Owls replacing pesticides, dogs saving koalas, eyesight for blind teacher
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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about owls that protect vineyards from pests, a dog that saved 100 Koalas from the Australian bushfires, and a brain implant that helped a blind teacher see again.
Brain implant restores partial eyesight in teacher blind for 16 years
A camera and a brain implant allow former science teacher Berna Gómez, who was blind for 16 years, to see letters, detect object edges and even play a video game.
Awet Tesfaiesus, a lawyer from Eritrea, has become Germany’s first Black woman elected to the Bundestag. Now, she hopes to become a role model for imigrant women.
French farmers grow tropical fruit with zero-carbon impact
French farmers are modifying their cultivation methods to tropical growing conditions, reducing CO2 emissions produced from importing fruit from across the world.
In our eighth podcast episode, we’re talking about a basic income scheme for artists and art workers in Ireland, a bold approach to treating drug addiction, and a surprising self-defense initiative in a Kenyan slum.
