The UV-tracking Gem made me rethink how sunlight affects my health, not just my appearance
Around the same time, I received a notification from an app used by the $249 ($149 at the time of publication) UV-tracking necklace I'd been wearing, called Gem, from a company called The90.
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- So I sat beneath a patio umbrella with a powerful fan nearby, figuring I was protected from the sun and heat.
- It turns out UV radiatio … Read the full story at The Verge.
With temperatures rising to the 90s in Los Angeles, avoiding the heat wasn't exactly an option while I was at a relative's outdoor party in August.
Half an hour later, I felt exhausted, dizzy, nauseous, and generally unwell, symptoms consistent with heat exhaustion.
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