Leela Kids News

Feb 15, 2018: Details

1. Music Therapy Science Magazine [http://science.sciencemag.org/content/340/6129/216]: How our mind is affected by music CNN [https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/health/music-therapy/index.html%20]: Music Therapy NPR [http://wesa.fm/post/childrens-hospital-music-form-treatment-young-patients#stream/0]: Music Therapy for Kids 2. Chinese New Year Statista [https://www.statista.com/chart/12916/the-worlds-largest-migration-is-about-to-begin/%20]: Largest annual human migrations The Sun [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2604791/chinese-new-year-2018-animals-zodiac/]: Chinese Zodiac Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/02/14/chinese-new-year-the-worlds-largest-human-migration-is-about-to-begin-infographic/#5620f877124d]: Largest human migration 3. Olympics update 4. Plastic pollution BBC [http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42973529]: Plastic pollution TheBalance.com [https://www.thebalance.com/how-long-does-it-take-garbage-to-decompose-2878033]: Time taken for garbage to decompose Grist.org [https://grist.org/living/whats-worse-burning-plastic-or-sending-it-to-a-landfill/]: Dump vs Burn for plastic BioCollection [https://www.biocellection.com%20]: The company that makes bio-decomposable coffee cups 5. "Super Wood" DailyMail [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5367937/Super-wood-strong-steel-stop-bullet.html]: Good coverage on "super wood" Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_state_car_(United_States)%20]: US President Limo, "The Beast" WorldSteel.org [https://www.worldsteel.org/media-centre/about-steel/steel-facts.html]: Facts about steel 6. Cancer linked to consumption of ultra-processed foods BMJ [http://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k322]: The research Health.com [http://www.health.com/mind-body/6-ultra-processed-foods-to-throw-out-right-now]: Ultra-processed foods to throw out CNN [http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/14/health/ultra-processed-foods-cancer-study/index.html]: Coverage on the report 7. RocketLab adds to space debris problem TheVerge [https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/21/16915996/rocket-lab-electron-orbit-still-testing-small-satellites-success]: Coverage of Launch SpaceSafetyMagazine [http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/space-debris/kessler-syndrome/]: Good explanation of Kessler Syndrome

Feb 15, 2018: Headlines

1. Music Therapy 2. Chinese New Year 3. Olympics update 4. Plastic pollution 5. "Super Wood" 6. Cancer linked to consumption of ultra-processed foods 7. RocketLab adds to space debris problem

Feb 13: Astronomy, Odd News, Sports/Olympics, Inspiration

1. Astronomy: At an annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society, astronomers talked about challenges arising from from space debris, light pollution and radio waves in monitoring deep space from Earth.  3. Sports: Winter Olympics 4. Inspiration: Nick Vuijcic was born without any limbs and now at 35-years old, is  a motivational speaker doing activities like swimming and surfing. He is also the CEO of non-profit “Life without Limbs”and spreads the message of hope and love throughout the wo

Feb 11, 2018: Film, Ocean, History, Inspiration

1. Film: Nintendo announces new Mario film (animation) to be released in 2020 2. Ocean: Female Killer Whale Says Human Words like "Hello". 3. History: Scientists take care of 5300 year old mummy so that he doesn't decay. 4. Inpsiration: Mikalia converts her fear into a roaring business For details/following hyperlinks, listen to the episode in Leela Kids Podcast App. https://b76rr.app.goo.gl/vXkM

Feb 8, 2018: Sports, Space, Maths, Health

News from Sports, Space, Maths & Health 1. Sports: Winter Olympics Start in South Korea Forbes [https://goo.gl/o5i7kz]: Schedule, odds of winning etc. ABC Australia [https://goo.gl/7BAuzQ]: Photos, nice coverage of opening ceremony 2. Space: Flacon Heavy & Space X Launch The company [https://goo.gl/R56wip] Techcrunch [https://goo.gl/tSyeiN]: Good coverage of the launch 3. Maths: Largest Mersenne Prime Number Discovered GIMPS [https://goo.gl/K729Ps]:  (If you want to become a volunteer) From BBC (Listen on Leela Kids App) [https://b76rr.app.goo.gl/EZvv]: One of the best podcast episodes from BBC on prime numbers & mathematicians behind them From Scientific American [https://goo.gl/pW8Pbr]: Not for the faint-hearted. How a mathematician found an interesting way to find prime numbers: Different types of prime numbers [https://goo.gl/Hdxhrs] 4. Health: Lack of Sleep linked to obesity & cancer in kids The Study [https://goo.gl/oaHiFK] Music courtesy: www.bensound.com [http://www.bensound.com]