Things I learned on the job this month, part III

It’s been a slow month, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It’s nice to take a breather every once in a while. 

Still, I made some last edits on the novel, helped a marketing company write about money transfers, and of course, learned some new things. 

One: The Antarctic Ice Sheet is actually growing. After years of accelerated ice loss, between the years of 2021 and 2023 the Ice Sheet actually gained mass. This doesn’t mean that things are all hunky dory: four glaciers are still on the verge of breaking up, which would be very bad. Still, a piece of good news is a piece of good news.

Two: Scientists have managed to create a pacemaker that is smaller than a grain of rice. The itty-bitty contraption can be injected into the body non-invasively, and simply dissolves harmlessly when no longer needed. These new pacemakers are revolutionary especially in terms of pediatric cardiology. Now babies born with devastating heart-defects no longer need to be burdened with uncomfortable and unwieldy traditional temporary pacemakers after heart surgery. 

Three: There is now a blood test that can detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms begin to emerge, at which point the neurological damage has already been done. This could truly revolutionize treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Though there is no known cure as of now, early detection is one step in stopping the development of the disease before it is too late. 

Stay cool, take naps, read books.

Go Cubbies!