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How can we combat the greed and misperception that perpetuate e-reading illiteracy?
When I ask someone if they read e-books, I usually get some version of that meme about “the smell and feel” of a “real” book. But when I show someone an e-reader they say, Wow! When I pull my e-reader out in a public place to read, it always attracts attention and I happily answer questions and show people how easy it is to use. Very few people know what an e-reader looks like or how to acquire an e-book and read it. And that’s a shame, because there are so many free digital repositories of knowledge and great literature. After helping find e-reading solutions for a woman who’d given…
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How long until pigs fly?
be khe on Flickr The day when pigs fly might not be as far ahead of us as the day when humans first flew is behind us. The real question might be, will humans create a flying pig or will pigs create their own method of flight. The following are realities: Chinese scientists at the Shanghai Second Medical University in 2003 successfully fused human cells with rabbit eggs. The embryos were reportedly the first human-animal chimeras successfully created. They were allowed to develop for several days in a laboratory dish before the scientists destroyed the embryos to harvest their stem cells. In Minnesota last year researchers at the Mayo Clinic…
The Fantasies That Keep Us Going
I began my journey with The Tiger’s Tale at the end of January, 2008. I attached my story to a contest entry form, took a deep breath for courage and hit send. I was hoping for useful feedback and was stunned by a win. Winning was a start, but there was a long trek between the win and landing a publishing contract. When I’m running in a long distance race, I use mental tricks to get myself through the tough spots, those places where I don’t believe I can put one foot in front of the other one more time. I might visualize the clock as I cross the finish…