In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about how Canadian doctors are prescribing time outdoors as a health treatment, a non-profit organisation educating men on toxic masculinity through theatre, and an innovative swallowable tiny camera helping doctors detect bowel cancer.
A Danish start-up has developed a portable wind turbine
Drawing inspiration from kites, The Wind Catcher weighs 10kg and can produce up to 600W of energy, with users able to set up the device within 15 minutes.
Minneapolis has banned the use of facial recognition technology in its police force
With such software unable to recognise non-white faces as well as Caucasian ones, the move stands as a small step in addressing racial bias in law enforcement.
AI has detected and prevented hundreds of sewage leaks from treatment plants
926 spill events were identified over an 11-year period, indicating that machine learning could be used on a larger scale in the fight against water pollution.
The move comes as a response to increasing anti-heteronormative rhetoric in Poland and Hungary, with the resolution set to be written into law in the near future.
Bilingual learning pods are supporting ESL learners throughout the pandemic
With many after-school programmes unable to run as usual due to lockdown restrictions, the Esperanza NGO is acting as a lifeline to immigrant students.
