09-25-18 L. Dwarski - brain & Cell phones - R. Lerner- Parasites

09/25/18

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Lawrence Dwarsky

"Cell phones and brain damage"

Rob Lerner

"Parasites"

Location & Time:Tuesdays, 11:30am to 1:30pm

Quinta Loreto Hotel, Cjon. de Loreto 15, Centro, Zona Centro, 37700 San Miguel de Allende, Gto.

From Cjon. de Loreto, enter the Mercado de Artisanias alley (East, going up-hill) about twenty yards and turn to your left into the Hotel Quinta Loreto compound.

The community center is on the Southeast side of the little central park. If you are coming by car, there is a parking lot within the compound.

(The community center is in the same location as the Philosophical get-together which is held on Fridays.)

A 50 pesos donation is suggested.

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Updated SMA Science Book Club news

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Presentation links: What is Dark Matter? Even the Best Theories Are Crumbling

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2018/09/21/the-dark-matter-crisis/#.W6ZQlWhKjb0

Is That the Death Star? Japanese Probe's Pictures of Ryugu Show a Divot on Top

https://www.space.com/41726-asteroid-ryugu-new-images-death-star.html

Senolytic Therapies Seem To Stop Alzheimer's Disease 'In Its Tracks'

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinseatonjefferson/2018/09/24/senolytic-therapies-seem-to-stop-alzheimers-disease-in-its-tracks/#c62d7e1c1b73

Larry Dworsky Presentation:

The history and status of cellphone health issues"

Rob Lerner's "Parasite" Links:

WE GOTTA GET A BETTER BATTERY. BUT HOW?

https://www.wired.com/story/better-battery-renewable-energy-jason-pontin/?CNDID=36340453&mbid=nl_092218_daily_list3_p1

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Paperback, by Christopher McDougall

https://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307279189

Wait, So How Much of the Ocean Is Actually Fished?

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/wait-so-how-much-of-the-ocean-is-fished-again/569782/

Ed Yong, Parasites TED Talk

https://www.ted.com/talks/ed_yong_suicidal_wasps_zombie_roaches_and_other_tales_of_parasites#t-771828

[Previous links here], or use the website search engine (top right) to find links to past presentations.

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The SMA Rotary Club rests upon a foundation of compassion and science, so it too gets a heads up from SciTechNature.

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...Because the acquisition of clean water in our town is not only a science, but a necessity, especially in the San Miguel de Allende area:

Link to John Wharton's Shelter Space; an excellent source of SciTechNature trace elements:

sheltervg4.com

********Coming up:

JAMES E. PALOMBO: Truth to Logic – Crime, Criminal Justice and Ideology in the American Experiment

http://i3sma.org/james-palombo-truth-to-logic-august-20-2018/

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