Category Archives: Good News

Two Pieces of Good News: AI Bringing Speech for the Paralyzed Closer, And Dawn at the Grand Canyon

The Guardian – August 23, 2023 Paralysed woman able to ‘speak’ through digital avatar in world first By Hannah Devlin Latest technology uses tiny electrodes on brain surface and is faster than synthesisers which rely on eye tracking A severely paralysed woman has been able to speak through an avatar using technology that translated her … Continue reading Two Pieces of Good News: AI Bringing Speech for the Paralyzed Closer, And Dawn at the Grand Canyon →

Quaker Book Giveaway: Turning the Page on Florida Censorship

Florida Quakers give away hundreds of Black-history books By Special to the Beacon August 8, 2023 BOOK GIVEAWAY A SUCCESS — Members of the DeLand Quakers stand in front of a portion of the books on Black history collected to be distributed at the recent rescheduled Juneteenth celebration. In front, from left, are Kathy Hersh, … Continue reading Quaker Book Giveaway: Turning the Page on Florida Censorship →

A Response to a Comment: Who Is this Quaker named “Wlliam Leddra”?

In a June blog post here about virulent persecution of LGBTQ folk in Uganda based on a draconian new “kill the gays” law, a correspondent known to us as “William Leddra” issued a call to Quakers, who have two yearly meetings in Uganda, and affiliations with Friends United Meeting [aka FUM] based in Richmond, Indiana, … Continue reading A Response to a Comment: Who Is this Quaker named “Wlliam Leddra”? →

Let’s Eat! Fat, Chocolate, Eggs, Dairy, Meat, Butter: Everything You Thought You Knew Is (Possibly) Wrong; Or At Least More Complicated

[NOTE: I’ve followed the Graedons and their People’s Pharmacy articles for some years. I’ve also cited them to various doctors, who mostly scoffed; The Graedons are not “members of the club.” But they know the fields, cite sources for everything, and while they support home remedies with track records, are not antivaxxers or suchlike. This … Continue reading Let’s Eat! Fat, Chocolate, Eggs, Dairy, Meat, Butter: Everything You Thought You Knew Is (Possibly) Wrong; Or At Least More Complicated →

Quakerism by The book: A Tribute to Tom Hamm And A Call To His Successor Quaker Historians

Thomas Hamm was the subject of many tributes and high praise at Earlham College this month, as he retired from more than three decades as a professor of Quaker history and director of the school’s noted archives, built around an extensive Quaker collection. I was among those who gathered during the weekend of May … Continue reading Quakerism by The book: A Tribute to Tom Hamm And A Call To His Successor Quaker Historians →