We discuss the latest in phone hacking technology, how aquaculture may be able to help the global food crisis, and how engaging with people who speak in a foreign accent may help us retain language.

Hacking Device  

• “Hacking device can secretly swipe and tap your smartphone screen” by Jeremy Hsu
  • https://www.newscientist.com/article/2335970-hacking-device-can-secretly-swipe-and-tap-your-smartphone-screen/
• “‘Invisible finger’ demo hacks the touchscreen” by Billy Hurley
  • https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2022/08/22/invisible-finger-demo-hacks-the-touchscreen

Designer Seaweed 

• “New aquaculture technology can help ease the global food crisis” by Tel-Aviv University
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220831094703.htm
• “Enriched seaweed may be a key element in the fight against world hunger, experts flag” by William Bradford Nichols
  • https://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/enriched-seaweed-may-be-a-key-element-in-the-fight-against-world-hunger-experts-flag.html

Accent Exposure 

• Exposure to accents helps children learn words by University of Freiburg
  • https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/966388#.YzXammCICB0.reddit
• “Why do some accents sound better than others?” By Gerry Howley
  • https://theconversation.com/why-do-some-accents-sound-better-than-others-77732

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