Greening Air Travel & Dealing With Trolls
Monthly roundup from SJK: sustainable aviation, online trolls, cancer-resistant whales, and more.
Hello,
Happy June! Teachers, are you excited for summer break? With the end of the school year upon us, we’d love to hear from you! We value your feedback highly and would appreciate the opportunity to learn about how you use our resources and how we can best serve your needs:
For many, summer means taking flights to vacation destinations. So how can we make air travel more sustainable? In one of our three new adapted scientific articles, How can air travel produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions?, researchers compared different scenarios to find the best way to help the aviation industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read the article, or watch the SJK Academy blackboard version here:
#ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience #Energy
Switching gears, have you ever heard of the troll hypothesis? Hint: it doesn’t have to do with bridges or fantasy stories! Why are online political discussions so mean? explores how online trolls contribute to how mean online discussions about political topics can get.
#SocialScience #SocialMedia #Politics
Our last new article is Why don’t whales get cancer?, which explains how scientists compared whale genomes to investigate why they don’t get cancer more often, considering how many cells they have in their bodies and how long they live.
#Biology #Genetics #Health
That’s not all!
AI has become a hot topic of discussion lately. It’s a good thing that lots of researchers are investigating these tools to learn more about them. This collection of 4 Scientific Articles about AI and ChatGPT is a great way to introduce your students to research on these topics and help keep them informed about tools that are quickly becoming a part of everyday life!
Finally, if you follow our social media, you might have noticed that we love science humor! Reply to this email with your favorite science-related joke and you might just get featured on our socials!
Happy science exploration!
Tanya Dimitrova
Founder and Editor