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Oct
02
The NNLM Reading Club brings awareness to Addiction and Recovery adding three new books this month: Come Home, Indio: A Memoir by Jim Terry The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth by Sam Quinones Scenes from My Life: A Memoir by Michael K. Williams and… Read More »
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Sep
28
National Hispanic Heritage Month may be halfway over but there’s still plenty of time to celebrate! Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. So, how… Read More »
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Sep
26
Promising Future, Complex Past: Artificial Intelligence and the Legacy of Physiognomy presents the history of physiognomy—the practice of assessing one’s mental character based on physical attributes—and explores its influence on contemporary artificial intelligence and computer science technologies that gather and interpret bodily data. Now debunked as pseudoscience, physiognomy enjoyed periods of legitimacy and popularity over… Read More »
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Sep
21
Newly released AI tools are poised to dramatically disrupt multiple industries, including healthcare and libraries. We’ll explore numerous healthcare applications that use AI, both current and in development – from a new industry-saving “bot workforce” to self-driving microscopes. In this special edition of Health Bytes, we’ll discuss the criticisms and concerns this technology is garnering… Read More »
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Sep
18
Our R4 specialists will be attending or presenting at various conferences around the region and the nation, both in-person and virtually, this fall. If you will be attending any of the following events, we would love to connect! Reach out to your state’s contact for additional details or to arrange a time to meet: Arizona,… Read More »
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