Permanently plugged in The war in the Persian Gulf is causing oil prices to soar But even if they drop again, Electric cars are finally here to stay argues this piece from The Conversation
There’s something in the air A few years ago researchers learned how to use environmental DNA, such as in the mud of old caves, to map the species of the past. Now the studies have been given a contemporary twist as this piece in Nature Briefing shows
The air around us is teeming with the DNA of various organisms, ranging from people to viruses. Over the past decade, researchers have been learning how to collect airborne DNA and use it to study the movement of individual species, entire ecosystems or even attacks with biological weapons. But some hurdles remain: scientists still aren’t sure for how long DNA can persist in the air, or how far it can travel. And some experts worry that DNA plucked from the air could inadvertently reveal the characteristics of people that haven’t consented to such analysis
AI is a people problem Do you think AI will destroy jobs or create them? The real question and answer is not the technology , but how governments and societies respond, according to this piece from the Guardian by Larry Elliott
Hungry like the Wolf We loved this story of Neukgu a two-year-old Wolf who escaped from Daejeon Zoo in South Korea and spent nine days on the lam before being finally recaptured, giving his human supervisors a dog’s life in the process The BBC has the story
Neukgu: South Korea’s runaway wolf finally captured after nine-day search – BBC News
Quote of the week Since The Pope, Jesus Christ, Religion, and certain other almost equally eminent figures have cropped up in the news so much this week, we thought this little snippet seemed appropriate
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isiah 14: 12-14
Now-who on earth might that apply to, do you think?
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