03-05-19 John D Liu- biologically diverse Earth - Pedro B Ortiz - future of world sustainability
03/05/19
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Presentations:
(Due to the brief visit of John D. Liu and Pedro Ortiz, S. Goodfellow's "The Big Chill" and T. Mizwa's "10 Incredible Robots That Actually Exist" will be presented next week.)
John D. Liu, "a fully-functional, peaceful, abundant, biologically diverse Earth brought about through cooperative efforts for the ecological restoration of degraded lands." His documentary "Green Gold" can be seen here.
He will also be presenting at the i3 Lecture Series later in the day.
Pedro B. Ortiz has had an extensive experience in how to tackle this challenging issue for the future of world sustainability, preventing the actual trend of producing a 'world of slums'. His experience and policy proposals, the way to address the metropolitan structure in an exploding context can be approached in his McGraw Hill Education book: "The Art of Shaping the Metropolis."
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 this week (03/05/19)Presenter Pedro Ortiz and the Metropolis:
http://www.pedrobortiz.com/ Presenter John D Liu and resurrecting nature:
https://www.ecosystemrestorationcamps.org/foundation/john-d-liu/
(Member Michael Bartlett commented, [Pedro Ortiz]".....gave just about the most interesting talk I've ever attended in all my 75 years yesterday!") Rob Lerner would like to announce Diane Varney's Open Studio - this weekend!
Additional links from found articles by members: Member John Dougherty - Why sparks fly when you microwave grapes:
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/why-sparks-fly-when-you-microwave-grapes
Member John Dougherty - Michoacán plant's nopal biogas will power half of municipality's vehicles
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/biogas-will-power-half-of-municipalitys-vehicles/
Member Links from Stephen Goodfellow:
Video: The age of genetic wonder by Juan Enriquez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T3k6s7bev8
A New Study Says Pot Smokers May Have Higher Sperm Counts. But There’s a Catch
http://time.com/5520421/smoking-marijuana-sperm-fertility/
Video: Human Population Through Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUwmA3Q0_OE
Video: The Most Powerful Telescope Ever Built: James Webb Space Telescope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjYYC3OqgJU
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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