddler. Which means, of course, that researchers have build an AI … Read more
We have known for some time that plants are more “aware” than we previously realized – or at least, that they have capabilities that go beyond what one might assume a plant to have. Now, this video showing two of them “communicating” points to an even greater depth of understanding. Plants are surrounded by a … Read more
The AI image generator Midjourney banned a researcher who revealed how nude images can be produced by the technology completely unprompted. Tim Boucher, an independent AI researcher, detailed in a post to Medium last month how version 6 of Midjourney was able to create images of naked women without even requesting the tool to do … Read more
When it was first conceived, semaglutide – brand names Wegovy and Ozempic – was meant to help Type 2 Diabetes patients manage their condition. Since then, though they have been offered to people who are trying to lose weight. Doctors have been on the fence as to whether or not this is a good thing, … Read more
The Story of Bottled Water www.youtube.com Here are six facts from the video above by The Story of Stuff Project that I’ll definitely remember next time I’m tempted to buy bottled water. 1. Bottled water is more expensive than tap water (and not just a little). via The Story of Stuff Project/YouTube A Business Insider … Read more