<rssversion="2.0"><channel><title>Snipette</title><link>https://medium.com/snipette?source=rss----55afa6d128c2---4</link><description>Bits and pieces about anything and everything. Usual topics from unusual perspectives. Information you can understand. We explain things in a storytelling style. Want to write for us? We’re looking for authors so check the homepage for details! - Medium</description><language>en-GB</language><webMaster>yourfriends@medium.com</webMaster><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:52:20 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:22:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>PyRSS2Gen-1.1.0</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><image><url>https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/proxy/1*TGH72Nnw24QL3iV9IOm4VA.png</url><title>Snipette - Medium</title><link>https://medium.com/snipette?source=rss----55afa6d128c2---4</link></image><item><title>Pick and Choose</title><link>https://medium.com/snipette/pick-and-choose-b3386388a037?source=friends_link&sk=789fb0cd8a4a4e05fa58b525a782c20e</link><description><div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/snipette/pick-and-choose-b3386388a037?source=rss----55afa6d128c2---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1280/1*rfMnC8bxMgWlTyWA3iHNXA.jpeg" width="1280"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Deciding which species to keep and which to discard? Maybe there&#x2019;s a simple answer</p></description><author>Thuận Sarzynski</author><category>sustainability</category><category>agriculture</category><category>nature</category><category>wildlife</category><category>environment</category><guidisPermaLink="true">https://medium.com/p/b3386388a037</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 06:31:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Endangered Elements</title><link>https://medium.com/snipette/endangered-elements-40dcad98b2ca?source=friends_link&sk=4a3a82be5b8d20997d923b108ed17338</link><description><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*oij6IKsd_YTGpgwKFUVWxQ.jpeg" /></figure><h4>The world, and your phone, is dependent on chemicals. What happens when they runout?</h4><p>When you hear the word “elements”, you probably think of the Periodic Table. A large uneven grid, listing all the elements known to humans, organised by chemical traits, and shaped more like a couch than a table if you ask me. Here is where you’ll first look if you want to find out about Hafnium or Terbium or some other random element that most people have almost never heardof.</p><p>These days, you can also find out about most of these elements using a small, electronic device that fits in your pocket. And I don’t mean throughGoogle.</p><p>The average smartphone contains about 75 elements, spanning nearly three quarters of the PeriodicTable.</p></description><author>Badri Sunderarajan</author><category>smartphones</category><category>technology</category><category>chemistry</category><category>endangered</category><category>science</category><guidisPermaLink="true">https://medium.com/p/40dcad98b2ca</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:01:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Selfie of the Earth</title><link>https://medium.com/snipette/selfie-of-the-earth-a4f52c36c253?source=friends_link&sk=530a6f8aaf7f85957d39e38a53666664</link><description><div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/snipette/selfie-of-the-earth-a4f52c36c253?source=rss----55afa6d128c2---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1280/1*kOCvy0dlTIq3Ues1SR4i8Q.jpeg" width="1280"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Want to use land wisely? The analyse the &#x2018;skin&#x2019; of the Earth.</p></description><author>Thuận Sarzynski</author><category>technology</category><category>satellite-technology</category><category>landscape</category><category>nature</category><category>earth</category><guidisPermaLink="true">h