Places and Things

The director of Titanic and Avatar, James Cameron, has issued a blunt warning about the future of the Great Barrier Reef, saying that unless things change, the reef will die. from https://www.buzzfeed.com/joshtaylor/james-cameron-warns-the-great-barrier-reef-will-die https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2018-05/27/23/asset/buzzfeed-prod-web-06/sub-buzz-16934-1527479956-11.jpg

President Donald Trump paid tribute to fallen soldiers on Memorial Day with a tweet applauding the state of the country under his administration. from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-memorial-day_us_5b0c013ae4b0fdb2aa558b56 http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

We’re still a few months away from the debut of Google’s next-generation Pixel smartphones, but things have been relatively quiet in terms of leaked information about the devices. from https://9to5google.com/2018/05/28/google-pixel-3-front-panel-notch-leak/ https://9to5google.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/giftguide_schoon_13.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=2000&h=0&resize=300%2C250

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. When humans’ genetic information (known as the genome) was mapped 15 years ago, it promised to change the world. from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-we-really-prepared-for-the-genetic-revolution/ https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/0D9678FF-6352-49BB-8D9B1F53B1992F23.jpg?w=590&h=393&8EE5E019-A1F4-4DC6-92C4E1D66DDFCBC2

The Information reports that Apple will be taking a big leap in iOS 12, giving some third-party developers full access to the NFC chip inside iPhones, first introduced with iPhone 6. from https://9to5mac.com/2018/05/25/apple-will-reportedly-open-up-nfc-in-ios-12/ https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/screen-shot-2016-06-28-at-11-00-58-am.png?w=1600

Everything is streaming nowadays. The Oscars. The Super Bowl. Your favorite TV show. The latest Star Wars. (Well, eventually.) People are increasingly giving up on cable TV. By the end of last year, an estimated 22.2 million people had canceled cable or some other traditional TV service. from https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/25/17389588/streaming-tv-guide-how-to-apple-tv-roku-chromecast https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/4208551/new-apple-tv--1653.0.jpg

One of the world’s most important food crops may be declining in quality due to greenhouse gas emissions. from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/as-co2-levels-rise-rice-becomes-less-nutritious/ https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/93E4AF78-AC4E-43EB-BEEDBD5C1A4CF958.jpg?w=590&h=393&834D7D7E-DC8E-4952-AEA93759935D2A9F