How a book is made – from cover to cover
The New York Times – “Have you ever wondered how a book becomes a book? Revisit our look at a recent novel’s journey through the printing process.”
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Committee Reveals Major Gun Companies Collected More than $1 Billion in Revenue from Military-Style Assault Weapons
New Documents Also Reveal Gun Companies’ Dangerous Marketing Tactics to Sell AR-15s and Failure to Monitor Use of Their Guns to Kill Americans Washington, D.C. (July 27, 2022)— “Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released new findings from the Committee’s investigation into five major gun manufacturers’ sales and …
IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022
“The Cost of a Data Breach Report offers IT, risk management and security leaders a lens into factors that can increase or help mitigate the rising cost of data breaches. Now in its 17th year, this research — conducted independently by Ponemon Institute, and sponsored, analyzed and published by IBM Security® — studied 550 organizations …
How to Insert a Hyperlink in Google Docs
MakeUseOf: “If you’ve worked with files on Google Docs, you’ve probably come across texts that are hyperlinked. Hyperlinks are very useful when you want to connect other resources to your document. You can subtly link a URL into your document by using anchor text. That way, you can avoid explicitly pasting the URL. This will …
Gmail’s new search tweaks will make sure you’re emailing the right person
The Verge: “Google’s improving Gmail’s search results, which should make it easier to find a specific contact. In a blog post, Google explains it’s rolling out “intent matching for names and email addresses,” as well as new “personalized suggestions” in Gmail. With intent matching, a machine learning tool Google uses to help you find topics …
The Default Tech Settings You Should Turn Off Right Away
The New York Times – “These controls, which are buried inside products from Apple, Google, Meta and others, make us share more data than we need to…Apple, Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft generally want us to leave some default settings on, purportedly to train their algorithms and catch bugs, which then make their products easier …
John Roberts Was Lobbying Kavanaugh to Save Roe. Then the Draft Opinion Leaked
Rolling Stone – A new report says the leak, which conservatives insist was the work of a rogue liberal, actually helped get Roe overturned: “Immediately after the draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was released, conservatives began bleating about how the leak was the work of a nefarious liberal clerk who wanted …
Biden Administration launches Heat.gov with tools for communities facing extreme heat
NOAA: “Today, the Biden Administration through the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) launched Heat.gov, a new website to provide the public and decision-makers with clear, timely and science-based information to understand and reduce the health risks of extreme heat. Heat.gov will provide a one-stop hub on heat and health for the nation …
Misinformation is eroding the public’s confidence in democracy
Brookings – Misinformation is eroding the public’s confidence in democracy: “Democracy in the United States is in serious trouble. A review of some recent public opinion research shows just how much. For example, an NPR survey conducted earlier this year found that 64% of the American population believes that U.S. democracy is in crisis and …
U.S. Forest Carbon Data: In Brief
CRS Report – U.S. Forest Carbon Data: In Brief Updated July 26, 2022: “Introduction: The flux—or flow—of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is the dominant contributor to the observed warming trend in global temperatures. Trees, however, store (sequester) CO2 from the atmosphere, accruing significant stores of carbon over time. Trees …
Could cameras make urban bike lanes safer?
Popular Science – A bill in New York state is betting on it. If passed, it would be the first of its kind in the nation: “Bike-lane-blocking drivers, beware—the New York legislature is considering a bill introduced in late May that calls for installing cameras alongside these protected paths in New York City. The tech …
Healthy women can also benefit from spending time gardening
A pilot randomized controlled trial of group-based indoor gardening and art activities demonstrates therapeutic benefits to healthy women. PLOS One. Published: July 6, 2022 “A pilot randomized controlled trial of group-based indoor gardening and art activities demonstrates therapeutic benefits to healthy women. There is mounting anecdotal and empirical evidence that gardening and art-making afford therapeutic …
