{"id":1783,"date":"2020-08-01T20:49:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T20:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2020-08-14T20:49:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T20:49:46","slug":"august-2020-good-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2020\/08\/01\/august-2020-good-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"august 2020 \u2013 good to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/06\/30\/science\/kentucky-elk-wildlife-coal.html?campaign_id=34&amp;emc=edit_sc_20200630&amp;instance_id=19872&amp;nl=science-times&amp;regi_id=95810201&amp;segment_id=32222&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=ce59b03b465a0ee930a72bcb8ac45334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>East of the Mississippi<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nnature\u00a0|\u00a0New York Times, 30 June 2020<br \/>\nElks flock to Kentucky\u2019s disused coal mines<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mic.com\/p\/why-weed-makes-your-mouth-feel-dry-what-to-do-about-it-27628918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Parched<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Mic, 30 June 2020<br \/>\nWhy smoking cannabis makes your mouth dry<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/articles\/how-to-improve-eyesight?utm_source=Freethink&amp;utm_campaign=c92ab4afb0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_03_08_35_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_859dabc2e6-c92ab4afb0-204068401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Vision<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">science\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Freethink, 1 July 2020<br \/>\nRed light improves eyesight in people over forty<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/blindsight-a-strange-neurological-condition-that-could-help-explain-consciousness-141625?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%203%202020%20-%201668316073&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%203%202020%20-%201668316073+CID_5dc7baa83cb5da7e7c4ec3741cf99f88&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u><strong>Seeing without knowing<\/strong><\/u><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">science\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0The Conversation, 2 July 2020<br \/>\nBlindsight: a neurological condition that may help explain consciousness<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2020\/07\/03\/sub-saharan-solar-minigrid-market-worth-128-billion-by-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Minigrid<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">eco\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0pv-magazine, 3 July 2020<br \/>\nSolar power brings clean energy to millions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/innovation\/banned-facial-surveillance?link_uid=28&amp;utm_campaign=inverse-daily-2020-07-08&amp;utm_medium=inverse&amp;utm_source=newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Facial recognition<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">life\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Inverse, 7 July 2020<br \/>\nOn banning racist technology<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/articles\/microdosing-marijuana?utm_source=Freethink&amp;utm_campaign=49a6a02b3a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_03_08_35_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_859dabc2e6-49a6a02b3a-204068401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Weed<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Freethink, 7 July 2020<br \/>\nMicrodosing cannabis for pain relief<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/astronomers-surprised-stars-streaming-into-galaxy?mc_cid=97812fa090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Streaming<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">science\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Futurism, 8 July 2020<br \/>\nTwo-hundred stars are moving toward the center of the Milky Way<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/native-americans-polynesians-meet-180975269\/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=20200708-daily-responsive&amp;spMailingID=42907797&amp;spUserID=OTkyMjgzNTg1NDcxS0&amp;spJobID=1800634319&amp;spReportId=MTgwMDYzNDMxOQS2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kinship<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">science\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2020<br \/>\nNative Americans and Polynesians met eight-hundred years ago<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/jul\/08\/spreading-rock-dust-on-fields-could-remove-vast-amounts-of-co2-from-air\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Climate rocks<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">eco\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0The Guardian, 8 July 2020<br \/>\nSpreading basalt dust on fields to bind CO2 second best to reduce fossil fuel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2020\/07\/09\/eu-hydrogen-strategy-could-drive-120-gw-of-renewables-capacity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hydrogen<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">eco\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0pv-magazine, 9 July 2020<br \/>\nEU drives for a capacity of 120 GW renewables<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/07\/06\/science\/spirit-bears-canada.html?surface=home-discovery-vi-prg&amp;fellback=false&amp;req_id=669765356&amp;algo=identity&amp;imp_id=467355168&amp;action=click&amp;module=Science%20%20Technology&amp;pgtype=Homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Spirit bear<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">nature\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0New York Times, 10 July 2020<br \/>\nHair from white bears reveals genetic details<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/these-communities-are-experimenting-with-greener-and-fairer-ways-of-living-129374?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%2013%202020%20-%201676216160&amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20July%2013%202020%20-%201676216160+CID_a59c6aac2710d39e7845f76a8ec5a423&amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;utm_term=These%20communities%20are%20experimenting%20with%20greener%20and%20fairer%20ways%20of%20living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Inspiring<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">life\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0The Conversation, 10 July 2020<br \/>\nCommunal living in England and elsewhere<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mic.com\/p\/vermont-became-the-first-state-to-legally-require-composting-29154485?utm_campaign=mic&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>A green duty<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">eco\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Mic, 10 July 2020<br \/>\nIn Vermont composting is required by law<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/innovation\/5g-telesurgery-is-here?link_uid=26&amp;utm_campaign=inverse-daily-2020-07-14&amp;utm_medium=inverse&amp;utm_source=newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Socially distant operations<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">science\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Inverse, 13 July 2020<br \/>\nTelesurgery on the rise<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/future-crunch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Fossil fuels<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">eco\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Future Crunch, 16 July 2020<br \/>\nThe worst year ever for oil &amp; co.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/expandedconsciousness.com\/coral-reef-protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Protection<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">nature\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Expanded Consciousness, 16 July 2020<br \/>\nCorals as flood managers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/cbn-sleep-aid-psychoactive-1031811\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=RollingStone_Daily&amp;utm_content=217967_07-21-2020_why-cbn-is-a-psychoactive-sleep-aid&amp;utm_term=6568661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Insomnia<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">psychoactive\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Rolling Stone, 21 July 2020<br \/>\nCBN will make you sleep<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2020\/07\/22\/a-car-park-pv-folding-roof-to-recharge-electric-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Charger<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">eco\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0pv-magazine, 22 July 2020<br \/>\nParking lot roof charges the batteries of parked cars<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collective-evolution.com\/2020\/07\/25\/government-contractor-briefs-the-d-o-d-on-off-world-vehicles-not-made-on-this-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Out of this world<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #39af28;\">science\u00a0<\/span>|\u00a0Collective Evolution, 25 July 2020<br \/>\nAmerican Department of Defense briefs about alien objects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East of the Mississippi nature\u00a0|\u00a0New York Times, 30 June 2020 Elks flock to Kentucky\u2019s disused coal mines Parched psychoactive\u00a0|\u00a0Mic, 30 June 2020 Why smoking cannabis makes your mouth dry Vision science\u00a0|\u00a0Freethink, 1 July 2020 Red light improves eyesight in people over forty Seeing without knowing science\u00a0|\u00a0The Conversation, 2 July 2020 Blindsight: a neurological condition that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2020\/08\/01\/august-2020-good-to-know\/\" 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