The Non-fiction Feature: Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer;
The Fiction Spot: Still Alice by Lisa Genova;
The Product Spot: Lumosity Brain Games
Author Archives: Carlen
Still Alice
Still Alice is the story of a highly accomplished woman slowly sinking into early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and how it affects her thoughts, feelings, and relationships with friends and family.
Lumosity Brain Games
Lumosity offers “games designed to train your brain.” It has speed, memory, attention, flexibility, problem-solving, word, and math games.
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
How we remember things, why we remember things, and what we can do to remember better.
Detroit River Story Lab
The University of Michigan’s Detroit River Story Lab partners with regional organizations to connect communities with the Detroit River and its stories. These partnerships amplify marginalized voices and lift the river’s role in Detroit and other nearby locations.
The Monthly Bulletin: May 2024
The Non-fiction Feature: Palaces for the People by Eric Klinenberg;
The Memoir Spot: Your Guide to the National Parks by Michael Oswald;
The Product Spot: Detroit River Story Lab
Your Guide to the National Parks, and others
Incredibly helpful guides to our national parks.
Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
A remarkable argument for shared spaces, and how they can forge the connections we need for health and civic life.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
How, and why, certain environmental factors led to sweeping civilizational changes in some parts of the world but not others.
A History of the World in 100 Objects (podcast)
100 episodes about 100 historical objects–it is a mini-journey through the world, through time, and through cultures.