Mon. 07/27 - The Year Without a Summer

<p><strong><em>How people kept cool, or like, stayed alive during heat waves before air conditioning, as well as the year the world skipped summer. How Animal Crossing helped return a lost Nintendo Switch to its owner. A promising handheld robotic mobility aid for vision-impaired people. And how the NBA is filing their stands without breaking their quarantine bubble.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at <a href="http://betterhelp.com/REPORT" target="_blank">betterhelp.com/REPORT</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/air-conditioning-32222" target="_blank">What Did People Do Before Air Conditioning?</a> (Farmers’ Almanac)</li><li><a href="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/the-year-without-a-summer-10880" target="_blank">1816: The Year Without a Summer</a> (Farmers’ Almanac)</li><li><a href="https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/10/25/year-without-summer/" target="_blank">The Climate Event That Helped Create 'Frankenstein' and the Bicycle</a> (The Paris Review)</li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53512391" target="_blank">Taiwan police use Animal Crossing to return lost Nintendo Switch</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://newatlas.com/robotics/theia-blind-handheld-robotic-guide-dog/" target="_blank">Mobility device for the blind works like a handheld robotic guide dog</a> (New Atlas)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/Kristy_Viers/status/1287189581926981634" target="_blank">"How I, as someone who is visually impaired use my iPhone"</a> (Kristy Viers, Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRrIs22plz0" target="_blank">CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Official Trailer</a> (Netflix, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/nba-will-use-microsoft-teams-to-project-fans-into-game-1844513238" target="_blank">NBA Will Use Microsoft Teams to Project Fans Into Game Arenas</a> (Gizmodo)</li></ul><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener