Bill Gates, also known as the richest man on earth is also one of the most charitable and "philanthropic" people on the earth as well. He has donated millions (probably billions) of dollars to charity including the foundation he created. His recent efforts have been centered around curing diseases and improving life for 3rd world countries.
He recently tweeted an infographic the most deadly animals on the planet. It charts deaths per year by animals such as the shark (10 deaths), hippopotamus (something like 500!) and more. Humans of course are one of the largest killers of people. But the most deadly animal by far is the mosquito. I think the number was somewhere around 600,000 people die a year due to diseases carried by the mosquito. It's a huge problem and one that Bill Gates has decided to tackle head one. I believe he has what it takes (and not just financially but his ambition and knowledge) to solve it.
Tesla is suing the government. It's nice to be reminded once in a while of a few of the principles of democracy and freedom - such as the right and ability of citizens and corporations to sue their government. Tesla claims that the government unfairly awarded a non-compete contract with a space launch and satellite company - which comes directly in line with Tesla's goals to help NASA in the future. Elon Musk is a fiery guy and he won't back down the face of a battle, especially when he knows he's right. More power to him, I think he deserves the win and the government needs to be put back in it's place.
Happy news, it turn out Utah is the nerdiest state of the country. I feel very proud to be a small part of that, and admittedly I'm a little surprised, I knew we were nerdy, but number 1? That's awesome! A recent chart breaks down about 10 different factors that go into a states nerdiness. It was made by the same people who rated who likely a state was to survive a zombie apocalypse (Utah was raked #5 I believe). The chart also has a map of all the nerdy states and as a warning to all my fellow nerds - the south is to be avoided, it is a nerd wasteland. I highly recommend looking up the chart and seeing all the factors that went into it like Magic the Gathering players, comic book sales, DnD players and so forth. Nerds unite!
Other videos and news: An unpickable bike lock - a little complicated but a fun engineering feat. I don't remember the guys name but he release another video of his mind boggling body. Yep, he's a body builder but not your normal body builder, he's a master of calisthenics and it is awesome to see him practically walk through the air using just his arms.
Happy Monday and good luck for the week ahead.
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