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01/14/20
Welcome to SciTechNature get-togethers
|Intros | News | Presentations|
Terra Mizwa:
News, articles
Presentation
We welcome Maryn McKenna will be giving her presentation at i3 on Antibiotic Resistance - A Global Health Threat
Rob Lerner:
News, articles
Presentation
Stephen Goodfellow
"M87 - Black Hole - was the Sensation of the year Good Science?"
(due to time limitation, this presentation will be first up next week.)
News, articles
Stephen Goodfellow
News, articles
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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:
Wearable patch gives sense of touch
Nature,
Stressed plants let out ultrasonic squeals
BioRxiv,
App designed to spot winter vomiting bug
New Scientist, 31/08/2019
Static electricity may pull dust together to make planets
Nature physics,
Links from Rob Lerner:
The Gene Drive Dilemma: We Can Alter Entire Species, but Should We?
Quest to use CRISPR against disease gains ground
The Plastics Pipeline: A Surge of New Production Is on the Way
https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-plastics-pipeline-a-surge-of-new-production-is-on-the-way
History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin. It’s underwater—and the consequences are unimaginable.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/20000-feet-under-the-sea/603040/
Submitted link from STN member Susan Neubeck:
Disc over meaningful facts
Become aware of the world. Yourself. And your potential. Find facts to support a meaningful life.
https://www.theworldcounts.com/
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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:
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
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