11-26-19 L Dworsky-Thermodynamics R Lerner-Next Stop Mars

11/26/19

Welcome to SciTechNature get-togethers

|Intros | News | Presentations|

Terra Mizwa:

News articles,

Larry Dworsky

Presentation

"Introduction to Energy, Heat and Thermodynamics"

Rob Lerner:

Presentation

"Next stop, Mars"

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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 week: Terra Mizwa's links:

AI can predict if you'll die soon – but we've no idea how it works

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2222907-ai-can-predict-if-youll-die-soon-but-weve-no-idea-how-it-works/

It pays to play it cool in online dating

Science Advances,

doi.org/cswt

Rob Lerner's links:

The Future of Food, i3 presentation by Prof. Pam Ronald

https://i3sma.org/pamela-ronald-future-of-food-december-12-2019/

Packing for Mars, by Mary Roach

http://www.maryroach.net/packing-for-mars.html

Photos Show Evidence of Life on Mars (Really?)

https://scitechdaily.com/photos-show-evidence-of-life-on-mars-insect-and-reptile-like-fossils-living-creatures/

Oxygen on Mars Adds to Atmospheric Mysteries

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/science/mars-oxygen-methane-curiosity-rover.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20191126?campaign_id=34&instance_id=14116&segment_id=19106&user_id=c76c54f01b5b879c2f6865f9bdc3f336&regi_id=7039500020191126

Deep-sea microbe could answer one of evolution's biggest mysteries

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2213037-deep-sea-microbe-could-answer-one-of-evolutions-biggest-mysteries/

Take These Drugs to Get to Mars

https://neo.life/2018/11/take-these-drugs-to-get-to-mars/

Links from last week

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SMA Science Book Club

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/scitechnature/

The SciTechNature get-together is also on Facebook. ********

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:

Caminos de Agua

https://caminosdeagua.org/en/home

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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