Rachel Plotnick News Today

HPV is one of the most highly contagious sexually transmitted infections in the world, and certain strains are known to lead to cancer.

Tuesday’s edition of WNPR’s Colin McEnroe Show focused on the past, present, and future of the TV remote control and various other buttons that control our lives. The show featured Rachel Plotnick, author of Power Button, and Caetlin Benson-Allott, author of Remote Control — two books I am now adding to my Christmas list. If you’ve enjoyed our Button of the Month column, you may find this discussion fascinating.

The mundane interface between human and machine caused social anxiety in the late nineteenth century.

Imagine a sensor that can be mounted behind, or embedded in, a control surface, providing the functionality of pushbutton or toggle switches without the bounce.

The concept of age is much on my mind at the moment. Well, yes, theoretically I will be turning 65 in a few months’ time, thank you so much for bringing this to everyone’s attention, but that’s not what I meant. On the other hand, since you’ve seen fit to open this can of worms,…