Tuesday, May 27
Robert Reich
Four years of college shouldn’t be the only gateway to the middle class
Thinking about education reform in the Trump era
Friends,
Trump’s latest idiotic idea of redistributing $3 billion in grant money from Harvard to trade schools, which he posted yesterday, masks a larger and more serious issue.
It’s absurd that a four-year college degree has become the only gateway into the American middle class.
Many high school seniors feel compelled to go to college because they’ve been told over and over that a college degree is necessary.
But not every young person is suited to four years of college.
Some may be bright and ambitious but won’t get much out of college.
An estimated half of recent college graduates are in jobs that don’t even require a college degree.
At A Glance
Ancient baby rattles discovered in Syria.
Wet fingers all wrinkle in the same way.
Inside Singapore's "best airport in the world." (w/video)
See surreal images of black holes.
What dinosaurs may have sounded like.
NASA's photographer of the year awards.
Sardines are gearing up to be the next summer trend.
Clickbait: Was world's oldest fingerprint an emoji?
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Here are some illuminating scientific discoveries from the week to help you live better and maybe even gaze at the clouds.
Penguin poop can help limit global warming. These are the bowel movements heard ’round the world. Penguins in Antarctica are “major emitters” of ammonia—a compound that stimulates cloud formation, which helps block heat from the sun. Meaning, penguins may be combating ice melt just by going No. 2, scientists reported this week. The downwind from a colony of 60,000 penguins contained about 1,000 times more ammonia than atmospheric baselines, according to the new research. Typically, ammonia from vegetation helps create cloud coverage, so, in lieu of greenery at the South Pole, penguin poop could be critical, especially as climate change quickly melts the sea ice that keeps Earth cool.
FDA clears first blood test for detecting Alzheimer’s. Doctors are expected to catch more cases of Alzheimer’s—faster and earlier—now that federal officials have greenlit a blood test for people showing symptoms of the disease. About 7.2 million Americans are estimated to be living with Alzheimer’s, but primary care physicians only diagnose it correctly ~60% of the time, and specialty neurologists catch it 70%–80% of the time, according to Dr. Howard Fillit, chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation. “With the blood test, we can get it up to over 90%,” he said.
Unknown bacteria found on Chinese Space Station. Astronauts discovered a microbe on China’s Tiangong space station that’s never been seen on Earth before—and appears uniquely suited for space. Niallia tiangongensis can break down protein in nutrient-deficient environments and even self-repair radiation damage, which is perfect for surviving in space stations. But scientists aren’t sure yet if the bacterium evolved up there or hitched a ride from Earth, where there are estimated to be billions of undiscovered microbes. Though scientists said earlier this year that space stations are too sterile and astronauts could benefit from more bacteria, they might not want this one. The new microbe’s closest terrestrial relative can cause sepsis.—ML
Life's Purpose
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This topic has been discussed ever since mankind discovered there was more to be had and how to kill for sport... which goes back to before the birth of Jesus if you are one to believe in the Bible.
Whether you believe or not, is not the issue... the issue is our purpose.
We typically live to between 80 and 100 although there are more and more humans living beyond 100.
So, around 90 years on average... and with those 90 years what exactly are we supposed to accomplish to do?
Actually, we can remove the first twenty years of our life because we are growing and learning... now, we have 70 years to accomplish our purpose.
- Are we supposed to achieve wealth?
- Are we supposed to achieve assets?
- Are we supposed to become religious?
- Are we supposed to achieve education?
- Are we supposed to create offsprings?
- Are we supposed to bring the world together or achieve global peace?
- Are we supposed to create/do something important?
- Are we supposed to make friends?
- Are we supposed to find happiness?
When you think about the number of years that we live and compare that number to infinity... our lives are more or less MEANINGLESS... and would still be relatively MEANINGLESS even if we lived 900 years.
Most of us don't give a rat's rearend about our purpose, we just want to live and experience whatever for as long as we can, not really caring if we contribute anything or not.
If you have a minute or two, it is an interesting concept to PONDER...
Amazon's new warehouse robot has a 'sense of touch' that could see it replace human workers
Amazon has announced a new robot with a sense of touch, enabling it to pick up and stow around three-quarters of the items found in its warehouses.
The new robot, called Vulcan, can accurately gauge the pressure required to grab and move warehouse items based on their size, dimensions and density, according to the e-commerce giant.
"Vulcan represents a fundamental leap forward in robotics," Aaron Parness, Amazon's director of applied science, said in a statement. "It's not just seeing the world, it's feeling it, enabling capabilities that were impossible for Amazon robots until now."
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