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Tue. 07/07 - The Selfless Inventor of the N95 Mask


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The story of the man who invented the N95 mask. Birds in Canada have changed their tune in an unprecedented way that has stumped scientists. How to become a citizen scientist. The sixteenth century “reading machine” recreated by engineering students in 2018. And a new way to annoy your coworkers.

Links:

Peter Tsai invented N95 masks. He's come out of retirement to join the covid-19 fight. (Washington Post)
  • Sparrows are singing a new song, in a rapid, unprecedented shift (National Geographic)
  • Bird Baby Shower (Ahlers Adam, Twitter)
  • These Are Some of the Best Citizen Science Projects You Can Join With Just Your Phone or Laptop (Gizmodo)
  • How Students Built a 16th-Century Engineer's Book-Reading Machine (Atlas Obscura)
  • How to Rickroll Your Zoom Meeting (Gizmodo)
  • inviterick.com
  • See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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