Dear Community,
I feel like we're in a what-are-we-going to turn into period as we emerge from our pandemic pods. And that this may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to rethink how we're living our lives. If we choose it.
In this newsletter, my brother Dr. Jordan’s Shlain has a new dispatch where he gives insights on vaccines, variants, vacations, and where he thinks we are on the pandemic journey. Read below.
The Commonwealth Club posted my conversation with Sherry Turkle; you can watch here.
Thursday, you can hang with me live both on IG Live and Clubhouse. At 9am PT I'll be on IG Live with Shivani Persad, talking tech use we want to leave behind, and analog rituals we want to bring forward and as we transition into this new phase of life. At noon I'll be on Clubhouse for Hummus Thursdays. Links below.
Lots of other interesting things to read, watch, listen to and do to laugh, ponder, and process.
xo
Tiffany
p.s. I turned 51 last week -- my second pandemic birthday. Here's me wearing all of my hats to celebrate. I share why I wear hats in my book 24/6. It all started from my Grandpa Herman. :)
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Dr. Jordan Shlain's Dispatch #18
Response Ability - Vaccines, Variants, Vacations?
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By Dr. Jordan Shlain
Welcome to Dispatch #18, which falls on the anniversary of my New York volunteer effort at a hastily-built FEMA tent on the cold sidewalk outside of Columbia’s Washington Heights Emergency Room where I was asked to triage who was sick enough to be admitted to the overflowing ER and who should go home. All I had was a cheap, disposable plastic stethoscope, a pulse oximeter, a blood pressure cuff, a thermometer, and an iPad that had live translators. I had no ability to do a COVID test— at the time they were reserved for healthcare workers in the other tent. The whole episode was eerie.
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Watch My Conversation with Sherry Turkle
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I really enjoyed my conversation with Sherry Turkle about our recent books for the Commonwealth Club. If you missed the live event, you can watch the recording here.
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| Join Me for Some Live Conversation Thursday April 15
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I'll be live online for two conversations this Thursday and I hope you'll join me. First I'll be with Shivani Persad of the Indigo Books podcast Well Said, live on IG Live here at 9 am PT / 12 am ET. Then I'll be joining Hummus Thursdays with Danielle Ames Spivak and Adam Swig on Clubhouse at 12 PT / 3 ET. More info here.
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| Ken's New Robotics Company Announced
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Ken's new robotics company in Forbes:
"The pandemic proved the value of e-commerce, changing our shopping patterns in ways that won't be reversed; the challenge is efficiently delivering the growing deluge of packages. Fortunately, sorting packages is one skill that robots can learn, given the right combination of
sensors, hardware, simulation, and software. Ambi Robotics announced the Ambisort system, based on research from UC Berkeley, is now able to rapidly and reliably sort real packages for real customers. It achieves 'Superhuman Sorting', sorting postal packages at twice the speed of humans. . . The system has sorted hundreds of thousands of real packages since October, with very limited downtime. Postal workers like Ambisort as it does a job they consider dull and dangerous (in terms of back injuries), freeing them to focus on the many other things that require their attention." -- Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley professor of engineering and Chief Scientist.
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This great new documentary produced by my friend Nicole Opper is an eye-opening glimpse into the competitive world of San Francisco's Lowell High School. Catch it at CAAMFest and Doclands in May and learn more here.
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I'm really enjoying this wonderful new series by Emily Spivack about clothes and the stories they tell. Learn more here.
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I loved this documentary about women in comedy. Watch on FX/Hulu and learn more here.
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| Kids and Autism: Supporting Safe and Health Technology Use
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This is such a vital topic. Sign up for this important webinar featuring Dr. Lisa Prock and Dr. Michael Rich here.
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| Join Screen Free Week in May
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Children's Screentime Action Network for Rachel Franz, CCFC’s Family & Education Manager, will be joining Action Network Director Jean Rogers to answer your questions about how to meaningfully celebrate Screen-Free Week and how to incorporate family screen breaks throughout the year. Learn more and register here.
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| Film Editing for Fundraising Online Workshop, April 15, 1 pm PT / 4 pm ET
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Karen Everett is such a fantastic film advisor and Story Editor. I'm always thrilled to work with her. Her workshop on Editing for Fundraising with Keith Ochwat should be amazing. Learn more and register here.
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| Coded Bias: How Racist Algorithms Impact Kids, April 27 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET
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Algorithms do more than keep kids' eyes glued to screens; they can also impart and perpetuate racist biases. Don't miss the Screentime Network's vital discussion of a fantastic new film on the subject, Coded Bias, April 27 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET. Register and learn more here.
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The New Oil Painting by Kimberly Brooks
My sister is such a talented artist and I'm so proud and excited for her new book. Learn more and preorder here.
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Minimilista by Shira Gill
Shira Gill has such powerful ideas about creating space where less is more. Learn more and preorder here.
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Imagine It! by Laurie David and Heather Reisman
Two amazing women (Heather Reisman CEO of Indigo Books and Laurie David, Oscar-Winning producer) came together for this book. A must-read for us all. Learn more and order here.
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Your Time to Thrive by Marina Khidekel and the Editors of Thrive Global
Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global offers so many tools and advice for living a more meaningful life. Excited to read this new book on using microsteps to achieve goals. Learn more and order here.
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| I Had a Brother Once by Adam Mansbach
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My dear friend Adam Mansbach is best known for the hilarious Go the F*** to Sleep, but he's an extremely talented poet as well. His new book of memoir-poetry, I Had a Brother Once, is a thoughtful, lyrical exploration of his brother's death in 2013. Read his moving interview with Rebecca Soffer at Modern Loss here and order the book here.
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Famous Dogs of the Civil War by Ben Dunlap
Ben Dunlap is such an amazing storyteller. Looking forward to reading his new novel set during the Vietnam War. Learn more and order here. | |  |
The Anti-Romantic Child by Priscilla Gilman
Priscilla Gilman's memoir about raising a child with hyperlexia is so moving. Learn more and order here.
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| Wake Up and Write Podcast
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I've always done my best writing early in the morning. Love this podcast on the writing process, especially the episode featuring my friend, the wonderful Tanya Selvaratnam. Learn more and listen here.
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| Planet Word Museum in DC Reopens
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I love this Smithsonian museum devoted to words and print and am so thrilled it has reopened. Learn more here.
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Rachel Lehman-Haupt's deeply-researched article about the extremes of postnatal care for preemies is absolutely riveting. Read here.
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Lately I've been thinking a lot about what we want to bring with us as we leave quarantine, and what we want to leave behind. This special section of the New York Times raised so many issues that have been on my mind. Read here.
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Shondaland's How to Have a Healthy Relationship with Social Media in 2021
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I was happy to be a part of Nicole Pajer's Shondaland piece on sane social media use. Read here.
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| Flying Solo: 12 Women Who Made Travel History
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At a time when we've all be stuck at home it's so inspiring to read these stories of pioneering women explorers. Read here.
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| An Open Letter to My Children Regarding the Commencement of Asynchronous Parenting
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Lou Cove's recent piece for McSweeney's is hilarious and extremely relatable. Read here.
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