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Most of us have been to natural history museums–toured the exhibits, pored over collections of bugs and bones–but who decides what goes on display? How did it all end up there? And what exactly does a curator do?
Chicago Council on Science and Technology and the Chicago Maritime Museum Present
Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums
with Lance Grande
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Former WBEZ host and self-professed geek Aaron Freeman traveled to Carbondale to see this year’s solar eclipse from the path of totality. The comedian, author, and artist in residence with the Chicago Council on Science & Technology talked Worldview through the moment of totality, and eclipse-themed yoga happening downstate.
Aaron interviews WTTW’s Chicago Tonight ace correspondent Elizabeth Brackett on the Army Corps latest plans to stop the asian carp invasion. Watch on our Facebook page here.
By Sanford (Sandy) Morganstein
What I’m about to discuss here should not be taken as any kind of partisan sour grapes. I can prove that…the experts I quote in this article have been worried about this issue for more than ten years…through elections of Democrats and Republicans.
Bottom line: While we have no proof that any vote was ever changed by any nefarious actor, either foreign or domestic, our electoral systems are not secure systems.
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