How much more damage do we have to endure before we realize that it’s cheaper to save this planet than to ruin it?” asks engineer and investor John Doerr. In conversation with Countdown cofounder Lindsay Levin, Doerr and systems innovator Ryan Panchadsaram lay out six big objectives that — if pursued with speed and scale…Continue Reading
Joshua Chu-Tan: The science of preserving sight | TED Talk n n n”)) TED Joshua Chu-Tan 147,203 views • 14:21 “}],”url”:”https://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_chu_tan_the_science_of_preserving_sight”,”viewed_count”:147203,”talks”:[{“recommendations”:{“status”:”approved”,”headline”:”Joshua Chu-Tan recommends”,”blurb”:”More resources recommended by Joshua Chu-Tan”,”start_at”:null,”end_at”:null,”published”:true,”eyebrow”:””,”type”:”recommendation”,”rec_lists”:[{“title”:””,”description”:””,”rec_items”:[{“label”:”READ_Article”,”headline”:””MicroRNA-124 Dysregulation is Associated With Retinal Inflammation and Photoreceptor Death in the Degenerating Retina””,”blurb”:”As indicated in his talk, Chu-Tan and his colleagues demonstrate the potential of using microRNA…Continue Reading
Refrigerators do much more than store your groceries — they’re also vital to preserving and distributing vaccines. Illustrating the realities of (and threats to) global vaccine supply chains, technologist and TED Fellow Nithya Ramanathan describes how smart sensors placed in fridges that store medical supplies can provide crucial…Continue Reading
NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he case of Peng Shuai, a Chinese tennis star who went missing, should be a clarion call to the sports world to take a stand against the oppressive Chinese government. For those who have not been following, the situation is this: On November 2, Peng posted on Weibo (China’s equivalent of…Continue Reading
The Fed chief isn’t perfect, but Jerome Powell has consistently demonstrated the most important characteristic for central bankers: independence from elected politicians. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE J oe Biden nominated Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve for another four-year term today. Biden was facing pressure from some progressive senators, including Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Merkley, and…Continue Reading
The defendants in the Arbery case were indicted because their suspicions fell short of legal justification to assault, detain, and use lethal force. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T here was an indefensible assumption at the root of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing in a quiet coastal Georgia town. Contrary to everything you’ve read and heard in the mainstream…Continue Reading
A parent protests the Loudoun County School Board’s handling of a sexual assault that happened in a school bathroom in Ashburn, Va., October 26, 2021. (Leah Millis/Reuters) The Loudoun County, Va., sheriff says Loudoun County Public Schools was notified in July that a transgender student who sexually assaulted a female student in one of the…Continue Reading
Welcome back to “Forgotten Fact-Checks,” a weekly column produced by National Review’s News Desk. This week, we debunk one of the most ridiculous reactions to the Rittenhouse verdict, tip our cap to CNN, and hit our usual slate of media misses. The World’s Least Interesting Hypothetical How quickly a casually asked hypothetical can turn into…Continue Reading
After sweeping the three-match T20I series New Zealand on Sunday, India start their three-match Test series against the Kiwis with the first Test scheduled to start on November 25 at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Heading into the Test series, Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer stands a chance to make his Test debut for India,…Continue Reading