They’re among the 50 female celebrities, business leaders, and activists who signed an open letter to President Joe Biden in today’s New York Times, asking that he come up with a COVID-19 pandemic plan to pay mothers for the work they do and pass policies for parental leave, affordable childcare, and pay equity. … [Read more...] about Amy Schumer, Eva Longoria, Tarana Burke, and others say Biden stimulus checks should go monthly to moms
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Scientists can hack your nerves so artificial limbs feel lighter
“When I started as a grad student, it was trial and error. . . . Now we actually have quite a bit of knowledge of the physics behind these things and how we can feed this information into computational models for better understanding of the nerve electrode interface—from animals to more targeted simulations in humans,” Raspopovic says. “Recently it stopped being trial and error.” Linking an amputee with a nerve-connected prosthetic device used to take four days of adjustments. Now it takes about four hours. … [Read more...] about Scientists can hack your nerves so artificial limbs feel lighter
SBA targeted advance: What small businesses need to know about the disaster loan program for 2021
The subtext there is that the agency is likely trying to avoid the chaos and confusion that reigned supreme during the first round of grants as small businesses flooded the SBA with requests for cash. That the program is more targeted this time around is not surprising, as the open nature of the previous round made it subject to “widespread potential fraud,” the Office of Inspector General warned in July. … [Read more...] about SBA targeted advance: What small businesses need to know about the disaster loan program for 2021