Hacking Device, Designer Seaweed, Accent Exposure

We discuss the latest in phone hacking technology, how aquaculture may be able to help the global food crisis, and how engaging with people who speak in a foreign accent may help us retain language.

Hacking Device  

• “Hacking device can secretly swipe and tap your smartphone screen” by Jeremy Hsu
  • https://www.newscientist.com/article/2335970-hacking-device-can-secretly-swipe-and-tap-your-smartphone-screen/
• “‘Invisible finger’ demo hacks the touchscreen” by Billy Hurley
  • https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2022/08/22/invisible-finger-demo-hacks-the-touchscreen

Designer Seaweed 

• “New aquaculture technology can help ease the global food crisis” by Tel-Aviv University
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220831094703.htm
• “Enriched seaweed may be a key element in the fight against world hunger, experts flag” by William Bradford Nichols
  • https://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/enriched-seaweed-may-be-a-key-element-in-the-fight-against-world-hunger-experts-flag.html

Accent Exposure 

• Exposure to accents helps children learn words by University of Freiburg
  • https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/966388#.YzXammCICB0.reddit
• “Why do some accents sound better than others?” By Gerry Howley
  • https://theconversation.com/why-do-some-accents-sound-better-than-others-77732

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