The Nature of Phenology 11/7/20: Daddy Long Legs

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn
Host: Hazel Stark

Contrary to popular belief, daddy long legs are not spiders. Like spiders and ticks, they are arachnids, but they are in a separate group from spiders. Daddy long legs are types of “harvestmen,” which are visually distinct from spiders due to their bodies appearing to be one oval—not segmented like spider bodies.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/5/20: Free Speech Online 3

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Perhaps you heard about or maybe even listened in to the Senate Commerce Committee’s hearing on Oct. 28, 2020 with the heads of Google, Facebook, and Twitter. If so, do you have a clear idea what the hearing was about, or what Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is, or why some Congress people want to change it, or what proposed changes would mean for the Internet giants and the regular folks who use those services? If not, here is an attempt to answer those questions.

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