Also a chemist Theresa Dankovich (at Carnegie Mellon has created a “Drinkable Book” which has copper and silver particles to filter out bacteria in water. It will give those in say South Africa who don’t have access to clean water, a chance to have safe water to drink. Each page can filter 100 L of water and the book could last for a year. I’m totally impressed. Also David Whitlock (chemical engineer and MIT grad) hasn’t showered for 12 years and uses Mother Dirt AO+ Mist on his skin. He has a company called AOBiome in Cambridge, MA. The company has created a product called Mother Dirt that sprays live bacteria on skin twice a day, it has no odor and feels like water. There are probiotics (good bacteria) that are found in foods like yogurt. There are also ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AO bacteria) that are naturally found in dirt and this bacteria converts sweat’s ammonia and urea into good bacteria with anti-inflammatory properties.

“Drinkable Book” was mentioned in Coffee News and also in Washington Post. Mother Dirt was also mentioned in Coffee News and Medical Daily (explains the future of modern medical technologies and science, they have also figured out Soft robots that mimic human behavior). Coffee News is a thin front and back page news that comes around every 3 or so weeks and they tell of some cool news, have fun jokes and also have a cool trivia.

A company in San Francisco called Elysium Space (Coffee News) is providing a final resting place on the moon for those who can spare $12,000. This company was founded by NASA engineer Thomas Civeit and they expect to be able to transport someone’s ashes to the moon in 2017. I think this is pretty cool, but I think the ashes will also cause some pollution in space if it is possible and we don’t need to pollute the environment.

All of these experiments make me want to become a chemist now. I was interested in theoretical physics b/c einstein’s theory of space-time and stephen hawking’s theory on black holes amazes me, but it seems a bit complicated. but i will probably be a biochemist and combine both the fields and at the same time i will keep a watch on skies as well as an ear out for any new innovative inventions coming out. i’m not the most mechanical-minded so physics isn’t the right science for me, but i think it is still cool. Currently I have been reading stories about psychology (including LGBT and other identities and their personalities) and also about bullying and they are quite inspirational and intriguing. i am also reading many philosophical books that question “who am i?” and also i plan to read a book on rocks and minerals since i’m always finding different rocks and minerals upon which i want to identify. my curiosity on how the world came together and who people truly are is insatiable, i keep finding new things that pull me. i have friends who want me to go into computer science and some who want me to be an athlete and i have others who think i’ll be a scientist, all of them are pulling me in many directions since i have so many interests, but science and spirituality will likely be where i go.

here is a fun trivia that will help your mind be less boggled about the science advancements (i got an 80%, got the last question wrong) answers in russian, tried to translate them to latin, but it didn’t work:

1. Who wrote The Fountainhead?
2. What is the term given for the study of codes?
b. What about the study of handwriting?
3. What part of the plant produces pollen?
4. A doubling cube can be found in backgammon. True or False?
5. Used in soups, stews or sauces, what is a bouquet garni?

Answers:

1. Айн рэнд
2. коды: криптография или криптологии
b. Почерк: графологии
3. тычинка
4. правда
5. пучок трав