27 April 2021 – Emergency Broadband Benefit Webinar (FCC)
“On Tuesday, April 27 starting at 3:00 p.m. EDT, the FCC will host a public webinar to provide information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB).” (FCC)
Adult | Books | Uncategorized
Road Trip Reads: Audiobooks for Your Drive
The Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life by Noble SmithSubject: Self-HelpRun Time: 4:47 Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir by Natasha TretheweySubject: MemoirRun Time: 5:10 Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman OhlerSubject: WWII HistoryRun Time: 7:20 Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions…
Biographies & Memoirs of the Famous & the Infamous
When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong It was the Golden Age of Radio and powerful men were making millions in advertising dollars reaching thousands of listeners every day. When television arrived, few radio moguls were interested in the upstart industry…
Adult | Books | Education | Humanities
Anna Atkins and the cyanotype process (E. Krasnopoler)
“We are looking at a white-ish blue, organically-shaped form radiating from a central point, and surrounded by a rich, flat cyan-blue tone. Little here gives a clue as to what this is—Is it a drawing? A plant? A print?—but a small cursive label at the bottom offers our first clue, Dityota atomaria. This Latin name for a species of algae suggests a scientific origin—perhaps that this is a botanical specimen.” (E. Krasnopoler)
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (FCC)
“We need to use all available tools to get 100% of us connected in this country and this program is an essential part of making that happen.” (Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel)
Neuroscience Cafe: Covid Questions
As of yesterday, April 11th, 2021, 35% of people in the United States have received at least 1 dose of the Covid-19 vaccine (Our World in Data); more than 2 million shots of the vaccine have been administered in Alabama alone. And mandates, such as the mask mandate, are relaxing in the state, leaving the…