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2010/01/10 in Thoughts on..., Weekly Roundup | Tags: aquaculture, evolution, fish, global health, medicine, politics, recycling, social media, society and culture | by younglandis | Leave a comment
Here’s a feature I’m trying out: the Weekly Roundup, a selection of news and tweets seen this week on environment, society, and all that stuff, in case you missed it.
Photo courtesy of Art Center College of Design.
- Beasts of Salvation: The Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA) and Princeton University have designed the “solar camel” — a mobile health clinic with lightweight refrigeration units for medicines. [Art Center College of Design, via @MargaretKinney]
- Red. Turquoise. Light Yellow. The “bra color meme” has been fairly viral on Facebook this week, but one blogger finds it a painful reminder of cancer. [Toddler Planet, h/t @agentofstrange] (Update: WaPo claims the original meme intended to spread cancer awareness, although the jury is out on this.)
- Single/Amphibious/Four-legged/Enjoys Sunset Walks on the Beach: Ancient footprints reset tetrapod genesis by 12 million years earlier, to a youthful 397mya… [MSNBC]
