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Good News This Week: April 19, 2025 - Parrots, Parks, & Peels

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New pollen-replacing 'power bars' give honey bees nutrients they need to survive

Researchers from Washington State University liken the bee’s food supplement to human “power bars.”

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This man wants to fix America's low voter turnout with mobile phone voting. Here's what it would look like

As Congress approves the SAVE Act, venture capitalist and political strategist Bradley Tusk hopes to make elections more accessible.

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A woman stands on a lit stage with a diagram behind her, showing an array of fruit molded and fruit intact.

In TED Talk, chemist debuts 'natural peel' that extends the life of produce without 'refrigeration, pesticides, waxes, or plastics'

Food chemist Jenny Du said their natural peel works on “bananas, avocados, limes, green beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, berries, you name it.”

Woebot makes the case for AI therapy in new TED Talk: Therapists can't be there 'for those 2 a.m. panic attacks'

Woebot creator Alison Darcy: “Most people aren't getting in front of a therapist, and even if they are, they're not there beside you as you live your life.”

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Lucasfilm on AI: ‘We need to use these tools thoughtfully and with the full permission of the talent’

Rob Bredow looked back at innovations at the heart of “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park,” and “Indiana Jones” to show how AI should be used as an artist tool, not as a replacement.

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Ocean Cleanup in new TED Talk: 'We can clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years' time'

With the organization’s technology, an area of the ocean the size of a football field is being cleaned every five seconds.

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In TED Talk, Google demos Android XR: The 'Tony Stark' glasses that translate languages in real time

In addition to translating languages in real time, the glasses use a “Memory” tool to help users remember where they’d misplaced forgotten items.

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Scientists invent edible 'squid shell biofilm' to double shelf-life of strawberries — without changing their taste

The biofilm was derived from the peel of a pomegranate and the inner shells of a squid.

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Japan created the world's first 3D-printed train station — and it took just 6 hours to build

The new station was constructed at the end of March and should be open to the public this summer.

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Thanks to AI sound analysis, an endangered bird was located for the first time in 30 years

The rare bird species hadn’t been seen west of Melbourne since 1989. One conservationist said it's like “finding gold.”