INNOVATION
Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried by nytimes.com
Environmental DNA research has aided conservation, but scientists say its ability to glean information about human populations and individuals poses dangers. Read more
SCIENCE
New York City’s skyscrapers are sinking the city — and climate change can make things worse by theverge.com
NYC is sinking at a rate of about 1–2mm per year, although certain parts of lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and northern Staten Island are sinking at a faster rate of 2.75mm each year. Read more
UNUSUAL
Chinese Nobel laureate Mo Yan shocks audience after revealing he used ChatGPT to write speech by independant.co.uk
Chinese Nobel laureate Mo Yan revealed he used ChatGPT to write a speech to praise fellow author Yu Hua. ‘I was supposed to write a commendation for [Yu Hua] as per tradition, but I struggled for several days,’ novelist said. Read more
PODCAST
Lucy - Houston We Have a Podcast on podcast.google.com
The Principal Investigator for NASA’s Lucy mission discusses the spacecraft’s 12-year journey to eight different asteroids as we look to better understand the formation of our solar system. Listen
EVENT
AWE's mission is to help the XR community advance Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality technology in order to further human progress. over the next decade, the Expo wants to enable people across the globe to learn, connect and grow within the XR industry. Learn more
