“Dear Culver City” – A Message from Mayor Meghan
The State of the City (and nearly everything else) has been cancelled, but we’re still coming together as a community. My lovely daughter, Meghan Salhi-Wells, is mayor of Culver City and just finishing up wonderful two terms of Culver City Mayorship. This is a lovely short film her husband, Karim, directed, shot and edited. You’ll…
America in Crisis: 5 Questions for Meghan Sahli-Wells on the COVID-19 Pandemic
The USC Bedrosian Center presents a new series of interviews with scholars and leaders on governance during the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020. These short interviews will touch on three main issues of governance during crisis: gaining the public’s trust, evidence-based policymaking, and good leadership. Where are the bright spots during this troubling time, and who…
Ancient Organics Discovered on Mars
Since arriving at Mars in 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover has drilled into rocks in search of organics – molecules containing carbon. Organics are the building blocks of all life on Earth, though they can also come from non-living sources.
Building Support for Latino Families: A Research Review
Latino families face big gaps in income, early education, healthcare, and social support and services, according to a new research review led by Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, director of Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio.
Coronavirus Capitalism — and How to Beat It
Governments around the world are busily exploiting the coronavirus crisis to push for no-strings-attached corporate bailouts and regulatory rollbacks. “I’ve spent two decades studying the transformations that take place under the cover of disaster,” writes Naomi Klein. “I’ve learned that one thing we can count on is this: During moments of cataclysmic change, the previously…
Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari
What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions.
GODS IN SHACKLES – A Film To END Elephant Slavery
It’s being called the “Blackfish” for elephants. The groundbreaking documentary, the multiple award-winning and United Nations nominated film, Gods in Shackles exposes the sad plight of temple elephants in Kerala, India that are being exploited for profit under the guise of culture and religion
Gravity power generator based on fluid-air displacement (SAMPLE TEST 2)
Really cool way to harness gravity… ——————- original YouTube description below——————- Gravity power generator based on fluid-air displacement InfinitySAV© http://www.youtube.com/c/FutureEnergy http://infinitysav.com/ infinity.sav@gmail.com Skype InfinitySAVTeam (English) Infinity.SAV (Русский – Russian only) We are a Team of young and ambitious engineers who work in the field of alternative energy. The Team has a long history of work,…
Harrowing video shows black man shot by Baton Rouge police
Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police office
How trees talk to each other
“A forest is much more than what you see,” says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery — trees talk, often and over vast distances.
