The Moon proved fertile ground for misinformation long before the persistent conspiracy theory that the Apollo landings were faked. https://aeon.co/videos/bat-people-on-the-moon-what-a-famed-1835-hoax-reveals-about-misinformation-today

My Amazon review of _The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777_

This is a fabulous YA book that brings history to life. I wish I had a 10-year-old to give it to.
https://amzn.to/3GONAWm

Archaeologists unearthed an ancient tomb in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, known for its treasures dating back to the pharaohs, authorities said Saturday.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-royal-tomb-unearthed-in-luxor-by-archaeologists/

That's MY ice cream!

How many Librarians does it take to change a light bulb?

643.7

Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in increasing the propulsive and aerodynamic efficiency of flapping drones.

https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/229338

You Can Retrace the Footsteps Jewish Refugees Took on a Hike Through the Alps
"A great many obstacles stood in their way. A plan to circumnavigate them came by way of a clandestine organization called the Bricha. The Hebrew word means “escape” or “flight,” and the journey was both. It was also illegal."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/you-can-retrace-footsteps-jewish-refugees-took-hike-through-alps-180981298/

You know, it’s disappointing that we didn’t really get a music video network “war” in the United States, because, honestly, we could have used one.
https://tedium.co/2023/01/11/ted-turner-cable-music-channel-history/

A team of researchers has now demonstrated that it's possible to go beyond simple demonstrations by building a 900-pixel imaging sensor using an atomically thin material. https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/researchers-build-a-working-camera-out-of-atomically-thin-semiconductors

Third-Party Twitter Apps Stop Working in What Appears to Be a Widespread Outage

https://www.pcmag.com/news/third-party-twitter-apps-stop-working-in-what-appears-to-be-a-widespread

Here’s how trans singers are adapting to their changing voices.

...I confess that I had never thought about this until I read the article.

https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/wxn9gy/how-trans-singers-adapt-to-their-changing-voices

Foundation — Official Season 2 Sneak Peek
Summer 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGWT-t7AS74

Overheard:
My son asked me to explain the essence of that song, "Cat’s in the Cradle."
I said, “NOT NOW!”

The Apollo Guidance Computer was the first computer ever built whose operation was based entirely on silicon integrated circuits. https://history-computer.com/apollo-guidance-computer/

The State of Pay for Women in 2022, based on thousands of survey submissions and anonymously reported salary data.
One interesting data point: Reflecting a major shift in the culture around discussing salaries, 60-70% of respondents said they had discussed pay with coworkers.
https://elpha.com/resources/state-of-pay-for-women-2022

Archaeology and genetics can’t yet agree on when humans first arrived in the Americas. That’s good science and here’s why. https://aeon.co/essays/the-first-americans-a-story-of-wonderful-uncertain-science

A Canadian startup invented a self-driving baby stroller. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/04/self-driving-stroller-aims-to-lessen-parents-stress-at-cost-of-3300

If you're trying to write something -- from a blog post to a corporate sales pitch -- it may help to keep this in mind. Most effective business cases have these seven sections in common:
1. Executive Summary
2. Problem Analysis
3. Solution Description
4. Market Information
5. Strategic Alignment
6. Risks and Assumptions
7. Idea Roadmap
https://faith-limsy.medium.com/7-steps-to-captivate-your-audience-through-storytelling-37fd0e96db58

Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history, has died. He was 78.

The cause was bacterial meningitis, his publicist said. Mr. Beck’s playing with the Yardbirds and as a leader of his own bands brought a sense of adventure to their groundbreaking recordings.

So damned sad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC02wGj5gPw