Tue. 04/27 - This Famous Actor's Mom Helped Save the Apollo 13 Astronauts

<p><strong><em>Why the story of aerospace engineer Judith Love Cohen, who helped rescue the Apollo 13 astronauts, is making the rounds again and why we should remember her name. A new ice cube tray-shaped retinal patch that could help restore vision. And the rattlesnake-like jumping worms invading the American midwest. </em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://kottke.org/19/05/meet-aerospace-engineer-judith-love-cohen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet Aerospace Engineer Judith Love Cohen</a> (Kottke.Org)</li><li><a href="https://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2016/obituary-judith-love-cohen-neil-siegel-usc-viterbi-engineering-women.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Memory of Judith Love Cohen: Mother, Wife, Friend, Author, Engineer</a> (USC Viterbi)</li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-sep-06-cl-7284-story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women in the Workplace / Judith Love Cohen : Engineering a Change</a> (LA Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/highly-invasive-jumping-worms-have-spread-15-us-states-180977566/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Highly Invasive Jumping Worms Have Spread to 15 States</a> (Smithsonian Magazine)</li><li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/invasive-jumping-worms-spread-dozen-midwest-states-illinois-missouri-wisconsin-1584616" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Invasive Jumping Worms That Violently Thrash If Handled Now in at Least 15 US States</a> (Newsweek)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/mollylambert/status/1386786455012270082?s=12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fear is the mind killer</a> (Molly Lambert, Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://newatlas.com/medical/ice-cube-tray-retinal-implant-cells-vision-loss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Ice cube tray" retinal patch is loaded with cells to restore vision</a> (New Atlas)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1386763727366721547?s=20" rel="noopener noreferr