Stanford celebrated the opening of the 155,000-panel array Stanford Solar Generating Station in Kern County, California. The 200-acre park will produce the equivalent of over half of the electrical power used by the Stanford campus.

Researchers looking at range-shift studies of flora and fauna discovered that more than 450 of the 976 plant and animal species studied are experiencing local extinction events. While this is alarming, global efforts like the Paris agreement, increased clean energy usage, and innovations in material sciences can help mitigate the effects of climate change.

While president-elect Donald Trump's Carrier deal will keep some jobs in Indiana, United Technologies' plan to invest $16 million to automate the plant will ultimately lead to job loss. Job loss is inevitable in the age of automation, so we must find ways to mitigate the negative impact on the human labor force.

Does it seem like you are constantly checking the number of comments and likes you get? Does it feel like you spend ages composing witty tweets and snaps and instagrams and tumbles?