Anna Atkins and the cyanotype process (E. Krasnopoler)
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Anna Atkins and the cyanotype process (E. Krasnopoler)

ByEdward Eggleston

“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)

MUSHROOMS!

MUSHROOMS!

ByCristina Castor

For today’s S.T.E.A.M. @ Home, I will be showing you how to spore print mushrooms while learning about the wonderful life of mushrooms! Mushrooms are one of my favorite things in the whole world. Not only are they beautiful, but they also contribute to the earth’s ecosystem by helping with recycling nutrients in order to…
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28 April 2021: Tech and Communications Diversity Opportunity Symposium and Virtual Fair (FCC Online)

ByEdward Eggleston

“The Federal Communications Commission is having a virtual live Tech and Communications Diversity Opportunity Symposium and Virtual Fair sponsored by the FCC Media Bureau, the Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment/Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group and Internet Association on April 28, 2021 from 12 noon – 6:45 pm (EDT).”