Now included with WELL Membership: Mastodon
the Open-Source Social Network 
Your WELL membership now gives you access to our Mastodon server and the entire Fediverse, in addition to the rich conversations in our local conferences. The Fediverse is an internet-wide social network. free of advertising, algorithms, and corporate objectives. Join us and see Mastodon Quick Start Guide to join the worldwide conversation today!
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Donn Harris: This Darkness Has Got to Give in conversation with David Gans starting June 18
Donn Harris, author of _This Darkness Has Got to Give: Post-Kindergarten Lessons from the Grateful Dead_, about how the Grateful Dead influenced more than just the music world. The Dead were part of a time not unlike the Camelot we attribute to the Kennedy era, or the gospel and blues foundation of the Civil Rights movement’s powerful social and artistic forces and how they combined to give us our own Renaissance, a rebirth that broke free from an oppressive past.
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Unlike most conversations on The WELL, you don’t need a WELL member account to participate – this one is open to all!
Philip K. Dick, The Last Ten Years
Philip K. Dick, The Last Ten Years: A Conversation Between a Dark-Haired Girl and Tim Powers. Linda Castellani, Philip Dick’s “dark-haired girl,” and author Tim Powers discuss the the private, often darker, side of the Philip Dick that they knew intimately. [Link forthcoming]
Forrest Mims: Maverick Scientist
Forrest Mims: Maverick Scientist, May 21 – June 3, 2024
Forrest Mims is legendary among makers for his dozens of books and hundreds of articles featuring DIY electronics, technology and science projects, which he has been writing since 1972. In his latest book, “Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist,” he shares how and why he became a self-made amateur atmospheric scientist, with dozens of papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, based on data gathered with his own handmade devices.