This week:
• It's hurricane season
• Viral levels in wastewater spiking
• What the world might look like in 2050
• Results from the biggest-ever Alzheimer's study
• Asking better questions about our apps
Action Steps
• Send (https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3QUS9SLT7QD3/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex)disaster recovery supplies to Florida, donate (https://donate.wck.org/give/429706/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=fionaupdate)or volunteer with World Central Kitchen to feed people in Florida (https://wck.volunteerhub.com/vv2/lp/Ian) and/or Puerto Rico (https://wck.volunteerhub.com/vv2/lp/chefsforpr), help (https://dertaskforcenews.substack.com/p/hurricane-ian-will-put-millions-of) the Footprint Project spin up microgrids
• Tell your city council about BioBot wastewater monitoring (https://biobot.io/government/)
• Check out Vox's explainer video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0gN1x6sVTc) on how the remaining water in the West is distributed
• Protect your brain and heart with the Blue Zones cookbook (https://bookshop.org/a/8952/9781426220135)
• Read this piece by WIRED about how to buy ethical and eco-friendly electronics (https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-buy-ethical-and-eco-friendly-electronics/), and this one about how to advocate for tech privacy (https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-advocate-your-tech-privacy/)
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