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Metro FM’s Mangope shaped by her poor upbringing

Today at 05:53 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Award-winning broadcaster Faith Mangope’s unflinching approach to journalism and social equality was shaped by growing up in poverty and uncertainty.

Education

How to Make Americans Read Again

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via New York Times

The reading crisis is real, but the solution does not require new inventions.

Science/Tech

New Desalination System Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water and Useful Salts – Including Lithium

Today at 05:54 AM, via Slashdot

“Scientists have developed a solar desalination system that turns seawater into drinking water without creating environmentally damaging brine,” reports ScienceDaily. “Special laser-textured metal panels use sunlight to evaporate water while automatically moving salt deposits away from the working surface, preventing clogging. The process was successfully tested with water from three oceans and...

Science/Tech

Something Made Earth’s Molten Core Reverse Direction In 2010

Today at 04:08 AM, via Slashdot

ScienceAlert reports:In the molten ocean of iron churning in Earth’s outer core, a section deep beneath the Pacific Ocean suddenly reversed direction and started moving eastward against the planet’s usual westward flow. This happened in 2010, according to satellite measurements of Earth’s magnetic field, and scientists are still trying to figure out what caused it… [I]t seemed to have a large,...

Science/Tech

US, Australia, and UK Plan New Unmanned Vehicles to Protect Undersea Data Cables

Today at 03:08 AM, via Slashdot

“Around 570 cables (plus a further 80 planned) carry between 95% and 99% of the world’s intercontinental telecommunications data,” reports CNN (since fiber cables offer speeds of terabits per second, carry much more data than satellite links). And “networks of green energy cables carrying electricity are also starting to sprawl across the world’s seabeds.” Now to protect them, the U.S.,...