This is wild to watch. So. Much. Planning.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
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China Tried to Block the Gobi Desert with Millions of Trees, Only to Turn a “Biological Void” Into Carbon-Sink Territory
Planting trees at the deserts edge has an ecological benefit, helps maintain the size of the desert, and acts as a carbon sink that actually helps scrub more of the earths gasses.
As VA Looks Ahead to Dementia Needs, Study Finds Immune Cells Attack Alzheimer’s Plaques in Brain | Military.com
Certainly, plaque buildup is one of the big contributing factors to Alzheimer's. So eliminating the plaque is important to the prevention of the disease.
I'm intrigued by the notion that building up certain immune cells can help this to happen. It's a fairly simple application, and theoretically inexpensive. I look forward to seeing how this turns out as they study it further.
Huawei launches another major battle over streaming against Disney
Hmmmm. Technology is ever evolving. Companies come up with solutions to problems and patent the methods they come up with.
Other companies wind up creating something similar, and then get sued by the first company for infringement. And then it's up to a court to decide who owns what - and whether any money will need to change hands to satisfy the claim.
It's a crazy world these days. And development happens so quickly. I don't know who's in the right here, but Disney has to defend themselves against infringement on their streaming platform.
African soccer confederation strips Senegal of Africa Cup title and declares Morocco the champion | AP News
This is so bizarre. Back in December, you had the AFCON soccer championship that pitted Senegal against Morocco.
It was wild! I summarized a lot of what happened here:
Chaos at the AFCON 2025
https://youtu.be/e2YAcAJvmbw
https://youtu.be/e2YAcAJvmbw
But now - months later - FIFA is stripping Senegal of their win. If I understand the ruling correctly, it's because the coach sent the Senegal team to the locker room. So they essentially were ruled to have "abandoned the game" … of course he did this to reign in the chaos. The fans were out of control and the players were hot. He was trying to de-escalate the situation.
And in my humble opinion, he was completely right. And coming back now to change the outcome is just stupid.
And of course Senegal responded …
This 12-Year-Old Built a Nuclear Fusion Reactor at Home, A World First for His Age
This young lad got an interest in nuclear power when he was just 8 years old. And while building a nuclear reactor wasn't feasible for him, he did manage to get engaged with a project incubator program in Texas.
And built a working fusion reactor!
There's still some validation and testing required, and it remains to be seen if it could be viable at scale.
But, wow. Curiosity got him a long way!
And what have I done with my life?!
And meanwhile, in Britain, there’s a $266 (USD) retrofit of a coal power plant into a fusion reactor. Which is impressive in its own right. But definitely a little pricey.
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