“Dench first took to the air in a paraglider in a quest to conquer her ‘debilitating’ fear of flying after a frightening experience in a small plane. ‘It’s such simple technology and I could feel every single movement, so I felt very connected to the air. I could catch thermals like a bird. Learning to fly was an intense experience.’ Then she saw someone put a motor on their back and realised that she could ‘take off anywhere and do anything. So, now I have an aircraft in the back of my car.'” Human swan to take flight on new mission to follow migrating ospreys. (You wanted an idea for a socially distanced vacation, here it is…)

+ NYT: A ‘Cure for Heart Disease’? A Single Shot Succeeds in Monkeys.

+ Kayaker Rescues A Deer That Got Swept Down The Rapids.

+ Black-owned businesses see sales surge.

+ This new high-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time.

+ A family wanted to help a street vendor, so they bought all his ice pops. (I once did this, but because I wanted to eat all the ice pops.)