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treebro··on Researchers develop a new houseplant that can clean home air (2018)
This plant needs to be propagated as much as possible.
treebro··on Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space
Found it ironic that Branson called space 'Virgin Territory'.

There's a very good possibility that we'd be sending ourselves into the dark ages if space debris goes unmanaged. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS1ibDImAYU&

treebro··on A Style-Based Generator Architecture for Generative Adversarial Networks [pdf]
This is just phenomenal. Can see this being a a fairly disruptive force in the media industry.

Also, sock puppet factories could use this to create endless numbers of fake personas for social media astroturfing.

treebro··on America Isn’t Ready for the Lanternfly Invasion
Invasive species are the worst - Parthenium is everywhere in India, and has ruined wildlife sanctuaries and land for grazing. There seems to be no way to eradicate it.
treebro··on Browsable History of Philosophy
Really interesting project, though it's tough to browse/navigate though it. Keep at it!
treebro··on Mumbai bans plastic bags, bottles, and single-use plastic containers
Plastic has become an eyesore in most of India, this couldn't come sooner.
treebro··on AI-enabled dermatology app aims to save Indians the blushes
"I have no idea what that is supposed to mean."

save (one's) blushes

via: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

"To prevent someone from feeling embarrassed or awkward."