04-16-19 Miles OBrian-Forest Fires - L Dworsky-Physics of Light and the Eye
04/16/19
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Presentations:
Miles O'Brian: "Spontaneous presentation, science subjects "
Miles O'Brien is an independent American broadcast news journalist specializing in science, technology, and aerospace who has been serving as national science correspondent for PBS NewsHour since 2010
Later in the day (Tuesday 16th, 5:00pm) Miles O'Brian will be giving a full presentation at the i3 - "What’s Up with Climate Change?" - What the science says, what the media tells us, and what you need to know.
Lawrence Dworsky: "The physics of light and the human eye's response to light wavelengths as Color is discussed, along with color perception of transmitted and reflected light, color inference by the brain, and fake color perception. Sources of light and their color properties is presented.
If time permits: Articles, of the week, Rob Lerner/ Stephen Goodfellow
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 Last week (04/09/19) Sorry, no links this week.
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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