Tag Archives: interesting people

5 Interesting Links for 01-22-2021

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Innovation (Anthropology) New genetic techniques reveal a civilization thought lost in the Indus Valley region, the Harappans, lives on in the modern inhabitants. (Via David Bridger) https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/genome-nearly-5000-year-old-woman-links-modern-indians-ancient-civilization Librarians (Interesting People) … Continue reading →

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5 Interesting Links for 01-01-2021

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Finances (Health) Financial difficulty, stemming from missed payments for example, may be an early warning sign of dementia. This discovery could make early detection valuable, even in the absence of … Continue reading →

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5 Interesting Links for 12-04-2020

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Diaspora (Culture) This is an older essay, in response to another essay, that explores cultural appropriation in the context of forced African Diaspora. It raises interesting points about both appropriation … Continue reading →

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5 Interesting Links for 11-27-2020

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Disability Advocates (Interesting People) Miss America and Miss Wheelchair Virginia, Camille Schrier and Ryann Kress, are combining efforts to use their public platform to raise disability awareness. They both suffer … Continue reading →

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5 Interesting Links for 11-20-2020

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Research (Exercise) With the popularity of step counters to measure exercise and healthy behavior, recent studies are trying to determine whether the 10,000-step goal is anything more than a marketing … Continue reading →

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