07-07-20 Larry Dworsky Covid figures - Vanishing Star - Earth changing magnetic field

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Links for this week:

Growth of plants in faster movements capture - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7HZSCPmVF0

Larry's weekly Covid data crunch:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxzY2l0ZWNuYXR1cmV8Z3g6NmRhZDk5ZjEwZTNiMmYzZg

STN member Larry Dworsky - The science of static electricity - Anuradha Bhagwat - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=yc2-363MIQs&feature=emb_logo

SMA member Rob Lerner writes,

Here’s a conversation with science writer Carl Zimmer. Carl rather memorably Skyped into our science bookclub session on his book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh before the book went on to earn awards and recognition. I’ve maintained communication with Carl, and we can expect him to deliver an i3 presentation on “Looking Back on the Coronavirus”; once we’re able to finally do that (look back at it!).

Here’s the interview:

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

STN member Dirk Bakker;,we recently discussed various VPN's. Dirk recommended

PrivateVPN:

https://privatevpn.com/

Adolescents from disadvantaged neighborhoods show gene regulation differences: Tougher childhood marks genes related to chronic inflammation, tobacco smoke, air pollution and lung cancer -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200619115704.htm

The Dutch Winter Hunger Effect - Robert Sapolsky - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgqusogWPg8

STN member Hameed Faridani - After humanity: A timeline of the Earth after we go extinct - BBC Science Focus Magazine

https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/after-humanity-a-timeline-of-the-earth-after-we-go-extinct/

A short video touching on that subject:

4 minutes - What Would Happen If Humans Disappeared? - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy7Q6wazD_E

The Sun is big. it takes 100 earths to span the solar diameter. Let's compare some more sizes: 5 mins - Universe Size Comparison 3D - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i93Z7zljQ7I

STN member Helen Rivas-Rose pointed out this subject in a short article. Here is a brief video on the subject:

Astronomers witness ‘monster star’ mysteriously disappearing into darkness - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTEF_84794w

Scientists found the center of the Solar System, and it's not where you think

https://www.inverse.com/science/center-of-solar-system

4.2 times the mass of Earth - Tranquil Planetary System Just 11 Light-Years Away Raises Hopes of Habitability

https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-a-peaceful-planet-system-just-11-light-years-away

Simulations show magnetic field can change 10 times faster than previously thought

https://phys.org/news/2020-07-simulations-magnetic-field-faster-previously.html

...And a short five minute related video:

What Will Happen When Earth's North And South Pole Flip? - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Ggs7nUjxA

11 mins - LOST Ancient Cities FOUND In AMAZON Jungle Using RADAR/LIDAR | Graham Hancock - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79GUhuBrq4c

7 minutes - LIDAR - Scanning room with software

https://youtu.be/fS3J4V_BgP0?t=132

4 mins - Sonoluminescence: When Sound Creates Light - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTNbsKX4OV0

...And for those really dedicated to know more on this subject:

Punching Water So Hard LIGHT Comes Out - Sonoluminescence - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puVxGnl_3y8

Mysterious Emergence of Pink Ice in The Alps Could Have Dire Consequences

https://www.sciencealert.com/italy-s-alps-have-turned-pink-prompting-an-investigation-into-the-sudden-algal-bloom

The Norman Conquest didn’t change ordinary people’s lives very much | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/archaeologists-study-life-in-oxford-before-and-after-william-the-conqueror/

The Siberian Traps: A 250 Million Year Old Crime Scene - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXMoBnuFZ5k

The Epic Siberian Journey to Solve a Mass Extinction Mystery | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/the-epic-siberian-journey-to-solve-a-mass-extinction-mystery/

A tiny ancient relative of dinosaurs and Pterosaurs discovered

https://phys.org/news/2020-07-tiny-ancient-relative-dinosaurs-pterosaurs.html

6 feet tall - Giant Penguin-Like Birds May Have Once Waddled Around The Northern Hemisphere, Too

https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-new-zealand-may-not-have-been-the-only-place-with-huge-penguin-like-birds-waddling-around

(8 foot long) - Gigantic Sea Scorpions, Some Larger Than Humans, Hunted in Ancient Oceans

https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-scorpions-some-larger-than-humans-once-swum-australia-s-prehistoric-waters

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