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
Kristalina Georgieva: Can She Stop A New Cold War??
IMF chief cites her life behind Iron Curtain in warning Against a new Cold War The Washington Post By David J. Lynch — August 20, 2023 Kristalina Georgieva is head of the International Monetary Fund and is trying to keep the global economy from a costly splintering Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary … Continue reading Kristalina Georgieva: Can She Stop A New Cold War??
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”?