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--- lctg_in_the_works [2025.05.29 19:52] – [Video Possibilities] Steve Isenberg
+++ lctg_in_the_works [2025.08.07 17:27] (current) – [Video Possibilities] Steve Isenberg
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-|T~~#@1~~|Anti-drone technology: Drones, missiles and guidance systems, electronic warfare, etc |**JohnR pursue w/Brenda Ortiz (8/6 maybe)**|
 |T~~#@1~~|The Rubin Observatory (a remarkable ground-based optical observatory, scheduled to see first-light in two years (maybe mid-to-late 2025) (Marc Gorenstein)|Ted K|
 |T~~#@1~~|Further consideration: Can we do anything more about climate change? Do we want to get into data collection and looking at whether the data we use now are applicable to the long-range questions about climate change? Are data sets really applicable to the problem we are studying? Ted Kochanski and Jerry Harris have proposed doing more about this topic. Still following up with the group about the nature of our interests on this topic. |Keep on list? Push to future.|
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 |T~~#@1~~|Altruism and Science (DanK)|Peter|
 |T~~#@1~~|Current state of autonomous driving.\\ Justin Tse can talk about automatic driving capabilities in Tesla cars.|steve|
-|T~~#@1~~|Robots in use nowadays and in the future (being researched)|JohnR, Peter|
 |T~~#@1~~|Optical AI |Ted|
 |T~~#@1~~|Water Junk and How To Remove It|
-|T~~#@1~~|Micro-plastics - whatsit, wheresit, and what to do about it|
+|T~~#@1~~|Micro-plastics - whatsit, wheresit, and whatchagonnado about it|
-|T~~#@1~~|Current Directions in Science and Technology Under the New Administration|GeorgeG|Rich Moffitt can help (but keep it quiet)
 |T~~#@1~~|Asteroid Colliding with Earth? (Maybe tie-in with Space Junk)|(JohnR)| {{lctg:20250227_asteroidriskslidesforjohnr.pptx|slides}}
 |T~~#@1~~|Museum in Lexington focusing on the Apollo program. [[https://lexobserver.org/2025/01/02/how-a-lexington-resident-built-a-museum-to-apollo-11-in-his-own-home/|1/2/2025 article]] Maybe invite the several Lex residents who were members of the MIT Draper Lab to talk to our group.|Harry|
 |T~~#@1~~|Professor Eleta Exline,  UNH Scholarly Communication Librarian:“Trends in Scholarly Communication”|TedK|
+|T~~#@1~~|Vera Rubin Observatory Update [[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blockbuster-new-vera-rubin-observatory-will-change-astronomy-forever/]]\\ “The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes combined”\\ “On June 23, the world will get a look at some of the first images taken by the brand new Vera Rubin Observatory perched on a 8,799-foot peak in the Chilean Andes. Its camera is the largest in the history of astronomy, with a more-than-1.5-meter lens, making this observatory a game-changer. The scope will canvas the entire sky visible from the Southern Hemisphere every three days for 10 years. In its first year, the Rubin Observatory will collect more data than has been collected from all telescopes in the combined history of humanity.”|TedK|
+|T~~#@1~~|Computer Transforms used in AI (suggested by Dick Wagner)|
+|T~~#@1~~|Twistronics. Stacking. Started with Graphine. 3-4-5 layers. (Ted & Dick)|
+|T~~#@1~~|
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   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybn8-_QV8Tg|(15m) How James Webb Telescope Orbits Nothing]](LarryW recommended)
   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIMihpDmBpY|(6m) 5 Fun Physics Phenomena Explained]]  (John Rudy)\\ .
-  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v68zYyaEmEA|(31m) Solving Wordle using information theory]] (John Rudy)
   - [[https://youtu.be/G8MnxTxxJ98|(8m) Diary for a Pandemic Year]] (Dick Wagner)\\ //A composition prepared for the MIT commencement of 2021 using layering of tracks.  The visuals may bring back memories.//
-  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMAF2f10pl4&t=1730|Secret Windows Features, Wifi passwords, HDMI Cables & Ports, and more]], part of Tech for Seniors (from 3/21/2022, episode 104) (1h11m)  - [[https://youtu.be/t3RQnRjD5JE?start=1000|new results from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), from the team that brought us the first-ever image of a black hole, from 5/16/2022]] 1h38m but last 30m is Q&A (Ted Kochanski)
+  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMAF2f10pl4&t=1730|Secret Windows Features, Wifi passwords, HDMI Cables & Ports, and more]], part of Tech for Seniors (from 3/21/2022, episode 104) (1h11m)
-  - Black Holes: Seeing the Unseeable (60min; World Science Festival) (John Rudy)\\ //Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is observing black holes; latest achievement is first image of supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Video explores the breakthroughs.(this video dated around June 2022)//
+  - Black Holes: Seeing the Unseeable (60min; World Science Festival) (John Rudy)
   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QAB6iH-QrE|Physics of the Future]] (39m) Dr. Michio Kaku (John Rudy)\\ John R. to f/u. Technical topics brought down to a layman's perspective. Sabine Hassenfelder -- Dan K. could give refs. Would need someone to look into these videos and choose some examples. MIT Frank Milchuk(sp?). More advanced topics. See next item.
   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqSV_6dxafw|(24m) Interview with someone who has made a billion with crypto currency]]
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   - Quantum Entanglement and Action at a Distance on Video. Suggested by Ted. K. Dick W. could give his follow-up impressions after the videos.
   - Lisa Randall at Harvard -- particle physics. (Dan Kleppner)
-  - [[https://youtu.be/KrDdc_pSQGo?t=102|(59m) A Hackers Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules and How to Bend Them Back]] (Bruce Schneier) a Harvard Science Book Talk Series Lecture
   - [[https://youtu.be/AL2Chc6p_Kk|(18.5m) uniform circular motion]] suggested by our own Charles Holbrow.
   - Quantum Fields the Real Building Blocks of the Universe **TedK**
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   - [[https://youtu.be/20vUNgRdB4o|(29m) What Happened to the Mars Helicopter?]]
   - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q56PMJbCFXQ|(34m) The Most Dangerous Building in Manhattan]] - How a single phone call from a student helped uncover a flaw that nearly toppled Citicorp.
-  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7lad5a4XhI&t=54s|How Long is a Day? (Tyson)]] (17m JohnR)
+  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7lad5a4XhI&t=54s|(16m) How Long is a Day? (Tyson)]] (JohnR)
+  - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD7_jelvxew|(1h21) Putting the ”Bang” in the Big Bang]] (1h47 w/q&a) Alan Guth (John Rudy)\\ \\ WSJ The Tech Behind series (Mitch) (d/l on M)
+  - (7m) The Tech Behind Cruise Control, Crash Prevention and Lane Detection
+  - (8m) How Google Translate Uses Math to Understand 134 Languages
+  - (6m30) How Wireless Charging Is Advancing to Make Power Cords Obsolete
+  - (6m30) How shazam Makes Unique Audio Fingerprints to Identify Songs
+  - (6m30) How Noise-Canceling Headphones Remove Background Sound
+  - (5m30) The Tech Behind How Concert LED Light Wristbands Work
+  - (7m) The Tech That Powers Tap-to-Pay
+  - (8m30) How Google Remapped the World
+  - (9m30) The Complex Engineering Behind Firework-Firing Drones
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