06-30-20 10 years solar rotation - strange Pluto - Local SMA Radar - Minoans

We're going to do things a little bit differently. Instead of posting the links later, I'm going to post them on the Tuesday we have SciTechNature, so we can all enjoy them together, instantaneously (Scroll down and see the links.) It also cuts down my having to bother you twice in one week. Now why didn't I think of this before!See you at 11:30! Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82830303150Never joined a Zoom meeting before? Scroll down below this image...

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This week:

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Links for this week:

CLOSE LIGHTNING STRIKES in Slow Motion & Anvil Crawler Lightning 2000 fps - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrmhSYway6g

Larry's latest Covid data

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxzY2l0ZWNuYXR1cmV8Z3g6NTE1ZWU5MThkMjg5NjE4Zg

STN Member Allan Rydberg, Rob Lerner, Dirk Bakker - What the SUN looks like over 10 years (NASA time lapse) - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lTtrcSe-Hc

Mystery of solar cycle illuminated: In the convection zone of the star, the plasma currents make a huge turnover that lasts about 22 years -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200625144835.htm

Neutrinos reveal final secret of Sun’s nuclear fusion

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01908-2

New Horizons Found Something Strange on Pluto - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlgoSXsj-XU

Local SMA Radar

http://seguridad.guanajuato.gob.mx/proteccion-civil/estado-del-tiempo-guanajuato/

12 - minutes When We Tamed Fire - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGH4MK9O2J0&list=TLPQMjQwNjIwMjCJFDTVZgoCcQ&index=2

12 minutes - When We Took Over the World - YouTube

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

Revolutionary Archaeology: Entire Roman City Revealed Without Any Digging

https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-archaeology-entire-roman-city-revealed-without-any-digging/

Year 777: Radiocarbon Dating Pinpoints Date for Construction of Mysterious Por-Bajin Complex

https://scitechdaily.com/year-777-radiocarbon-dating-pinpoints-date-for-construction-of-mysterious-por-bajin-complex/

Now we delve into archaeology. I'll admit to a long-time fascination with this era, especially the Minoans. In art college in the early 70's, I used to be on the verge of boredom during art history classes; then our instructor got to the Minoans and I suddenly found myself paying rapt, wide-eyed attention. I wrote my thesis on the Minoans, contemplating if they were involved with the tin trade in Britain (a much coveted industrial metal for making bronze) based on the Irish myths of the Tuatha Dé Danann "They came with strange animals. Strange venomous animals..." (Snake Goddess?) Anyway, this is a well done effort, based on the fragmentary frescoes excavated at Knossos and other sites on Crete:

The Fabulous Fashion of the Minoan Civilization - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcrV5hc5k3U

The Magical Leaf: The Quantum Mechanics of Photosynthesis - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RSKI5A_lsg

20 mins - Quantum Biology | Explained by Jim Al-Khalili - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asps5mZ4Kp8

The STN member William Warren - Rebel Physicist Trying to Fix Quantum Mechanics | Institute for Advanced Study

https://www.ias.edu/in-the-media/bassi-adler-nytmag

STN member Judit Kenyeres - BBC - Travel - An ancient ‘lost city’ teeming with life

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200604-the-ancient-lost-city-teeming-with-life?xtor=ES-213-[BBC%20Features%20Newsletter]-2020June12-[Travel%7c+Button]

Sled dogs are closely related to 9,500-year-old 'ancient dog' -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200625144816.htm

One-time treatment generates new neurons, eliminates Parkinson's disease in mice: Inhibiting a single gene converts many cell types directly into dopamine-producing neurons -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200625102540.htm

“The Thing” – Analysis of Mysterious Giant Egg, the First Ever Found in Antarctica

https://scitechdaily.com/the-thing-analysis-of-mysterious-giant-egg-the-first-ever-found-in-antarctica/

Swimming Rabbits Caught on Camera - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBvKq55uMOc

1hr:34mins - Beautiful nature filming - Full Movie, Northland living - YouTube

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

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