Notices by Matt Willemsen (mattotcha@mastodon.social)

World-first stem-cell treatment restores vision in people
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03656-z

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: Popular Diabetes Drug Ozempic Linked to Much Lower Risk
Semaglutide may reduce Alzheimer’s risk in type 2 diabetes patients, with research suggesting significant protective benefits compared to other diabetes drugs.
https://scitechdaily.com/alzheimers-breakthrough-popular-d

Scientists Develop “Shockingly” Simple Solution To Combat Coastal Erosion
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-shockingly-simple-solution-to-combat-coastal-erosion/ #erosion #beaches #ElectricalCurrents #cement

Mapped: How Much of Each U.S. State’s Population Lives in Cities
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-how-much-of-each-u-s-states-population-lives-in-cities/

AI and brain implant enables ALS patient to easily converse with family 'for 1st time in years'
https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/ai-and-brain-implant-enables-als-patient-to-easily-converse-with-family-for-1st-time-in-years #ALS #BrainImplant #interface #phonemes

Hobbyists discover how to insert custom fonts into AI-generated images
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/08/hobbyists-discover-how-to-insert-custom-fonts-into-ai-generated-images/ #AI #images #fonts

Cruelty is all the Republicans have left
https://www.rawstory.com/cruelty-gop/

Humpbacks are among animals who manufacture and wield tools, researchers say
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-humpbacks-animals-wield-tools.html #ecology #psychology #whales #tools

A court filing unmasked the 100 investors in Elon Musk's X: a Saudi prince, major VCs, Diddy, and Jack Dorsey
https://www.businessinsider.com/court-filing-unmasked-investors-elon-musk-x-twitter-saudi-dorsey-2024-8

Neurotechnology is becoming widespread in workplaces – and our brain data needs to be protected
https://theconversation.com/neurotechnology-is-becoming-widespread-in-workplaces-and-our-brain-data-needs-to-be-protected-236800 #neurotechnology #brain #data #employment

A Europan Lander Could Return an Ice Core For A Fraction of the Cost of Europa Clipper
https://www.universetoday.com/168153/a-europan-lander-could-return-an-ice-core-for-a-fraction-of-the-cost-of-europa-clipper/

Travellers advised to consider mpox vaccine
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd2p04405o #health #travel #mpox #vaccine #africa #Clade1b

Jimmy Carter, nearing his 100th birthday, has recently become 'more alert' and is eager to vote for Kamala Harris
https://www.businessinsider.com/jimmy-carter-nearing-100-kamala-harris-president-2024-8
#JimmyCarter #alert #KamalaHarris

What is the hottest temperature humans can survive? These labs are redefining the limit
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02422-5 #heat #climate #physiology #survival

13,000-year-old carvings in Turkey may be the world's oldest lunisolar calendar
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/13000-year-old-carvings-in-turkey-may-be-the-worlds-oldest-lunisolar-calendar

Chimps Have 'Conversations' Just Like Humans, Scientists Find
https://www.sciencealert.com/chimps-have-conversations-just-like-humans-scientists-find

A star is about to explode. Here’s how to watch it
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-07-29/a-star-is-about-to-explode-heres-how-to-watch-it

How to Stump a Trump Supporter! Part 1: Know Thy Enemy.
https://youtu.be/T1bk7GToBdM?si=hELRBoIi4Es5_g9A #StumpATrump #RollATroll

Mapped: Low-Wage Workers in the Workforce, by U.S. State
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-share-of-low-wage-workers-in-america/

How a little-known tool is sweeping the real estate industry by giving instant access to vast amounts of homebuyer data
https://therecord.media/forewarn-app-real-estate-homebuyer-data