It’s not common for coffee and electric automobiles to be associated with one another, but Starbucks is hoping to alter that. Starbucks, in collaboration with Volvo, is taking the lead by offering to build 60 charging stations throughout five American states, with the goal of providing electric vehicle drivers with “enjoyable places to relax while their cars recharge” It other words, you will now be able to refuel both your body and your vehicle at the same time! Read full article here
Oddities
The Curious Case of the Ancient Brain
In 2008, archaeologists examining the University of York discovered something strange: the decapitated head of an Iron Age man and his very shrivelled but very much intact brain. How a centuries-old brain was preserved is still unknown, but research suggests that it could have been because of brain diseases like dementia. The Yorkshire man’s brain’s proteins were bunched up together, much like how dementia causes brain proteins to bunch up into plaques. This bunching up, or aggregation, could continue even after death, turning regions of the brain into hard masses. Read full article here
Merv
September 30, 2022
