08-20-19 S Goodfellow-bombs in the blood - D Wind-about Swedish garbage

08/20/19

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Presentation

Stephen Goodfellow:

"A little more about them Protons"

"Tiny Bombs in your Blood - The Complement System"

"Is Meat Bad for You? Is Meat Unhealthy?"

"Seafood Watch"

"Higher Tides"

Presentation

Doug Wind:

"About that Garbage..."

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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 Tuesday:

Terra Mizwa's links:

"The future doesn't smell great for fish"

(Nature Climate Change,doi.org/cscn)

"Liver problems spike after 2008 crash"

(BMJ,doi.org/cscb)

"A few drinks might stave off dementia"

(New Scientist, August 4, 2018)

"London's public spaces rife with drug-resistant bacteria "

(Scientific Reports,doi.org/c82h)

"Slice of wood makes saltwater drinkable"

(Science Advances, doi.org/c84g)

"Einstein was right about the speed of light - again"

(The European Physical Journal C,doi.org/csvx)

Stephen Goodfellow's links:

Bookmarks are a really, really useful tool. It lets you instantly grab web pages that you wanted to keep for a large variety of reasons. All browser types have them; just go to Youtube and search "<your browser> bookmark tutorial>

Here I have used Chrome as an example:

Chrome Bookmarks - Tutorial for Beginners - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkuzqMZL5mo

If you like bananas, this tragedy will have a direct impact on you in the coming years.

Devastating Banana Fungus Arrives In Colombia, Threatening The Fruit's Future

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/08/16/751499719/devastating-banana-fungus-arrives-in-colombia-threatening-the-fruits-future

A really great database if you are interested in the fish you eat:

Seafood Watch - Official Site of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Sustainable Seafood Program

https://www.seafoodwatch.org/

Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TmcXYp8xu4

Tiny Bombs in your Blood - The Complement System - YouTube