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Recommended Resources For anyone with an appreciation for nature, and those of artistic inclination, or those with youth interested in bugs... this short film offers hyper focused microscopic imagery of the small creatures sharing this planet. Check it out at: http://microsculpture.net/ -- In this rare clip from 1972, legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor Viktor Frankl delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning -- and the most important gift we can give others: https://www.ted.com/talks/viktor_frankl_youth_in_search_of_meaning-- -- In this speaking event, Jennifer Granholm asks a very American question with worldwide implications: How do we make more jobs? Her big idea: Invest in new alternative energy sources. And her big challenge: Can it be done with or without our broken Congress? https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_granholm_a_clean_energy_proposal_race_to_the_top     ~~ Vi...

Recommended Resource Just one resource today, but if you do an online search - as recommended in the info below - there will be a myriad of opportunities for you, a senior home, a school project, youth group project, etc.: Do you have birds visiting your yard or an area visible from a window?  There’s a great opportunity to get involved with bio-science – all you have to do is grab your favourite beverage and some form of record keeping (digital voice recorder or a pen/paper).  Projects like these are frequently offered to individuals, groups, family, school projects, seniors and others who care about science and wildlife. Typically they involve counting types of insects or birds or other wildlife in the area you happen to be. Scientists use that information in a huge number of ways and these counts are particularly important to conservation and wildlife management programs.  Just do a search online to f...