Wed. 04/28 - How To Fix Our Crappy Toilets & Secure Our Future

<p><strong><em>It’s time for a toilet revolution. No, I’m not just talking about bidets. Our wastewater systems are dangerously out of date, but sustainable innovations could be just around the u-bend. Plus, the future of contact lenses is bright––or not, if you’d prefer they block the sun. And Apple dropped a very pandemic-themed update to their emojis.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/pandemic-proved-our-toilets-are-crap/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Pandemic Proved That Our Toilets Are Crap</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://theconversation.com/high-tech-contact-lenses-are-straight-out-of-science-fiction-and-may-replace-smart-phones-143577" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">High-tech contact lenses are straight out of science fiction — and may replace smart phones</a> (The Conversation)</li><li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/the-new-syringe-emoji-is-a-better-fit-for-the-age-of-covid-19-vaccines/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The new syringe emoji is a better fit for the age of COVID-19 vaccines</a> (CNET)</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/vaccine-emoji-gets-new-look-apple-ios/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The 'Vaccine' Emoji Gets a New Look This Week</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://emojipedia.org/syringe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">💉 Syringe Emoji</a> (Emojipedia)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/iq/podcast/thu-1-14-how-we-narrowly-avoided-an-emoji-shortage/id1501544101?i=1000505355301" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‎Kottke Ride Home: Thu. 1/14 - How We Narrowly Avoided an Emoji Shortage on Apple Podcasts</a> (Kottke Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/great-gatsby-musical-florence-welch-florence-and-the-machine-1234962114/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Great Gatsby' Musical to Be Written by Florence Welch</a> (Variety)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://film.avclub.com/black-panther-is-better-than-citize