12-06-17 - Rob Lerner - Everything SciTechNature
12/06/17
Everything Science, Technology & Nature
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Introductions/News
Presentation by Rob Lerner: Advances in avoiding/reversing Alzheimer’s; advances in coronary medicine; heads up on a great podcast interview with Jennifer Doudna; ditto for a great podcast interview with Janna Levin (black holes and LIGO); and a short (5 min.) YouTube on the fixity of ideology and opinions.
Following up on the Bitcoin and Block Chain conversation of last week; there’s a great little YouTube explaining Block Chain on 5 levels of detail/complexity (<20 min.)
RadioLab podcast on creating a secure cryptocurrency (45 min)
To top it off, Rob has four newish YouTubes on the microbiome by Ed Yong, total ~30 min.
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Last week's links
Feds Keeping An Eye On Bitcoin | CNBC - YouTube
Betting on the Bulbs - YouTube
Lightning caught by High Speed Camera!!! - YouTube
MUSE probes uncharted depths of Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Do dark matter and dark energy exist?
Amazing Crabs Shell Exchange - Life Story - BBC - YouTube
When The Sahara Desert Was Green - Science Documentary 2017 - YouTube
This incredibly gorgeous photo of Jupiter will mesmerize you – BGR
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