02-05-19 S Goodfellow - Lunar Flash R Lerner - engineering ecosystems
02/05/19
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Presentations:
Stephen Goodfellow: Investigating the Eclipse Flash
Rob Lerner: The argument for genetic engineering of ecosystems
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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Links from Rob Lerner's last Tuesday's presentations 02/05/19:
More Bananas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8vTt9Y1mkQ&feature=youtu.be Emma’s TED Talk (complete) https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_marris_nature_is_everywhere_we_just_need_to_learn_to_see_it#t-508748 Kevin Esfelt’s TED Talk (complete) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoRqivhO6NM Keystone Species https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/keystone-species-15786127
Stephen Goodfellow links last Tuesday's presentations 02/05/19:
A brief primer from last week:
A Space Rock Strikes Moon During the Total Lunar Eclipse - Sky & Telescope
https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/a-space-rock-strikes-moon-during-the-total-lunar-eclipse/
Musing on Lunar phenomena by Stephen Goodfellow:
"Lunar eclipse flash - Asteroid Strike, or a Static Electrical Discharge?"
Follow-up on the Stephen Goodfellow Video:
"Our Inside-Out Sun - Is Gravity being Induced?"
- Web format (Easy to jump around in with internal links)
Titan’s thick atmosphere may come from cooked organic compounds
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/titan-oddly-thick-atmosphere-may-come-cooked-organic-compounds
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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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SMA Rotary Club rests upon a foundation of compassion and science, so it too gets a heads up from SciTechNature.
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Best,
Stephen Goodfellow