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Ferida's Wolff's Backyard: Is Nature Doing Social Distancing? The Town Where the Official State of New Jersey Was Declared
Ferida Wolff writes: Usually there are many geese in the park but only a few were around on this day. They seemed to be in their own form of social distancing. This goose was eating on its own after being chased away by a connected pair. It seemed to want to gather food near us. It seemed to want company and comfort as if it was looking for its family. I wondered if animals are as prone to get the corona virus as we humans are. I hope the goose eventually finds its natural family. I hope that we all are safe and healthy and remember that while at a distance isn’t our natural way of interacting, it is necessary at this time. more »
On Monday, May 4th, Draw Up Your Chairs: The Supreme Court Televised On C-Span For the First Time
"C-SPAN is committing to airing live each of the Supreme Court's just-announced schedule of oral arguments for May, which will be held by teleconference. The audio of the arguments will be accessible live via one of the C-SPAN TV networks, online via C-SPAN.org, and on the free C-SPAN Radio app, which will allow them to be heard via anyone's cell phone. Photo and name IDs of the justices and counsel will accompany the audio feed on television; name IDs will be provided on radio." Editor's Note: For those of you with children and grandchildren interested in science and the future, do not forget NASA station, NASA.gov! more »
Jean-Jacques Lequeu: Drawings From Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Animated Self-portraits, Plans for Revolutionary Monuments, Explorations of the Body
Lequeu defined himself as an architect and began his career working on building sites, he spent the majority of his life as a government draftsman shifting between bureaucratic offices before being forced to retire on a meager pension. His gift to the Royal Library reflected a hidden dimension of Lequeu’s draftsmanship. Throughout his life, he worked on his own, producing animated self-portraits, plans for revolutionary monuments, teaching manuals, explorations of the body, and over one hundred designs for visionary architectural projects. The drawings in his portfolio evince remarkable skill and creativity, an inventiveness inspired by both classical and contemporary writings, and the artist’s own vivid imagination. more »
A 2020 Dr. Fauci YouTube Conversation About Pandemics and His History: National Institutes of Health Begins Study to Quantify Undetected Cases of Coronavirus Infection
“This study will give us a clearer picture of the true magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States by telling us how many people in different communities have been infected without knowing it, because they had a very mild, undocumented illness or did not access testing while they were sick." Dr. Anthony Fauci more »
