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Friday, June 13, 2025

In This Edition:
Clouds spread antibiotic resistant microbes, maps of data centres in Ireland, Everest defibrillator saves life 2 week after install, questions to help decisions in uncertain times, & the 1st website!

"And if solutions within this system are so impossible to find then maybe we should change the system itself? ... We've come here to let you know that change is coming whether you like it or not. The real power belongs to the people" - Greta Thunberg, No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference

Clouds Spread Antibiotic Resistant Microbes

An interesting piece on BBC Futures describes the latest science on the aerobiome, which involves clouds hosting and transporting microbes, fungi, and other microscopic organisms across the earth. The latest result show that antibiotic resistant microbes are being transported by clouds, which can go on to endow bacteria with antibiotic resistance.

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BBC
Environment Science
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Maps of Data Centres In Ireland

Image: The Journal

The Journal Investigates published an informative piece showing maps of where the data centre clusters are in Ireland (mostly Dublin), and where over 40 other planned data centres will be located. Already, data centres account for 18% of the Irish electricity grid load, the highest in Europe, and have emitted more than 181,00 tonnes of CO2 since 2005.

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The Journal
Data Vis Environment
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Everest Defibrillator Saves Life 2 Week After Install

Image: BBC, Sam Harrison

David Sullivan, who runs the Creating Lifesavers organisation installed a defibrillator on Mount Everest. Two weeks later, it saved the life of a French climber who's heart had stopped. 

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BBC
Life
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Questions To Help Decisions In Uncertain Times

The Harvard Business Review published a useful piece on questions to ask when trying to make business decisions in uncertain times, such as if the decision will make sense in a year, can the decision be used as an example of leadership, and what's the cost of waiting.

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Harvard Business Review
Business
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The First Website

Image: CERN

The first website created is still live. Learn more about it from CERN.

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CERN
History Web Dev
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About Found This Week

Found This Week is a curated blog of interesting posts, articles, links and stories in the world of technology, science and life in general.
Each edition is curated by Daryl Feehely every Friday and highlights cool stuff found each week.
The first 104 editions were published on Medium before this site was created, check out the archive here.

Daryl Feehely

I’m a web consultant, contract web developer, technical project manager & photographer originally from Cork, now based in Liverpool. I offer my clients strategy, planning & technical delivery services, remotely & in person. I also offer freelance CTO services to companies in need of technical bootstrapping or reinvention. If you think I can help you in your business, check out my details on http://darylfeehely.com

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