Hello again! I’ve got another seven fun often quirky STEM/STEAM links for you today. Starting with a plane design that mimics shark skin. And if you’re a teacher or parent, there’s an article about what happens when students run a classroom. Plus articles about rogue wave (which actually are a very interesting and rare phenomenon), ten inventions from ancient China, and how depression affects the networks in our brain. The neatest and weirdest link, though, has to be the sounds Pando makes. Who’s Pando? A single stem aspen tree that has sprouted 47,000 trees, spans 106 acres, and weighs 13.2 million pounds. It’s also believed to be at least 9000 years old. Thank you for reading today!
Online classrooms where students run the show: we tested how this unconventional model can work
https://theconversation.com/online-classrooms-where-students-run-the-show-we-tested-how-this-unconventional-model-can-work-236601
Gigantic Wave in Pacific Ocean Was The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ on Record
https://www.sciencealert.com/gigantic-wave-in-pacific-ocean-was-the-most-extreme-rogue-wave-on-record
Meet the microbiome’s ‘dance partner’: The hidden kingdom of viruses living in your gut
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240913-the-hidden-kingdom-of-viruses-living-in-your-gut
This eerie recording is what the world’s largest living thing sounds like
https://bgr.com/science/this-eerie-recording-is-what-the-worlds-largest-living-thing-sounds-like/
Earth’s Largest Organism Is Slowly Being Eaten, Scientist Says
https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-largest-organism-is-slowly-being-eaten-scientist-says
10 Greatest Ancient Chinese Inventions in History
https://www.worldatlas.com/history/10-greatest-ancient-chinese-inventions-in-history.html
Scientists Discover a Brain Network Twice The Size in Depression Patients
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-brain-network-twice-the-size-in-depression-patients
German airline makes stunning decision on technology that has barely perceptible texture: ‘These are the first of hopefully many more aircraft of this type’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/aeroshark-aircraft-lufthansa-technik/