Gleanings of the Week Ending July 15, 2017

The items below were ‘the cream’ of the articles and websites I found this past week. Click on the light green text to look at the article.

How climate change will transform business and the workforce – The way we work and the skills employers need will be changing…is climate savvy going to be become as important as tech savvy?

How to see if home prices are rising or falling where you live – The link is to an article….that contains the link to a zoomable map of the US. My house is in an area that has seen 20-39% increase in home prices since 2000.

Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #95 – I liked the picture of the two pintails…the tails clearly visible as they are taking off: matched choreography.

Greenland’s summer ocean bloom likely fueled by iron – It turns the water of much of the Labrador Sea turquoise!

Surf through newly digitized images to see Rome’s ever-changing history – Many images collected by Rodolfo Lanciani and then supplemented. I am looking at this source as well as books by Lanciani on Internet Archive.

Owls’ wing could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise – I guess humans are not keen on wind turbine noise, but will reducing the noise increase the deaths of birds? I include a demonstration for pre-schoolers that includes the sound made by flapping a turkey feather and then an owl feather….and they are always surprised at the silence of the owl feather.

How Abstract Photography has evolved and still continues to inspire art – A little photographic history…and maybe some ideas for you own photography experiments.

Scientists unveil reconstructed face of ancient Peruvian mummified female leader – And she was only in her mid-20s when she died.

Whole Grains: Good for the Gut – And whole grains have more flavor too.

Women of Color Face a Staggering Amount of Harassment in Astronomy – Not good…and it’s even worse in physics.

Gleanings of the Week Ending April 15, 2017

The items below were ‘the cream’ of the articles and websites I found this past week. Click on the light green text to look at the article.

Strong early education equals better long-term relationships with parents, research shows –  Also more likely to be employed full-time. The study has been going on since 1971.

How vertical farming reinvents agriculture – Will there be a market for vertical growing systems and vertical farms that will grow our veggies year-round close or in our grocery store?

NASA’s Cassini Begins its Final Mission before Self-Destruction – An interview with Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist.

Japan can teach US how to overcome national rot – A little history about what was happening to Japan 1990s….and how they are recovering. Good leadership of the government and companies have made it happen.

Cars and second order consequences – The big technology changes when it comes to cars (electric and autonomy) have a cascade of consequences.

New technologies shrink wastewater’s carbon footprint – Approaches to reducing fossil fuel demand of water treatment plants…the article details the Metropolitan Water Reclamation of Greater Chicago strategy for be energy neutral by 2023. The East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland CA is already beyond net-zero energy and selling energy back to the grid!

Nanogrids, microgrids, and big data: the future of the power grid – For many applications, distributed generation is becoming the least costly way to provide electricity. More changes are coming too.

Pining for cleaner air in the Norwegian fjords – Norway’s ferries are converting from diesel to electric or hybrid. No more diesel fumes!

7 Surprising Ways Your Body Changes with Age – I was surprised they didn’t include teeth moving toward the front.

Digital Augustan Rome – Explore what Rome was like in the time of Augustus via an interactive map. This was a site referenced in the Coursera course I am enjoying: Roman Art and Archaeology from the University of Arizona.