Stories [What's capturing my attention these days across design, strategy, innovation and beyond]
My biggest discovery in high school was that Mcdonalds would make shamrock McFlurries upon special request. Not so with Dasia Taylor, an Iowa student who invented a surgical suture that changes color when in the presence of infection for her science fair.
The innovation relies on beet juice, which changes from red to dark purple when pH rises from 5 to 9. Apparently, the human body also raises pH when confronted with an infection. A perfect marriage!
Product is still in testing before being it can be brought to market, but it could be a particularly huge early warning sign in emerging countries with limited access to medical care. C-sections alone result in 20% infection rates across many African nations.
My biggest discovery in high school was that Mcdonalds would make shamrock McFlurries if specially requested. Not. so with Dasia Taylor, an Iowa student who invented a new surgical suture that changes color when in the presence of infection.
The innovation relies on beet juice, which changes from red to dark purple when the pH rises from 5 to 9. Apparently, the human body also raises pH when confronted with an infection. A perfect marriage!
Product still in testing before being launched, but could be a particularly huge early warning sign for emerging countries with limited access to medical care.
Fragile Future III [video]
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SURVIVOR (CBS and streaming)
I've spent two full decades rolling my eyes at Survivor. How have there been so many seasons? Why does Jeff Probst have so many Emmys? What's a Parvati?
Cut to a pandemic and suddenly 40 seasons of television aren't sounding so daunting. Throw in some gentle encouragement from Las Culturistas podcast (another recommendation) and suddenly inhaling seasons faster than Cheese-Its.
I'm not going to wax philosophical about why I became obsessed, but trust that the format is incredibly satisfying for binge watching while trapped in your home.
There is no need to watch chronologically, so here's my current top 5 seasons for those wondering where to start:
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Season 28: Cagayan
[Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix] -
Season 31: Cambodia - Second Chance
[Hulu] -
Season 40: Winners at War
[CBS All Access...or try 123Movies.Gallery I mean just kidding this blog does not condone illegal streaming] -
Survivor 34: Game Changers
[Hulu] -
Season 20: Heroes vs. Villains
[Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix]