Welcome! This week I have links about what triggers sugar cravings no matter how much we eat, how all those Starlink satellites affect Earth’s orbit, 7 useful Claude AI prompts, a DNA computer that solves Sudoku, and living tractors reclaiming nature. Plus a new formula (recipe?) for Pi. Hopefully that doesn’t make you too hungry. Enjoy clicking and reading!
Dessert Stomach: What Science Says About It
https://www.theneurotimes.com/dessert-stomach-what-science-says-about-it/
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp1510
The Growing Impact of Starlink Satellites on Earth’s Orbit
Claude Artifacts are now free for all — 7 prompts to try it for yourself
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/claude-artifacts-are-now-free-for-all-7-prompts-to-try-it-for-yourself
DNA “computer” solves sudoku and stores millions of GB for millennia
https://newatlas.com/technology/dna-computer-data-storage-millennia/
String Theorists Accidentally Find a New Formula for Pi
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/string-theorists-accidentally-find-a-new-formula-for-pi/
Revolutionary biohybrid robots are coming. Are we prepared?
https://bigthink.com/the-future/biohybrid-robots-are-coming/
Giant ‘living tractors’ are bringing nature back to post-industrial wastelands
Next Week
The next Wednesday email has fun STEM stories about the connection between knitting and NASA Apollo missions, building musical instruments, and Susan Kare who created computer icons we still use today. The Wednesday emails also have a new STEM Bits & Bytes section that makes for a faster read that’s also got the usual detailed links I’ve researched. Look for the email this Wednesday.