1. Music Therapy

Science Magazine: How our mind is affected by music

CNN: Music Therapy

NPR: Music Therapy for Kids

2. Chinese New Year

Statista: Largest annual human migrations

The Sun: Chinese Zodiac

Forbes: Largest human migration

3. Olympics update

4. Plastic pollution

BBC: Plastic pollution

TheBalance.com: Time taken for garbage to decompose

Grist.org: Dump vs Burn for plastic

BioCollection: The company that makes bio-decomposable coffee cups 

5. "Super Wood"

DailyMail: Good coverage on "super wood"

Wikipedia: US President Limo, "The Beast"

WorldSteel.org: Facts about steel

6. Cancer linked to consumption of ultra-processed foods

BMJ: The research

Health.com: Ultra-processed foods to throw out

CNN: Coverage on the report

7. RocketLab adds to space debris problem

TheVerge: Coverage of Launch

SpaceSafetyMagazine: Good explanation of Kessler Syndrome

 

 

 

1. Music Therapy

2. Chinese New Year

3. Olympics update

4. Plastic pollution

5. "Super Wood"

6. Cancer linked to consumption of ultra-processed foods

7. RocketLab adds to space debris problem

 

 

1. Astronomy: At an annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society, astronomers talked about challenges arising from from space debris, light pollution and radio waves in monitoring deep space from Earth. 

3. Sports: Winter Olympics

4. Inspiration: Nick Vuijcic was born without any limbs and now at 35-years old, is  a motivational speaker doing activities like swimming and surfing. He is also the CEO of non-profit “Life without Limbs”and spreads the message of hope and love throughout the wo

1. Film: Nintendo announces new Mario film (animation) to be released in 2020

2. Ocean: Female Killer Whale Says Human Words like "Hello".

3. History: Scientists take care of 5300 year old mummy so that he doesn't decay.

4. Inpsiration: Mikalia converts her fear into a roaring business

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News from Sports, Space, Maths & Health

1. Sports: Winter Olympics Start in South Korea

Forbes: Schedule, odds of winning etc.

ABC Australia: Photos, nice coverage of opening ceremony

2. Space: Flacon Heavy & Space X Launch

The company

Techcrunch: Good coverage of the launch

3. Maths: Largest Mersenne Prime Number Discovered 

GIMPS:  (If you want to become a volunteer)

From BBC (Listen on Leela Kids App): One of the best podcast episodes from BBC on prime numbers & mathematicians behind them 

From Scientific American: Not for the faint-hearted. How a mathematician found an interesting way to find prime numbers:  

Different types of prime numbers

4. Health: Lack of Sleep linked to obesity & cancer in kids

The Study

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