04-21-20 /Sneezing/Solar threads/Clicking Plants/Old cells for New/Brain Creativity

04/21/20

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Life Slowed Down, Sped up/Sneezing/Solar threads/Clicking Plants/Old cells for New/Brain Creativity/ Discovered - Longest creature- -Ever!/Stone Balls/Lemurs' Fruity Sex/...and more.

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Links: (Only recently received from Rob Lerner so I'm placing it at the top. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to place it in the presentation, so I'm placing them in front.)

"Our Pandemic Summer"

The fight against the coronavirus won’t be over when the U.S. reopens. Here’s how the nation must prepare itself:

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/pandemic-summer-coronavirus-reopening-back-normal/609940/

(Also from Rob Lerner):

National Geographic has produced a next generation version of Cosmos (with Neil deGrasse Tyson. I highly recommend (you need a VPN to view in MX): https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/shows/cosmos-possible-worlds(Another Rob Lerner):

Rob reminds us that Emma Marris (link below), was an early i3 presenter who gave a talk to STN on wolves in So. Oregon, back when we met at the Puente Viejo condo common room:

On the 50th Earth Day, take collective action for the planet

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01123-z?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=9309f87ed7-briefing-dy-20200420&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-9309f87ed7-44314145

Links from presentation:

Mushroom Bloom Timelapse Set to Trippy Music - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-nJ0ROGD14

Bean Time-Lapse - 25 days | Soil cross section - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w77zPAtVTuI

spiral galaxies - Google Search

https://www.google.com.mx/search?hl=en&authuser=0&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1920&bih=975&ei=jZecXuPJOZLQtAWk845Y&q=spiral+galaxies&oq=spiral+galaxies&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCABQnBBYx0tg6VBoAHAAeACAAY4BiAHIC5IBAzkuNpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1n&sclient=img&ved=0ahUKEwijxKa8jvXoAhUSKK0KHaS5AwsQ4dUDCAc&uact=5

spiral pattern on snail shells - Google Search

https://www.google.com.mx/search?q=spiral+pattern+on+snail+shells&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj3jtbBjvXoAhUDJ6wKHUXyCKUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=spiral+pattern+on+snail+shells&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQQzoCCAA6BggAEAUQHjoGCAAQCBAeOgQIABAYUJ6SCliI1Qpg79YKaABwAHgAgAGMAYgB1xWSAQQyNi40mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img&ei=mZecXrfeDIPOsAXF5KOoCg&authuser=0&bih=975&biw=1920&hl=en&sfr=vfe&pli=1

Nothing to Sneeze At - YouTube

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

You may be able to spread coronavirus just by breathing, new report finds | Science | AAAS

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/you-may-be-able-spread-coronavirus-just-breathing-new-report-finds?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2020-04-03&et_rid=303445233&et_cid=3272271

New images of the sun reveal superfine threads of glowing plasma | Science News

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-images-sun-reveal-superfine-threads-glowing-plasma

Single-Celled Microorganism Can Make Complex Decisions, Study Shows | Biology | Sci-News.com

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/stentor-roeseli-decisions-07886.html

New Study Reveals Link between Bee and Human Brains | Biology, Neuroscience | Sci-News.com

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/bee-alpha-waves-08179.html

Chernobyl-Level Radiation Exposure Increases Bumblebees’ Appetite for Nectar | Biology | Sci-News.com

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/chernobyl-level-radiation-bumblebees-appetite-nectar-07899.html

Plants Produce Ultrasonic Clicks under Stress | Biology | Sci-News.com

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/plants-ultrasonic-clicks-07895.html

25 Largest Extinct Species of Modern Animals - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faOYORPI1Rw

New Feathered Dinosaur Unveiled: Dineobellator notohesperus | Paleontology | Sci-News.com

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/dineobellator-notohesperus-08269.html

Old human cells rejuvenated with stem cell technology | News Center | Stanford Medicine

http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/03/old-human-cells-rejuvenated-with-stem-cell-technology.html

Where in the brain does creativity come from? Evidence from jazz musicians -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130104.htm

New species discovered during exploration of abyssal deep sea canyons off Ningaloo

https://phys.org/news/2020-04-species-exploration-abyssal-deep-sea.html

Mystery of 2-million-year-old stone balls solved | Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-stone-balls-bone-marrow.html

Male lemurs may spread fruity ‘love potions’ with their tails | Science | AAAS

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/male-lemurs-may-spread-fruity-love-potions-their-tails?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2020-04-17&et_rid=303445233&et_cid=3290457

Snippet: Male lemurs may spread fruity ‘love potions’ with their tails - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=Lkheie4iT-Q&feature=emb_logo

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