How does a virus spread. Why do we panic and when well all be. Treated through the tax and weekly radio show its called spectrum if you would like any information on the crawl of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast so you can get it where ever you get your podcast you can also find us and. Slash science. Shift special how can we preserve our data in future generations. From photographs to Scientific Research to open source code we store much of what we produce digitally however most digital storage mediums will degrade over time and software for retrieving data is constantly evolving so how can we ensure the data we store will be available to future generations. In the past people recorded Important Information on stone parchment and preserve their collective knowledge for hundreds of thousands of years. Today were living in a digital. We can store more and more data on smaller and smaller Storage Units but these are not built to last and were facin
Id like to enter the following announcement into the record that on february 25th, 2020, the mayor declared a local state of emergency related to covid19. Furthermore, the mayor and governor have suspended suspending select laws applicable to commissions and making it possible to hold Commission Hearings remotely. And on april 3rd, there was authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene remotely through the end of the shelterinplace. Recognizing that the commissions consideration of certain projects is an essential government operation. And it directs the commission to prioritize the action items pertaining to infrastructure and housing and Small Business. And i will also in advance remind members of the public, staff, and the commission that this platform is not perfect and that at times becomes clumsy. We have learned that at ts bridge conference is finicky. So in advance we do request your patience. There are built in delays in broadcast from the live events to sfgovtv and the a
Authorization from the Mayors Office to reconvene remotely through the end of the shelterinplace. Recognizing that the commissions consideration of certain projects is an essential government operation. And it directs the commission to prioritize the action items pertaining to infrastructure and housing and Small Business. And i will also in advance remind members of the public, staff, and the commission that this platform is not perfect and that at times becomes clumsy. We have learned that at ts bridge conference is finicky. So in advance we do request your patience. There are built in delays in broadcast from the live events to sfgovtv and the audio feed into the live events. So enable the Public Participation sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming this hearing live and we will receive Public Comment for each item on todays agenda. Sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming the tollfree phonein number across the bottom of the screen. Comments and opportunities to speak during the Public C
Housing and Small Business. And i will also in advance remind members of the public, staff, and the commission that this platform is not perfect and that at times becomes clumsy. We have learned that at ts bridge conference is finicky. So in advance we do request your patience. There are built in delays in broadcast from the live events to sfgovtv and the audio feed into the live events. So enable the Public Participation sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming this hearing live and we will receive Public Comment for each item on todays agenda. Sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming the tollfree phonein number across the bottom of the screen. Comments and opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period are available via phone by calling 8882733658. And entering the access code 3107452. Pressing pound. And pound again. And when we request Public Comment, you will be directed to press 1, and then 0, to enter into the queue. You will be lined up in the order that you press 1 and 0. A
Testament to a new way of life most people staying home for as long as science and the government decide they must also on lockdown in Windsor Castle her residence outside london the queen 93 years old reminded britons that this crisis too would pass we should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure better days will return we will be with our friends again we will be with our families again we will meet again but the government is worried about isolation fatigue and a minority of people embracing the warm spring weather to picnic and sunbathe in the parks on prominent and beaches the more people follow the rules then the faster we will all be through it so i say this to this small minority of people who are breaking the rules or pushing the boundaries. Youre risking your own life and the lives of others and youre making it harder for all banning all this the ability to go outside to exercise in public as the Health Secretary has said he might have to do would be intole