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11/13/18
Welcome to SciTechNature get-togethers
| Intros | Science Book Club | News with Terra Mizwa |
Presentations:
Lawrence Dworsky
1. Basics of measurement (real)
2. Why Stonehenge was built (fantasy)
David McClintock "Political polarization—Fact? or Artifact?"
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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David McClintock's presentation
Other interesting links from this week:
Eye candy: 'Dragon's Eye' Storm on Jupiter Spotted by NASA's Juno
https://www.space.com/42398-juno-sees-dragon-eye-in-jupiter-clouds.html
What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick?
Heads-up from member Bill Wilkinson - Why Doctors Hate Their Computers https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/why-doctors-hate-their-computers
Gravity Map Reveals Tectonic Secrets Beneath Antartica's Ice
Scientists Gain 'Quantum' Control in New Ground Breaking Experiment
https://interestingengineering.com/scientists-gain-quantum-control-in-new-ground-breaking-experiment
Really interesting documentary on Youtube: Attenboroughs and the Empire of the Ants 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdPsVpD6b08
This documentary goes hand in hand with Terra's article on glowing insects that warn bats: BBC - Attenborough's- LIFE That GLOWS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNxYcsB_NoI
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SMA Lifelong learning program
http://instituto-allende.edu.mx/en/lifelong-learning-program/
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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:
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Coming up: The next event is Vicente Fox on Nov. 12th at 5 pm at real de Minas
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SMA Rotary Club rests upon a foundation of compassion and science, so it too gets a heads up from SciTechNature.
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The SciTechNature get-together is also on Facebook.
Best,
Stephen Goodfellow
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