Intro

Today, you’ll learn about AI that can detect wildfires from space, why going to bed late might not be so great on your mental health, and a breakthrough in recycling.  

Space Firefighting 

• “Fighting fires from space in record time: how AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfires.” University of Southern Australia. 2024.  
• “Fire detection from space.” YouTube Video, University of South Australia. 2024.  
• “Number of wildfires to rise by 50% by 2100 and governments are not prepared, experts warn.” UN. 2022.  
• “Onboard AI for Fire Smoke Detection Using Hyperspectral Imagery: An Emulation for the Upcoming Kanyini Hyperscout-2 Mission.” by Sha Lu, et al. 2024.  

Sleep Schedules  

• “Perils of the nighttime: Impact of behavioral timing and preference on mental health in 73,888 community-dwelling adults.” by Renske Lok, et al. 2024.  
• “Dictionary of Circadian Physiology.” Circadian.org. N.d.  
• “Circadian Rhythm.” by Lucy Bryan & Dr. Lulu Guo. 2024.  

Polystyrene 

• “New polystyrene recycling process could be world’s first to be both economical and energy-efficient.” University of Bath. 2024.  
• “Thermodynamic and economic analysis of a deployable and scalable process to recover Monomer-Grade styrene from waste polystyrene.” by Madison R. Reed, et al. 2024.  

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