Father Devices “Bionic Pancreas” to Help Son With Diabetes Ed Damiano, a professor of biomedical engineering, has developed a system to help control blood sugar. While others are working on similar devices, his does more.

Warren Buffett Ready to Double Renewable Energy Investment to $30 Billion Altruism? Savvy Business? Both? You decide, but it’s still good news to me that alternative and more ecologically sound energy production is getting this boost.

High School Students Respond to Racist Flyer An anti-immigration group distributed a racist flyer near a high school, “The Changing Face of Brampton.” A class decided to redo it, and answer the question “Is this really what you want?”

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The Dog Song (4 min) “Animal fan Nellie McKay sings a sparkling tribute to her dear dog. She suggests we all do the same: ‘Just go right to the pound/ And find yourself a hound/ And make that doggie proud/ 'cause that's what it's all about.’”

Seahawks FB Coleman Gives Flight Seat to Marine What I like is that Coleman didn’t seek publicity. He just did something for someone else because he wanted to.

Man Paints Toenails to Cheer Up Wife With Cancer: Hundreds Join In Nothing puts a smile on your face like purple toes.

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The sore problem of prosthetic limbs An affecting five minutes. David Sengeh speaks with seriousness and fire. He is exhilarating and sincere. I believe this guy. “It does not matter how powerful your prosthetic ankle is. If your prosthetic socket is uncomfortable, you will not use your leg, and that is just simply unacceptable in our age.”

iPads Allow Challenged Kids to Play in High School’s Band A fantastic example of positive, transformative use of technology in the classroom. “Before the band, Jason rarely spoke at all. But music helped change that. ‘Some people were very surprised when they could see that he could sing because some people thought that he was non-verbal,’ Goldberg says.”

11-Year-old Invents Non-spill Cup for Grandfather With Parkinson’s Very cool-looking three-legged cup.

She Thought It Was A Trash Bag Blowing In The Wind, But Upon Further Investigation... I’m including the first picture for this one. It’s a dog. This is more a blog post than news story, but I liked it.

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Dance, tiny robots! (3min) “There's a place in France where the robots do a dance. And that place is TEDxConcorde, where Bruno Maisonnier of Aldebaran Robotics choreographs a troupe of tiny humanoid Nao robots through a surprisingly emotive performance.”