Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Studying the brain to save it 🔬

"These are the cornerstones that are accelerating our science." 11/5/19

Combating Alzheimer's With New Computer Technology

The human brain remains a complex mystery. But, if we dare to dream big—and have the proper tools and data to fuel those ambitions—we may one day discover cures for diseases as devastating as Alzheimer's. In Germany, more than 1,000 neuroscientists are using HPE Memory-Driven Computing architecture to help identify patterns within vast collections of data 100x faster than before. Their work aims to identify bio-markers that can predict the early onset of Alzheimer's disease.

This Great Big Story is by HPE.

Why Japan's Businesspeople Stopped Wearing Suits and Ties

Tokyo's hottest fashion trend? Wearing a short-sleeved shirt to the office when it's hot outside. Yuriko Koike is behind the movement. She's the governor of Tokyo, and she created the Cool Biz campaign to encourage workers to wear lighter clothing. The initiative is not about fashion so much as it is about getting companies to turn down the air conditioning. And it has been successful. Carbon dioxide emissions have been cut by over 1.69 metric tons across Japan since Cool Biz launched in 2005.

This Great Big Story was made possible by BP.

Korean Egg Bread Is Soft, Sweet and Packed with Protein

Eggcellent. Eggceptional. Eggsquisite. Lee Hye Jun's egg bread is all these things and more. She serves her soft and sweet creation at her Seoul, South Korea cart in the Myeondong district. And every little loaf is served fresh from the oven.
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