Thoughts about things we find facinating
Doug Bock Clark uncovers what two weeks trapped aboard the ill-fated, coronavirus-infected cruise ship felt like—for unsuspecting tourists, for frightened crew members, and for the captain himself.
Source: GQ
In an exclusive interview, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan accepts the blame for recent privacy and security issues at his videoconferencing company and vows to make things right.
Source: Forbes
It’s been just over two weeks since our daughter called us – I should say lectured us – about taking the virus threat more seriously. Since then, we’ve stayed inside except to walk the dog and to quickly run essential errands.
It’s a strange feeling. I’m retired so I don’t really HAVE to be anywhere. Through the wonders of Medicare, I have a free gym membership which I was enjoying several times a week. I play golf. I have several volunteer activities and I was finding my retirement days were busy and full.
Until it all shut down.
Continue reading “Living With the Virus”
Medical scientists have made a promising breakthrough in diabetes research, describing a novel technology that converts stem cells into insulin-secreting beta cells by harnessing an often overlooked step in their maturation.
Source: newatlas.com
Written by Andy Ludlum, Library Volunteer
Recorded interviews in the Research Library’s oral history collection give us a glimpse into the lives of two remarkable women who were members of the earliest African American families to settle in Ventura.
Source: Museum of Ventura County
Relax. It’s going to be O.K.