Knowledge Handler

Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques

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I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Friday, March 29, 2024

Body Odor

Poncie Rutsch writes about the bacterial cause of body odor .

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Car Rental Tips

Matt Melzer suggests ways to save money when renting a car .

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Finding the Truth

Jennifer Delgado reviews the four idols which Francis Bacon determined to be the cause of cognative impairments that prevent us from identifying the truth.

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Cholera Outbreaks

Gabrielle Emanual reports on the dire return of cholera

in the global south. Efforts to produce vaccine are not meeting the need, and people are dying. -DD



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Monday, March 25, 2024

Packing to Avoid Distractions

Anita Bhagwandas suggests how to pack if you have ADHD.

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Friday, March 22, 2024

Sexism Creates Cassandras

Josie Cox notes that sexism may have stifled the voice of a woman who anticipated the 2008 recession.

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

How Much Water Should One Drink?

Claire Maldarelli address the question of proper hydration .

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Mobile Phone Screen Protectors

Maxwell Zeff reports on how advances in optical glass are making mobile phone screen protectors less important for phone durability.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Air Travel Accessibility

Sophie Morgan writes about accessible air travel .

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Reading List

Muhiuddin Alam suggests a 15 book reading list of titles which are likely to expand a person's thinking.

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Friday, March 15, 2024

The Uncanny Valley

Kendra Cherry explains the loathsome psychological condition known as the uncanny valley .

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Pi Day

National Today explains why March 14 is Pi Day .

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The Threat of Spring Weather in Early March

Li Zhou expresses concern about the early spring experienced in the Midwest United States. This could presage droughts in America's breadbasket later in the year.

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High Storage Shelves

Jeff Somers suggests ways to use high storage shelves .

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Optical Storage Advances

Andrew Paul tells of a new optical disk technology that can store the contents of a thousand DVDs. The technology was invented by Miao et al.

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Public Libraries are Valued

The Pew Research Council reported five years ago that public libraries are valued in the Unitede States.

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Friday, March 08, 2024

Exercising at an Office Desk

Hannah Seo suggests exercises that can be done at a desk in an office environment.

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Thursday, March 07, 2024

Coverture in the United States

Catherine Allgor writes about the history of coverture in the United States. The legal doctrine that restricted women's rights originated in Britain, and was therefore installed in the British colonies.

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Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Day of Death

Adam Van Dam shares statistics on the number of U.S. deaths occuring each month . The evidence shows that January is the typically the month with the most deaths, followed by the other winter months. Presumably the frigid blasts of winter places the human body under more stress from falls, auto accidents, diseases like cold, flu, and COVID.

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Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Responsive Texting

Lauren Geall confesses to be a "bad replier " - a person who does not consistently reply to questions posed on social media.

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Monday, March 04, 2024

Reading Random Books Is Mind Expanding

Greta Rainbow argues for serendipity in reading choices .

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Friday, March 01, 2024

High Temperature Plasma Generation

Hau Xie et al. report on a new way to make high temperature plasmas .

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