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09/15/20

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Links for this week:

2 mins - Michael Latriano music track - SX2 - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiTrPacP-Uo&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=MichaelLatriano


Larry Dworsky's' latest Covid statistics:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_u5Cfz8XunfMUQD6uEoAHDr8c9RqOCod/view?usp=sharing


Back by popular demand, Larry's "Benford Statistics presentation."


STN member Hameed Faridani - These are the 10 countries where the coronavirus death rate is increasing rapidly – BGR

https://bgr.com/2020/09/08/coronavirus-news-deaths-country-most-dangerous-places/


Eric Weinstein | The Portal Story - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb_yvBNLjNk&ab_channel=MorphingReality


8 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - Top 10 Most Astonishing Electron Microscope Pics In The World - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yutNM8AIkkk&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=SPOOF


6 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - Another 50 Images Taken with a Scanning Electron Microscope - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7vB7OrLWQ&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=CrypticCompendium


STN member Judit Kenyeres - Human Nature Documentary Film Official Page – Wonder Collaborative

https://wondercollaborative.org/human-nature-documentary-film/


Are we mapping a path to CRISPR babies? | TheHill

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/516117-are-we-mapping-a-path-to-crispr-babies


Latest Results on Peanut Allergy Treatment Are In, And They're Super Promising

https://www.sciencealert.com/immunotherapy-may-reduce-the-severity-of-peanut-allergy-reactions-says-new-study


Why do dogs have cold noses? | Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/why-dogs-noses-are-cold-wet.html


5 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - "CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEO - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC3VTgIPoGU&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=ExposureLabs


Eerily Well-Preserved 17th Century Ship Found in The Dark Waters of The Baltic Sea

https://www.sciencealert.com/incredibly-well-preserved-17th-century-ship-found-in-the-depths-of-the-baltic-sea


Earth Hasn't Warmed This Fast in Tens of Millions of Years - Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-hasnt-warmed-this-fast-in-tens-of-millions-of-years/


7 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - The Most Useful Fossils in the World - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=cQ2YFsqaVTE&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=PBSEons


Meteorite study suggests Earth may have been wet since it formed: Enstatite chondrite meteorites, once considered 'dry,' contain enough water to fill the oceans -- and then some -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200827141334.htm


5 mins - STN member - Mchael Pore - Astronomers find possible sign of life on Venus - CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venus-possible-life-scientists/


Researchers have a theory on why Jupiter's moons are hotter than they should be - SlashGear

https://www.slashgear.com/researchers-have-a-theory-on-why-jupiters-moons-are-hotter-than-they-should-be-13637847/


Hubble maps giant halo around Andromeda Galaxy -- ScienceDaily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200827141345.htm


5 mins - STN Member Roger Lamont - What Will It Look Like When Betelgeuse Goes Supernova? (4K UHD) - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJPVuSNFxlY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=V101Science


Hubble: Time Machines [Eye in the Sky Video Miniseries]

https://scitechdaily.com/hubble-time-machines-eye-in-the-sky-video-miniseries/


6 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - Higgs Boson Discovery Wins Nobel Prize for Physics - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcHz3o4t6Rk&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=WorldScienceFestival


7 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - Real Video of the Sun's Surface - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=auD_FLvfm_g&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=ElderFoxDocumentaries


A Multi-Decade Mystery Settled: Presence of Resonating Cavities Above Sunspots Has Been Confirmed

https://scitechdaily.com/a-multi-decade-mystery-settled-presence-of-resonating-cavities-above-sunspots-has-been-confirmed/


Sunspots short edited clip

https://youtu.be/F8hStTFQHq8?t=157


1 hr - Symbiosis Oddest Friendships Between Animals | Animal Odd Couples | Real Wild - YouTube

https://youtu.be/_BvB0182xag?t=3041

Links from last week

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SMA Science Book Club

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

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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:

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