Stealing robots

Plus, New York needs to get spongy. ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   ͏   [// The only ESP you’ll ever need »]( [Advertise]( | [Talk to Us](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) | [Shop]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you. Tech: What culture invented surgical instruments? Hint: It wasn’t Nurse Ratched. (Scroll to the bottom for the answer!) [/earth] [New York needs to get spongier—or get used to more floods | Wired]( [New York needs to get spongier — or get used to more floods]( “Two years after the remnants of Hurricane Ian dumped up to 10 inches of rain on New York City in just two hours, the metropolis is once again inundated today by extreme rainfall. 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No one knows how much rats cost people worldwide each year, but the total is likely in the hundreds of millions of dollars—and possibly much more. … In a world at war with the rat, a defense of the enemy might seem hopeless. … A growing body of research paints a picture of the accused that is far less vile than has been portrayed, and that may even charm the jury.” [// Hakai Magazine »]( [/spooky] [Halloween fun or enormous waste issue: are pumpkins bad for the environment? | Green Matters]( [Halloween fun or enormous waste issue: are pumpkins bad for the environment?]( “One of the staples of fall is the pumpkin, an iconic orange fruit that pairs perfectly with pie or your choice of a horror movie. But the real horror movie every year is the amount of waste that occurs around early November when the Halloween festivities are over, and the transition from fall to winter is imminent. Are pumpkins bad for the environment? 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[// Get in touch »](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) [/science] [Trivia Answer: The ancient Egyptians] Trivia Answer: The ancient Egyptians According to the [Discovering Egypt]( page: “The Edwin Smith Papyrus shows the Egyptians invented medical surgery. It describes 48 surgical cases of injures of the head, neck, shoulders, breast and chest. It includes a list of instruments used during surgeries with instructions for the suturing of wounds using a needle and thread. This list includes lint, swabs, bandage, adhesive plaster, surgical stitches and cauterization. It is also the earliest document to make a study of the brain. The Cairo Museum has a collection of surgical instruments which include scalpels, scissors, copper needles, forceps, spoons, lancets, hooks, probes and pincers.” Powered by StackCommerce 73 Market Street | Venice, CA 90291 Copyright © 2023 StackCommerce All rights reserved [Unsubscribe]( [View this email in your browser](