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Post by divasahm on Dec 4, 2014 9:25:46 GMT -4
Good for you, Smilla! I bought the trilogy when I was pregnant with divaspawn1, with the intention of reading it immediately--and then I had the baby. Now that her college applications are all in, maybe I can finally settle down to reading it, too!
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Post by Mutagen on Dec 9, 2014 19:19:14 GMT -4
My Great-Great-Aunt Discovered Francium. And It Killed Her.I read this NY Times article at lunch today, and I highly recommend it. It's a really fascinating glimpse into the early years of radiation studies, and the race to "discover" new elements. It's also pretty horrifying because of the complete lack of radiation safety procedures. Marie Curie makes a very interesting figure in this story. To my embarrassment, I had no idea before I read this article how many other women were involved in research at the Curie laboratory.
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Post by chonies on Dec 9, 2014 20:07:31 GMT -4
Oh my god. I love history of science stuff, but that was a really tough read.
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Post by Mutagen on Dec 10, 2014 8:00:47 GMT -4
It really was. The story of the Radium Girls tragedy in New Jersey is one I'm aware of, but it always sends chills down my spine.
I wasn't sure what to make of the Curies' attitude about safety. I liked that the article writer was critical but didn't demonize; I think it makes a sad bit of sense that people were in denial about how dangerous radioactive materials were.
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Post by famvir on Dec 11, 2014 15:10:12 GMT -4
It really was. The story of the Radium Girls tragedy in New Jersey is one I'm aware of, but it always sends chills down my spine. I wasn't sure what to make of the Curies' attitude about safety. I liked that the article writer was critical but didn't demonize; I think it makes a sad bit of sense that people were in denial about how dangerous radioactive materials were. Heck, they used to use it on ACNE patients in the 50's. I shudder to think..... "Just put your chin here. We'll be doing this once a week for a year." *sizzle* *zap* |
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Post by chonies on Jan 27, 2015 9:32:25 GMT -4
Google remembers the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It's more detailed than I anticipated, and I couldn't get through it all in one sitting. |
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Post by forever1267 on Mar 6, 2015 21:16:02 GMT -4
I love old video. 8 Minutes of footage of vintage New York City. I didn't know they had subways in 1905! |
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Post by Kaleidoscope Eyes on Mar 6, 2015 22:36:03 GMT -4
I love old video too. I used to kind of study Greenwich Village history of that era, so I especially loved that footage.
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Post by chonies on Apr 28, 2015 20:38:22 GMT -4
It's Vietnam/1960s week on PBS, it seems? Is anyone else watching? It's absolutely riveting. The Kent State segment is killing me--it was always a thing that happened, but it just hit me all over during tonight's program. Dick Cavett's Vietnam was really good, too.
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Post by Kaleidoscope Eyes on Apr 28, 2015 20:50:12 GMT -4
It's Vietnam/1960s week on PBS, it seems? Is anyone else watching? It's absolutely riveting. The Kent State segment is killing me--it was always a thing that happened, but it just hit me all over during tonight's program. Dick Cavett's Vietnam was really good, too. I never turn the TV on, so I end up missing good things like this. I'm definitely going to tune in each night this week. I have always been enthralled with 60s history and I'm a huge Dick Cavett fan, so this is perfect for me. Sidenote: My parents got married the first time the weekend of the Kent state shootings. She never failed to mention that every single time we saw a segment on Kent State. We used to watch a lot of Civil Rights, Vietnam, general 60s history programs. |
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