Welcome to a fun email with seven links on a Sunday. Did you know that elephants apparently have names? They use these names to communicate. These elephants look like they’re having a conversation. Wonder what their names are? There’s also links about self-destructing plastic, how space travel affects the human body, Google’s AI alphabet generator, how big tech companies impact innovation, flying machines before the Wright brothers, and more.
Elephants may refer to each other by name
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/elephants-may-refer-to-each-other-by-name/
Researchers make breakthrough in material science with self-destructing plastic: ‘It would eliminate the waste in an impressively short period of time’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/biodegradable-plastic-university-san-diego/
Scientists Release Largest Trove of Data on How Space Travel Affects the Human Body
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-release-largest-trove-of-data-on-how-space-travel-affects-the-human-body-180984532/
I tried Google’s new AI alphabet generator, and it’s way more fun than it sounds
https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-tried-googles-new-ai-alphabet-generator-and-its-way-more-fun-than-it-sounds/
Opinion | How Big Tech Is Killing Innovation
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/opinion/big-tech-ftc-ai.html
Twenty-Five Years Before the Wright Brothers Took to the Skies, This Flying Machine Captivated America | Smithsonian
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/twenty-five-years-before-the-wright-brothers-took-to-the-skies-this-flying-machine-captivated-america-180984506/
One of the major sellers of detailed driver behavioral data is shutting down
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/06/one-of-the-major-sellers-of-detailed-driver-behavioral-data-is-shutting-down/