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Daily Bread for 8.17.23: Well, Possibly in Madison with Lots of Federal Money

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 73. Sunrise is 6:04 AM and sunset 7:53 PM for 13h 49m 16s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 1.2% of its visible disk illuminated.   Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1978,…

Daily Bread for 2.18.23: The Voice Behind the GPS

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 38. Sunrise is 6:46 AM and sunset 5:30 PM for 10h 44m 33s  of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 4.6% of its visible disk illuminated.  On this day in 1885, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the…

Friday Catblogging: An Open-Source Robotic Cat

???? Sarang Sheth writes about a robot cat called Nybble: Designed to be a robot that you can build, play, and explore with, Nybble comes with a laser-cut plywood body that you must put together first. The entire process takes about 4 hours including the assembly, software and calibration configuration time, and once you’re done,…

Daily Bread for 3.23.22: For Foxconn, It’s Someday, Perhaps, Kinda, Sorta…

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see scattered showers with a high of 49.  Sunrise is 6:50 AM and sunset 7:11 PM for 12h 20m 27s of daytime.  The moon is a waning gibbous with 69.5% of its visible disk illuminated.  Whitewater’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1909,…

Daily Bread for 3.22.22: Go Geothermal

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see scattered showers with a high of 46.  Sunrise is 6:52 AM and sunset 7:10 PM for 12h 17m 31s of daytime.  The moon is a waning gibbous with 78.5% of its visible disk illuminated.  Whitewater’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee meets at 5:30 PM. [Updated: Wednesday, not today.] On…

From Comic-Con@Home 2021: The Science of Art

How is STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) used to inspire and create our most beloved popular arts? What do portrayals of science and scientists in popular media get right and wrong? From world-building to special effects and cosplay, IF/THEN ambassadors (www.ifthenshecan.org) Sydney Hamilton (aerospace engineer), Myria Perez (paleontologist), Dr. Samantha Thi Porter (archaeologist), and Dr.…