Quick notes: Silicon prowess | Uighur detention...

• Significant milestone: China's SMIC to start 14nm mass production in H1 2019 . . .very jealous guy here



• Spy hotbed: Hundreds of Chinese and Russian spies in Brussels



• Will other Muslim countries react? After years of silence, Turkey rebukes China for mass detention of Muslim Uighurs



• Dr. Jason Fung: 'Therapeutic Fasting - Solving the Two-Compartment Problem'




• Fish pass: Hilsa to be found again in Ganga river near Prayagraj. Earlier Hilsa fish used to reach up to the then Allahabad (now Prayagraj). However, the movement of Hilsa stopped after the Farakka Navigation Lock came up in 1976. Fish pass or Fishway is a structure or natural barriers like dams, locks, and waterfalls to ensure the natural migration of fish.



• ‘The tonic of the wilderness’: The Japanese practice of forest bathing is proven to lower heart rate and blood pressure, reduce stress hormone production, boost the immune system, and improve overall feelings of wellbeing.  Forest bathing—basically just being in the presence of trees—became part of a national public health program in Japan. 



• Yuval Noah Harari: Humans are Losing Touch with the Physical World