The Last Week Tonight host delves into skewed perceptions of unhoused people in the US and straightforward housing solutions. There are, he continued, numerous reasons why someone might be without housing: medical debt, job loss, fleeing domestic violence, kicked out of their homes for their sexuality, being recently released from prison, or just because housing costs are rising much faster than wages.
In addition, local ordinances that criminalize the behavior of homeless people — panhandling, sitting down on public or private property — have landed many unhoused people in a cycle of incarceration. Oliver Sacks was prolific. Besides 16 published books, he also left behind a legacy of brilliant essays, lectures, unpublished drafts, journals, letters, notes, marginalia, audio recordings, film, and more. Where most people keep their photo ID, Oliver kept a small card printed with the periodic table of elements.
I love it very much. It stands for order, stability — but it also stands for imagination and mystery. And some of the elements get very, very complicated, as you go above 92 and sort of relativistic and other considerations come in.
For example, you cannot understand, on the basis of the periodic table, why gold is gold. In fact, it turns out to be a very deep question. And I am not mathematical enough to tell you the answer. But it involves both quantum physics and relativity. Thank you for all of your great comments on our social media channels, and replies to this newsletter—we love hearing from you!
EDT on Friday, April 9th. Check your local listings for additional times. This award-winning film will also be available to stream online for free from April 9th through May 7th. For more information, please visit pbs. To learn more about Dr. Sacks and the making of the film, you can also join us for a special 92Y online conversation on Tuesday, March 30 at 7 p. Register for free here. For other international dates and events, visit oliversacksdoc.
As we enter this new year we are mindful of these words from Dr. We wish you a new year full of reconnections and new experiences. Above all, please stay healthy! The Sacks Team. Dear Friends,. We wish you a very peaceful, healthy holiday season. Among the other things we have to celebrate at this time of year, this week marks the 30th anniversary of the film Awakenings , directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. The film was the beginning of a lifelong friendship between Oliver Sacks and Robin Williams — the photo below shows them playing Santa for a fundraiser in the early s.
Both films will be available to watch online for free from December 26 through 29th. Viewings will be limited to the first people to register here. We will reminisce about the making of both films, about Robin Williams, Oliver Sacks, and much more. Grab your popcorn! Warm wishes,. Dear friends,. But my predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved; I have been given much and I have given something in return; I have read and traveled and thought and written.
I have had an intercourse with the world, the special intercourse of writers and readers. Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure. Local bookstores need our support this year more than ever. In the seven stories of this collection, Dr. Sacks focuses less on clinical diagnosis and more on painting a picture of how various neurological diseases impact the complicated wholeness of a human life.
Power outages also wreak havoc on sewage treatment plants, water purification centers, and people who rely on electronic medical equipment like ventilators and powered wheelchairs. The host surveyed the history of the three US power grids — the eastern interconnection, the western interconnection and the Texas interconnection. The first US electric system was built in in New York City, and expanded by the rural electrification administration in
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