This week, a message for the present moment for the future prosperity of the country.

This week, I want to tell you about my cat Kitty.

This week, I feel a bit sentimental about the biggest anniversary in my life to date.

This week, how we tend to stick to the same things over our lives.

This week, how art impacts how we see the world around us.

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This week, living in exciting times often turns out to be a bit unlucky, from a certain point of view.

This week, some thoughts on what keeps a culture alive.

This week, reflections on childhood, from my own personal experience.

This week I'm reflecting on the 2011 Best Picture winner "The Artist" and introducing a new segment to The Wednesday Blog in an interview with my friend Alex Brisson about the film.

Alex Brisson's website: https://www.alexbrisson.com

Star Trek: The Original Siblings Podcast: https://stosibspod.buzzsprout.com

Brissflix: https://www.alexbrisson.com/brissflix

The musical interlude in this episode comes from "April Showers" recorded by Gene Rodimich's Orchestra in 1922. Listen to the full version here: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_Various_Artists/Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_04072015/April_Showers_-_Gene_Rodemichs_Orchestra/

This week, introducing my research into the introduction of the three-toed sloth to European science in the 1550s. I'll be giving a public talk about my work at the Kopernik Observatory and Science Center in Vestal, NY on Friday, 29 April 2022 at 8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central.

You can find a link to the YouTube broadcast here:

https://youtu.be/70lJ0NmT8Kw

Also here's a link to the Kopernik Observatory's website:

https://www.kopernik.org