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Last week, I visited Dickinson College in south-central Pennsylvania. Currently recognized as the most sustainable small liberal arts college in the U.S., Dickinson incorporates climate action into many aspects of students' everyday life, from a free clothing exchange to a bio-digester turning food waste into renewable energy to over 130 classes with a sustainability component.

Read more here and share what you learn! talkingclimate.ca/p/a-small-co…

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In 1958, renowned photographer Berenice Abbott captured a pivotal moment in the history of #technology—an engineer carefully wiring one of IBM's early #computers. The image reflects the meticulous, hands-on nature of computing in its infancy, a time when computers were massive machines requiring intricate manual labor to operate. The engineer’s focused expression and the complex wiring highlight the early stages of a technological revolution that would transform industries and society.
A pivotal moment in the history of technology—an engineer carefully wiring one of IBM's early computers
#technology #computers

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Recent research has unveiled the nature of the weaponry used by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s expedition (which crossed the present-day U.S. states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas), referred to as Armas de la tierra, which had until now remained an enigma labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/12/… #weapons #weaponry #Coronado #USHistory
Recent research has unveiled the nature of the weaponry used by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s expedition
#weapons #USHistory #weaponry #coronado

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Drop-In: Board Games of Viking and Medieval Ireland.
Learn to play Hnefatafl and Nine Men's Morris, and create your own board games and counters to take home | Friday 3rd January, 10:30am-12:30pm, Families 8+
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Drop-In: Board Games of Viking and Medieval Ireland.
#games #Ireland #boardgames #Museums

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Arts Patron Aims to Help Underrepresented Museum Professionals.
Allison Berg has established a #foundation to elevate the careers of six emerging visual arts curators, educators and administrators each year
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Arts Patron Aims to Help Underrepresented Museum Professionals
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The UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum is inviting applicants for a five-day seminar in Los Angeles for early- to mid-career curators responsible for print collections. The project is designed to offer learning opportunities not commonly part of advanced academic study.
The deadline for applications is Jan.15, 2025. If you have any questions, please reach out to Kelin Michael, Luce/Getty Curatorial Fellow at kmichael@hammer.ucla.edu.

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San Diego Air & Space !Museum running an exact replica of the Wright Brothers’ historic engine on the 121st Anniversary of the invention of powered #flight on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 9:45 a.m.
They are honoring the innovation, engineering, technology and #aviation excellence displayed by Orville and Wilbur Wright – two charter members of the International Air & Space Hall of Fame – and engine designer Charles E. Taylor by running an exact replica of the engine they invented to pioneer powered flight
#flight #Aviation

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The Burmese python problem: how 20ft predators are wreaking havoc on the #Everglades | There are between 100,000 and 300,000 of these #snakes in the region – and they can swallow a small deer whole. What can Florida do about this threat to #biodiversity? theguardian.com/environment/20…
The Burmese python problem: how 20ft predators are wreaking havoc on the Everglades
#biodiversity #snakes #everglades

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