moderna showing a 94.5 percent
efficacy rate pfizer now says its
vaccine is 95
effective the next monumental challenge
delivery
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
good things that actually happened in
2020. i think it's here to stay for the
convenience and the value in
ads and i think it's going to be here
long after coronavirus
this marks a huge step in the medical
field toward finding a cure
for the virus one that had sparked a
global health crisis pre-dating
the 1980s the water in its many canals
usually dull and murky as a result of
the many boats
is suddenly clear for this list we're
looking at the best and most
impactful good news and trends from 2020
we're not saying it all outweighed the
bad
we're just reminding ourselves that some
good actually happened in this year as
well
what's your favorite feel-good story of
2020 let us know in the comments below
number 10 increasing the power of good
news
2020 sucked and march 2020
really sucked a pandemic was officially
declared by the who
and the world went into lockdown a scary
and confusing event in modern history
on a personal note this week actually
brought a whole lot of good news because
it marked 15
years since this haircut was born we
desperately needed some good news and
john krasinski was there to answer
on march 29th not long after the global
lockdowns began
krasinski aired the first episode of
some good news
produced by krazinski and run out of his
home the series saw the host relaying
happy and uplifting stories to his
scared and concerned audience
just to see your face
is so great major guest appearances from
the likes of steve carell
brad pitt and the hamilton cast also
helped in eight weeks
the series accumulated over 70 million
views
my name is alexander hamilton
and there's a million things i haven't
done
but just you wait trust your way
number nine signs of life and water on
other planets
life on earth is certainly struggling
but the prospect of life existing
elsewhere is looking up
humanity has long questioned the
existence of extraterrestrial life
and 2020 made some progress in answering
the age-old question
in september 2020 scientists discovered
that the clouds of venus contained
phosphine
a toxic compound made by microbes here
is what
phosphine looks like this is a computer
generated image usually on earth this
gas is associated as we've just been
hearing with microbes living in
oxygen poor environments like swamps or
in the guts of animals like
penguins however this discovery was met
with much debate
not a single process we looked at could
produce phosphine in
in high enough quantities to explain our
team's findings of phosphine in the
venous atmosphere
that same month researchers discovered
three bodies of salt water underneath
the ice of mars
all of which were centered around the
major one found back in 2018.
today we're going to announce that under
certain circumstances
liquid water has been found on mars
according to one of the paper's
co-authors
quote it's a complex system it's
estimated that the main lake is almost
20 miles across
and that the entire lake system is
spread over roughly 46
000 miles where you find water that
obviously gets people excited about
looking for the potential for hosting
life number eight
surprise albums we know this is small
time compared to the calamities that
have faced us in 2020 but we're taking
solace where we can
[Music]
this was the year of the surprise album
probably as a means for artists to give
some happiness to their beleaguered fans
while released in january and certainly
a little dark for the year
eminem dropped music to be murdered
like a by pants i'm on fire and i got no
plans to retire and i'm still the man
you admire
march saw the release of childish
gambino's 3 15 20
and may brought drake's mixtape dark
lane demo tapes
beyonce released black parade for
juneteenth during the george floyd
protests
as a means to celebrate black culture
and just a few weeks later
taylor swift dropped folklore arguably
her best album
and one conceived and recorded entirely
in quarantine
she followed it up with a second
surprise album evermore
in december number seven new ways of
connecting
desperate times make you do weird things
like video happy hours with all your
friends
the kovit lockdowns forced us to get
creative for one thing
some of us began successfully working
from home throwing the entire concept of
offices and commuting into question
but social events saw an equal amount of
creativity and invention
we've had virtual concerts zoom meetings
and get-togethers
and even school being conducted via the
internet we all came together to play
and enjoy among us
which is basically the thing in video
game form
nobody trusts anybody now telemedicine
has made health care more accessible i
think it's here to stay for the
convenience and the value in
ads and i think it's going to be here
long after coronavirus
i think it's here to stay yes these are
very poor substitutes for laughing in
person with our loved ones but this year
saw people finding new ways to bridge
physical distance
allowing us to share our lives while
locked in our homes
video conferencing is by far the main
way we're staying close
it's connecting generations
making sure none of us miss out on
celebrating
life's biggest milestones number six
animals get freaky
2020 was a bad year for us humans but a
great year for some vulnerable species
back in february ohio's columbus zoo
proudly welcomed
two cheetah cubs that were born through
in vitro fertilization
we're always finding ways and in seeking
out ways of
how can we um increase the chances of
this animal survival in the wild
this fantastic event is 15 years in the
making
and it may help the vulnerable species
to thrive into the future
today there are only around seven
thousand cheetahs left in the wild where
only
five percent of cubs survive poaching
and a loss of hunting grounds have led
to so few cheetahs
that too many are too closely related
over in china
giant pandas ying-ying and leila
successfully mated for the first time
in mid-july yangyang began experiencing
symptoms of pregnancy
including more restful periods and a
loss of appetite
even though it didn't pan out it's very
promising for next year
like cheetahs giant pandas are currently
listed as a vulnerable species by the
international union for conservation of
nature
number five more hope for an eventual
hiv cure
you've tested positive for hiv
which is the virus that causes aids hiv
is still considered a global epidemic
it's claimed upwards of 32 million lives
from the early 80s to 2018
and in 2018 alone it claimed 770
thousand
luckily a cure is perhaps approaching
back in 2007 a man
named timothy ray brown was officially
cured of hiv
brown's case is rare the procedure is
extremely dangerous and won't work in
most patients
because the bone marrow he received had
a special genetic mutation
over 10 years later in march of 2020 a
london man named adam castillejo was
also declared cured
after 30 virus free months this marks a
huge step in the medical field toward
finding a cure
for the virus one that had sparked a
global health crisis
pre-dating the 1980s he had received a
stem cell transplant
with cells lacking the harmful ccr5 gene
the study's lead author claimed quote
these results represent the second ever
case of a patient to be cured of hiv
but he also emphasized that the
treatment is a last-ditch effort that
will not be made widespread
could this be a possible cure for aids
possibly lead to a cure and that's what
doctors are underlining here lead to a
cure
number four covid19 vaccines moderna
showing a 94.5 percent efficacy rate
pfizer now says its vaccine is 95
percent effective the next monumental
challenge
delivery the good news regarding kovid
is that the ending
is insight well an ending to the most
extreme measures anyway
a number of different companies have
developed coveted vaccines including
pfizer moderna and astrazeneca well the
companies will present
a great dossier of all their information
to the food and drug administration
and their internal experts will then
start to review it
but very quickly with emergency use
authorization
some countries are already rolling them
out and more
will follow suit within the next few
months the first batch is going to
frontline workers
hospital staff and the vulnerable
however the general population will
eventually follow
various public figures have suggested
that life may return
to some degree of normality by spring or
summer of 2021.
realistically even with the vaccine we
won't get rid of covet 19
overnight number three global effort to
help australia
fires are just in one location they're
raging everywhere
there's something hauntingly poetic
about 2020 opening with fire
australia suffered a particularly horrid
bushfire season throughout 2019 and 2020
with some referring to it as the black
summer while the fires began in june of
2019
they reached their hellish peak in
january 2020
burning through 18 million hectares and
costing upwards of 103 billion dollars
the fires claimed billions of animals 3
500 homes and
over 400 lives there is no time to ease
into the job for the canadians or anyone
else
this is a crisis and one that seems
certain
to last for months to come luckily the
world pooled resources to help the
burning country
showcasing a beautiful example of
international unity
numerous countries from around the world
sent aid including firefighters
aircraft military units food clothing
and money
i'm just gonna work with the system you
guys have and the folks you guys have
and just super excited to learn
and help wherever i can number two
nature got a break
one byproduct of covid lockdowns was
witnessing the return of nature
air pollution levels temporarily
plummeted with nitrogen dioxide levels
in wuhan china and milan italy
decreasing by 30 to 40 percent
between january and march there is a
drastic change in the northern part of
the country
the region saw 40 less emissions from
sources such as factories and
automobiles by march
greenhouse gases were reduced from the
lack of factory operation and travel
the ozone layer showed clear signs of
recovery it's a pattern seen
around the world the lighter the shade
here the bigger the decline in emissions
in some countries up again but still a
huge change
animals started to reclaim land with
pink flamingos increasing in albania
and lions populating other areas of
south africa's kruger national park
world leaders pledged to focus on
cleaning the world's oceans
and waterways around the world started
to enjoy a healthy comeback
with the canals of venice turning
crystal clear due to a lack of kicked up
sediment
the water in its many canals usually
dull and murky as a result of the many
boats
is suddenly clear nature has been
consistently strained in recent decades
so it was nice to see good news before
we unveil our top pick
here are some honorable mentions a new
appreciation for teachers and health
care workers
the world collectively applauded the
brave a
small gesture that these law enforcement
personnel and firefighters
giving these front line workers turning
the tables on them and calling them
heroes
bacterial enzyme that digests plastic
will we eat our way out of the plastic
problem the researchers note even with
the increased speed over pedas alone
this new super enzyme is still not fast
enough yet to be commercially viable
wonder chicken we possibly found the
ancestor of the modern day chicken
an international team of paleontologists
have published their findings
which proves they say that birds existed
in the northern hemisphere
alongside the dinosaurs spacex made
history
we're at the dawn of a new age says nasa
deputy administrator
three two one zero
ignition liftoff there's a falcon 9 and
crew dragon
nasa go spacex godspeed bottom dog
parasite wins best picture pong joon
ho's satirical masterpiece became the
first foreign language film to do so
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every day number one many people came
together to fight covet 19.
2020 was an unbelievably difficult and
divisive year
but it also showed the best of humanity
a huge number of people wore masks
and stayed home signifying a wish or at
least a reluctant acceptance to do their
part
distilleries made hand sanitizer we came
together to support healthcare and
frontline workers
we spoke out against racism and police
brutality we made ventilators and masks
celebrities use their clout to spread
awareness and raise money for various
causes
we really have to all stay at home it's
the only way that we're going to stop
the spread of this virus
and it's only going to work if we all do
it together we join together for hope
through unity
in a terrible year it's important to
recognize what people have achieved by
working
and striving together do you agree with
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