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New website — and maybe print?

Badri Sunderarajan — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 03:59:04 GMT

Hello, Snipette readers,

We’re very, very excited to announce that we have taken the next step on our journey: Snipette now has its own website!

That’s right — you can now also read our articles by visiting www.snipettemag.com. Of course, Medium was our first home, so we’ll continue publishing there, too. The website is still in beta, so if you find any errors or bugs, please report them to snipettemag@gmail.com.

A Vanilla Story

Abbey — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 07:01:02 GMT

The highly processed history of a much overlooked fruit

Pick and Choose

Thuận Sarzynski — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 06:31:01 GMT

Deciding which species to keep and which to discard? Maybe there’s a simple answer

Endangered Elements

Badri Sunderarajan — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:01:01 GMT

The world, and your phone, is dependent on chemicals. What happens when they run out?

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 heard of.

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 through Google.

The average smartphone contains about 75 elements, spanning nearly three quarters of the Periodic Table.

Selfie of the Earth

Thuận Sarzynski — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 07:01:01 GMT

Want to use land wisely? The analyse the ‘skin’ of the Earth.

Machine Training

Badri Sunderarajan — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 07:01:01 GMT

Are AI trained with computers and data? Yes — but first, you need a human.

Fire for Plants

Thuận Sarzynski — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 07:01:01 GMT

Is fire really evil? Maybe it’s just a natural part of the environment.

Air Frying

Abbey — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 07:01:01 GMT

Ever wondered how to deep-fry without oil? This is almost, if not quite, the same.

Geoengineering

Thuận Sarzynski — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 07:01:01 GMT

Here’s a low-tech tool to reverse climate change

Operational Definition

Badri Sunderarajan — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 07:01:01 GMT

How to measure the immeasurable — and why it can sometimes go wrong.