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12/01/20
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Links for this week:
STN member Roger Lamint - A Burst of Deep Sea Fireworks: Halitrephes Jelly | Nautilus Live - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D0eyl7-XQA&ab_channel=EVNautilus
Larry Dworsky's' latest Covid statistics:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_V22jGjHuw4iKTCPyvzU3iJW1D1Gq1yw/view?usp=sharing
STN member Hameed Faridani - Mexico Aims To Begin Coronavirus Vaccinations Next Month | Barron's
STN member Laurenn Rowland - Overhyping the Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on Aging – Fight Aging!
4 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - How Ants Are Used For Agriculture in Thailand | BBC Earth - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OPtveG-1lE&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=BBCEarth
8 minutes - STN member Roger Lamont - String Theory Explained – What is The True Nature of Reality? - YouTube
5 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - Iceland Is Growing New Forests for the First Time in 1,000 Years | Short Film Showcase - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnRNdbqXu1I&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=NationalGeographic
Lighting a path to find Planet Nine | Space | EarthSky
https://earthsky.org/space/lighting-path-to-find-planet-nine
Much of this video is far-fetched speculation, but there are some nuggets that need looking at:
3 hrs 30 mins - The Movie Great Pyramid K 2019 - Director Fehmi Krasniqi - YouTube
https://youtu.be/KMAtkjy_YK4?t=2618
Giza Pyramids; The Vanishing Point
Giza Pyramid diagramfig2.gif
http://goodfelloweb.com/giza/fig2.html
Scientists Confirm Entirely New Species of Gelatinous Blob From The Deep, Dark Sea
11 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - New Discoveries from NASA’s New Horizons Pluto Flyby | 4K | 5-year Update - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMIbZ2k_OtQ&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=Astrum
3 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - How Laser Cleaning Works - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=078v2jLQTt0&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=TechInsider
STN member William Warren - Panama Study: Tallest Tropical Trees Died Mostly from Lightning - Eos
https://eos.org/articles/panama-study-tallest-tropical-trees-died-mostly-from-lightning
STN member William Warren - Lightning strikes more than 100 million times per year in the tropics -- ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200723092749.htm
1 min - Strangest Weather on Earth: Fulgurite - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdx61OEfDOA&ab_channel=TheWeatherChannel
Fulgurite - Google Search
1 min - STN member Roger Lamont - NASA Releases Time-Lapse Video Of Depleting Arctic Ice Cap - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHE0n5c6-6g&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=BOOM
Melting Ice Has Revealed a Spectacular Trove of Ancient Hunting Artifacts in Norway
https://www.sciencealert.com/receding-ice-has-revealed-another-treasure-trove-of-ancient-artefacts
4 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - Where do math symbols come from? - John David Walters - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVm063xmnow&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=TED-Ed
9 mins - STN member Roger Lamont - World's Largest Batteries - (Pumped Storage) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66YRCjkxIcg&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=PracticalEngineering
1 min - STN member William Warren - Rotor Sail explained - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUCShEXkpL8&ab_channel=NorsepowerLtd
10 mins - STN member William Warren - Flettner Rotor Sail Cart // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsGin7CFaF8&ab_channel=BruceYeany
SYN member William Warren - Flettner Rotor Exceeds Expectations
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/flettner-rotor-exceeds-expectations
STN member William Warren - Rotor ship - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor_ship
Dog ticks may bite humans more as the climate changes | Science News
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dog-ticks-bite-human-blood-disease-climate-change
Esports: Fit gamers challenge ‘fat’ stereotype -- ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201130131527.htm
Links from last week
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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