The “worst flu season” in recent history may still be upon us (I, for one, have had a total of four colds this year, and one was probably the flu) and our wards remain overfull. The system is under strain and so too, I imagine, are you.
But there is relief on the horizon! Spring is coming, the days are getting longer, and those long awaited winter wards might actually open.
Drown your sorrows in some of these interesting articles.
- It’s not every day we discover new species. Here is a very strange-looking frog.
- In parts of the universe, diamonds are likely far too common to be a girl’s best friend
- It’s possible that, one day, leather will be an entirely man-made industry.
- As an aspiring urologist, the idea of turning pee into more useful materials is fascinating.
TED talk of the week:
What morals do driverless cars have? What would they do in a situation where the choice is between your life or many pedestrians? This guy has a deeper look at our world views.
Book of the week:
Still Alice, a book so good it was made into a film, is the tale of a young woman who falls prey to the all-too-common older-persons’ disease known as Alzheimer’s. It’s a fascinating view into something we see from the outside. Be prepared for tears.
And you can’t go past this week without thinking about the recent solar eclipse. Check out amazing images here.
