Author - Jorge Paka

Autonomous Items Like Robotic Vacuum Cleaners: Convenience or Loss of Meaningful Experiences?

Credtit: unplashA recent article in the Journal of Marketing, co-authored by researchers from the University of St. Gallen and Columbia Business School, explores how people's perception of the significance of manual work can serve as a predictor for the acceptance and utilization of autonomous products.Exploring the Delegation of Manual Tasks to Autonomous ProductsThe forthcoming...

Engine Treatment Can Reduce the Noise Produced by Jets

Credit: istockThose residing in close proximity to an airport or directly beneath the flight path of incoming and outgoing jets often yearn for the opportunity to listen to Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence."The impact of airplane noise is severe, as demonstrated by various studies and reports. In a 2022 study conducted in...

Insect Communities May Face Significant Disruption and Disorder Due to Climate Change

Credit: Unsplash.What occurs when climate change is introduced into the equation is the potential for the emergence of new species worldwide, as various organism groups become distinct and follow separate evolutionary paths.In the publication "Contrasting effects of warming in diverging insects," which was recently released in Ecology Letters, Thomas H.Q. Powell, an assistant lecturer...

Indonesia Seeks Australia’s Help in Becoming a Global EV and Battery Supplier

Credit: Michael Fousert/ unplash.Australia and Indonesia are strengthening their economic collaboration, leveraging their respective strengths in the clean energy transition. Indonesia is emerging as a manufacturer of electric vehicles and their accompanying batteries, while Australia possesses the necessary lithium reserves to support Indonesia's endeavors in this field.During the visit of Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi"...

New Genetic Tech Developed to Combat Malaria-Transmitting Mosquitoes

Malaria continues to be one of the most lethal illnesses globally Credit: istockMalaria continues to be one of the most lethal illnesses globally. Each year, malaria infections claim the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals, with children under the age of five primarily affected. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Staying True to Your Core Philosophy

Credit: istockMost of us are familiar with the concept of mission statements that companies create to guide their actions and decisions. Similarly, individuals can benefit from having their own personal mission statements or core philosophies. These guiding principles remind us of what truly matters and help us make choices aligned with our values and...

Debt crisis at UK’s Largest Water Company and Its Implications For Taxpayers

Credit: PixabayThames Water is said to be teetering on the edge of failure. The foremost water company in the UK, renowned for its significant water loss, incidents of sewage overflow, generous executive salaries, and dividend disbursements, seems to be overwhelmed with debts that exceed its financial capacity to repay.Thames Water is facing a critical...

There May Be Good News About the Oceans in a Globally Warmed World

Credit: Unsplash.A recent study led by Rutgers University and published in Nature indicates that an analysis of oxygen levels in Earth's oceans could potentially bring some encouraging news about the oceans' health in a future world affected by global warming.The study focused on examining ocean sediment and revealed that during the Miocene warm period...

Kids Who Read For Pleasure Grow into Better-Adjusted Teens

Credit: Unsplash.According to a recent study, although young children may find electronic devices intriguing, traditional reading has been found to contribute to their improved social and emotional adjustment during their middle school years.A recent study conducted on over 10,000 U.S. tweens has revealed that those who started reading for pleasure at an early age...

Why Elephants Have Whiskers on Their Trunks

Credit: Unsplash.A group of zoologists from the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, and Berlin Zoological Garden has uncovered the function of whiskers located on elephant trunks. In their study, which was published in the journal Communications Biology, the team examined elephant trunks...