Tue. 06/01 - Bacteria Saves Michelangelo Works From Medici Ooze

<p><strong><em>Five hundred years later the Medicis continue to ruin Michelangelo’s artworks, but fortunately some bacteria are on the scene to restore his works to their former glory. The new naming scheme for COVID-19 variants. And the story of Allandale, Texas––once the only village in the entire world to be fully air conditioned. </em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/30/arts/bacteria-cleaning-michelangelo-medici-restoration.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Send in the Bugs. The Michelangelos Need Cleaning.</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/31/22461712/bacteria-art-restoration-michelangelo-marble-medici" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bacteria get a fresh gig as art restorers in Italy</a> (The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/is-it-all-greek-you-coronavirus-variants-get-new-names-2021-05-31/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names</a> (Reuters)</li><li><a href="https://qz.com/1695582/how-to-use-the-air-conditioning-without-ruining-the-environment/#:~:text=CO%E2%82%82%20emissions%20linked%20to%20electricity,more%20warming%20than%20CO2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to use the air conditioning without ruining the environment</a> (Quartz)</li><li><a href="https://library.austintexas.gov/blog-entry/living-air-conditioned-village-400621" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living in an Air Conditioned Village</a> (Austin Public Library)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.amusingplanet.com/2021/05/the-air-conditioned-village.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Air Conditioned Village</a> (Amusing Planet)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/29/the-air-conditioning-trap-how-cold-air-is-heating-the-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The air conditioning trap: how cold air is heating the world</a> (The Guardian)</li><