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Just as the San Francisco museum’s hands-on experiments connect thousands of mind-bending science-y dots, Oakland author Kara Platoni melds complex concepts of biotech and human sensory enhancement in her new book, “We Have the Technology.” Subtitled “How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians and Scientists are Transforming Human Perception, One Sense at a Time,” it shows us just how far modern technology has come — and how wild and crazy it’s going to get. In more than 100 interviews during a year off from teaching at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, Platoni hung out in labs where chemists work to discover new tastes, interviewed medical researchers developing mind-controlled robotic limbs, tested virtual reality helmets used for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and tagged along to Radio Shack with basement biohack tinkerers — guys who implant electronic devices in their own bodies for enhanced sensory capabilities, sci-fi/superhero-style.

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In fact, America’s two most populist music genres, superficially at odds but similar beneath the skin, have been mixing at least since the emergence of “hick-hop” with Bubba Sparxxx and Big & Rich in the early 2000s. Two of the past couple of years’ biggest country hits have been full-out country-rap crossovers: Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem,” featuring Ludacris, and Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise,” with Nelly. So Elliott is rather late for the revolution.

The chamber, along with Macerich Co., hosting a free expo from 9 a.m, to 5 p.m, Nov, 2, at Somersville Towne Center, 2556 Somersville Road, The goal of the inaugural Antioch Expo is threefold: to bring exposure to how Macerich has spruced up the shopping mall, and bring community members together and to help businesses get themselves out in front of the public and increase their visibility said Sean Wright, the chamber’s chief executive officer, “There’s no place in Antioch right now for businesses to have exposure, This will allow people to come by, and stop and heathered white off white tee shirt t of so suite print ballet tutu ballet shoes skirt dress flower crowns angel wingsdesigner ask questions,” he said..

For more information email Diane@Art4Antioch.org or call Diane Gibson-Gray at 925-325-9897. Artists exhibit at Umpqua Bank. ANTIOCH — The Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch continues its partnership with Antioch’s Umpqua Bank with five artists in their exhibit. The bank’s art showcase changes every two months. The featured artists for the May through June are: Michelle Eaken, Arturo Garcia, Donna Merry, Paul Schorr and Peter J. Ruegg. The exhibit continues through June 29.