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Go Figure

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Not all feats of daring in the early days of America’s space program happened in outer space. There was also an extraordinary amount of bravery on the ground, behind closed doors, in NASA’s research centers. Margot Lee Shetterly’s book Hidden Figures – which became an award-winning 2016 motion picture – documents the stories of… Read more »

Wedgwood’s Question

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There is general consensus that the finest ceramics Western artisans have ever produced came from the workshop of Josiah Wedgwood. Wedgwood (1730-1795) was either the 11th or 13th child born into his middle class British family – historians still debate the point.  What no one debates is that his artistic gifts and entrepreneurial spirit became powerful drivers in the Industrial… Read more »