Imagine it’s 2050, the pandemic is long over. Cyborgs (beings with both organic and biomechatronic body parts) walk the streets of your town. Will your child fall in love with a cyborg? The beau has a brain-computer-interface (BCI). Maybe he or she has an artificial limb or two. Cyborgs common enough your child or grandchild… Continue reading Will Your Child Fall in Love with a Cyborg?
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Labor Day Inspirations and Information
It’s a U.S. holiday called Labor Day created to honor and recognize the American Labor Movement. And this is a short video (two and a half minutes) of Labor Day Inspirations and Information. The transcript is below TRANSCRIPT Though President Grover Cleveland declared Labor Day a national holiday in 1894, the occasion was first observed… Continue reading Labor Day Inspirations and Information
Do You Want to Read More?
First Line Friday is a series of blog articles posted on the first Friday of every month. The first line of a story, we’re told, must hook the reader. Implied is that the reader will not buy the book if the first line isn’t great. These entries are from Amazon, my personal library, or other… Continue reading Do You Want to Read More?
Type 1 Diabetes Research-What You Need to Know
Recently researchers at LJI reported they prevented beta cell deaths in mice by blocking nerve signals to the pancreas. Why is this important? They may be one step closer to understanding what causes diabetes. The hope is that understanding will lead to a cure. This is what you need to know. What is the Pancreas?… Continue reading Type 1 Diabetes Research-What You Need to Know
My Horrible-No-Good-Very-Bad Month
Lynette M. Burrows’s progress report for August titled my horrible-no-good-very-bad month gives away the story.