This Wednesday:
Terra Mizwa presents: "Mysterious Life of Caves" scientists exploring caves in New Mexico, and Mexico discover bacteria and deadly chemicals that offer possible explanations for geological processes on earth and perhaps other planets.
David McClintock presents: "Gravity 104"
The oldest of the four "fundamental forces"
How it only seems to work was long thought to be known; the "why" it works as it does has long been least understood;
The physics, everything we really thought we knew about the cosmos now appears to be about 94% wrong.
In this time of rethinking fundamental physics, gravity is also being rethought through.
Pre-requisites: Having ever fallen down in a gravity field.
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The Science, Technology and Nature get-together,
This Wednesday, May 17th @ 11:00am to 1:00pm Community Room,
Puente Viejo on Calzada de la Aurora #52
Puente Viejo is a gated community, but the guard typically lets you walk or drive through. If not, sign in.
Any problem, have them call David McClintock - 415-112-5202
SMA SciTechNature is also on Facebook
Web links from last week:
Net Neutrality II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube
Extended Space Travel Causes an Inevitable Drop in Physical Fitness
Saturns rings and polar hexagram
hubble-captures-vivid-auroras-in-jupiters-atmosphere
Fungus Cannon In Super Slow Motion
SUN The Roundest Object Ever Measured
Sun is the most perfect sphere ever observed in nature | Science | The Guardian
Scientists just discovered the roundest object in the known Universe - ScienceAlert
The Precise Solar Shape and Its Variability | Science
solar interior - Google Search
The sun in detail: Contorted center of sunspot nearly twice the size of Earth -- ScienceDaily
Unlocking the Mysteries of Sunspots
See you there!
Best,
Stephen Goodfellow