Hope your Sunday is mostly relaxing. I found a few STEM/STEAM links that might interest you to read. There’s kids who have invented a solution for microplastics, the best way to load a dishwasher, a gene that makes fish curious, assessing healthy fat level in kids without using BMI, and giving AI workers the right to warn the public about dangers without being punished.
A different kind of youth activist: Meet the high schoolers who invented a microplastics solution
https://grist.org/looking-forward/a-different-kind-of-youth-activist-meet-the-high-schoolers-who-invented-a-microplastics-solution/
The Best Way to Load a Dishwasher According to Scientific Research
https://laughingsquid.com/best-way-to-load-dishwasher/
A Single Mutation Gave These Fish a Sense of Curiosity And Opened Up Their World
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-single-mutation-gave-these-fish-a-sense-of-curiosity-and-opened-up-their-world
Ex-OpenAI staff call for âright to warnâ about AI risks without retaliation
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/06/ex-openai-staff-call-for-right-to-warn-about-ai-risks-without-retaliation/
Much derided BMI is useful for assessing fat levels in kids, study suggests
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/bmi-is-an-imperfect-but-useful-measure-in-kids-study-finds/
Scientists May Have a New Body Measurement Thatâs Better than BMIâHereâs What It Is & What to Know
https://www.eatingwell.com/could-the-body-roundness-index-replace-bmi-8658684
To pee or not to pee? That is a question for the bladderâand the brain
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/to-pee-or-not-to-pee-that-is-a-question-for-the-bladder-and-the-brain/