👩⚕️ Gates Foundation launches initiative to speed development of therapies for the coronavirus
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard have committed up to $125 million in seed funding to speed-up the response to the COVID-19 epidemic by identifying, assessing, developing, and scaling-up treatments.
🧬 Google's super AI helps scientists understand the coronavirus
DeepMind became famous by winning over humans in the complicated board game Go, but the artificial intelligence can also be used to understand a virus and help find a vaccine.
✍️ Global literacy at record high level
In 1820 only 12% of the people in the world could read and write, today the share has reversed and almost 90 percent are literate.
💉 Congo free from Ebola
The last patient treated for Ebola in Congo-Kinshasa has been discharged, reports the WHO. The major Ebola crisis in the country may be over.
🎉 Dr. Mouna is the Warp Institute Fact-Based Optimist of the Year for 2019
Winner of the Fact-Based Optimist of the Year in 2019 - Dr Mouna Esmaeilzadeh! We asked you in the Warp Community to nominate people for the Warp Award in the category of fact-based optimist of the year. Our team of volunteers and members of our WIP [https://warpinstitute.se/wip]
🚘 Tesla's biggest threat
Tesla's future is likely bright, but there are also threats on the horizon. Perhaps the biggest threat is what we can't see right now.
🧬 Genome sequencing cost $100 million 20 years ago - now it's $299
Nebula Genomics offers a mapping of your entire genome for $ 299.
💚 New concrete creates living moss walls that absorb pollution
Moss in cities can absorb pollution and clean the air. But it is difficult to grow in the metropolitan areas. Spanish researchers have now developed a concrete in which the moss can grow.
🦏 Poaching of rhinos has decreased sharply thanks to new technical equipment
The poaching of rhino has almost completely stopped in Kenya, thanks to a conscious investment in new technology.